Johnson and Abercombie were the top vote getters on the all-region first team as selected by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. Joining Abercrombie and Johnson on the first team are Central Oklahoma's Sam Belt, Tarleton State's Avery Patterson and Cameron's Leslie Malone.

He led A&M-Commerce to the championship game of the Lone Star Conference Tournament, before dropping a 72-70 decision to Central Oklahoma. He was named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in the three games. To reach the championship game, the Lions defeated the No. 1 team in the NCAA South Central Region and LSC South Division champion, West Texas A&M and defeated the No. 9 team in the NCAA South Central Region, Abilene Christian. Prior to the tournament, Johnson was named to the first team all-Lone Star Conference North Division as well as the Lone Star Conference North Division Newcomer of the Year.

Johnson currently leads the Lone Star Conference in scoring with 20.7 points per game; he is third in field goal percentage, making 59.3% of his shots, fifth in rebounding with 7.7 rebounds per game and he ranks in the top 15 in steals, offensive rebounds and in defensive rebounds. He also ranks nationally as one of the top players as he is ranked 10th in the nation in scoring, 28th in field goal percentage, 95th in rebounds per game and 257th in steals per game.

Johnson scored in double figures in 28 of 29 games, including a stretch of 21 consecutive to begin his A&M-Commerce career and was a two-time Lone Star Conference North Division Player of the Week. Scooby has recorded double digit points and rebounds in seven games and scored 30 or more points in four contests.

He is the sixth player in school history to earn all-region honors and is the second to be named player of the year.