The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Efrem "Butta" Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School:
- Grissom
Junior Season (2024-25)
Sophomore Season (2023-24)
Freshman Season (2022-23)
High School
- Appeared in 37 games, starting 21
- Averaged 8.8 points 1.8 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game
- Shot 32% from behind the arc and 87% from the free throw line
- Scored 20+ points three times, including a 24-point performance at Rice on Jan. 19
Sophomore Season (2023-24)
- Appeared in 34 games while making 25 starts and playing 31 minutes per game.
- Averaged 11.2 points and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 43 percent from the field.
- Recorded 20 double-digit scoring efforts with two games of 20+ points.
- Finished the season with a team-high 56 3FGs while shooting .359 from beyond the arc.
- Led the team with an .821 (64-78) free throw percentage.
- Scored 17 points while shooting 7-for-11 from the field vs. Clemson (11/10/23).
- Added 18 points and hit the game-winning three against Alcorn State (11/16/23).
- Hit the game-winning jumper at the buzzer at UTSA (1/2/24).
- Scored 15 points and dished out a career high six assists in a win over Tulane (1/17/24).
- Reached 20 points for the first time in his career on the road at SMU (2/4/24).
- Scored a career high 21 points in UAB’s AAC Tournament win over top-seeded South Florida (3/26/24).
- Led the Blazers with 19 points in the NCAA Tournament against San Diego State (3/22/24).
Freshman Season (2022-23)
- Appeared in 29 games
- Ranked second on the team in 3FG% at 37.8 percent
- Scored a career-high 14 points and dished out four assists vs. Rhodes College while shooting 6-of-9 from the field (11/26/22)
- Matched his career high of 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in win over UTEP (12/29/22)
High School
- Starred at the point guard position for longtime Grissom High School head coach Jack Doss in 2021-22
- Helped lead the Tigers to a 24-6 record in 7A as a senior
- Helped lead Grissom to a 13-1 home record in his final high school season
- Led all scorers with 21 points in a 64-58 road victory over Gadsden City in Grissom’s regular-season finale
- Nickname is “Butta” – Efrem “Butta” Johnson
- Chose UAB over offers from St. Bonaventure, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Jacksonville State, UNCG, Lehigh, Bryant, Tennessee Tech, McNeese State, Norfolk State and Hampton
- Played travel basketball for head coach Boo Williams and Nike EYBL
- Was named Third Team Nike EYBL Session I after averaging 15.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game
- Birthday: June 25, 2003
UNC Asheville Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, December 21
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Thursday, December 18
UAB vs Troy Postgame Press Conference
Monday, December 15
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