Johnson Men’s Basketball

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MEN'S BASKETBALL HISTORY, YOUR ROYALS ARE AAC CHAMPIONS🏆

NAIA Spotlight 🌍🏀
Highlighting under-the-radar programs, next up: Johnson University/ Knoxville,TN NAIA program continuing to build momentum, featuring a growing athletic culture, strong player development, and a beautiful campus rooted in faith-based studies. Head Coach Logan Sharp leads the men’s basketball team and he is a young and rising coach who has guided the program to new heights, delivering a historic 20-win season in 2024–2025. He followed that up by leading Johnson to its first-ever AAC Championship in program history during the 2025–2026 season. @JohnsonU | @JohnsonUMBB
#NAIAHoops @CoachSharp24

Next up is 6-2 guard, Duke Karnes. Duke played for a historic program in Lawrence North in Indianapolis, IN. He is a high iq player that brings scoring ability and always makes the right play. We are excited to have him be a Royal! #WIN

Introducing 6’6 grad transfer Jayme Peay. Jayme is an athletic forward that provides explosiveness on the offensive and defensive ends. He has nationalist tournament experience and has also won a AAC title. We look forward to adding his skillset to our program! #WIN

🏅ALL-AMERICAN🏅 For the first time in program history @unomasee has been named NAIA Third Team All-American as well as NABC All Region team!! Congratulations Mason! #WIN

Final from Winona Lake. Thank you, Royals fans, for an unforgettable season. We appreciate every one of you! #WIN

starting 5 against grace college #WIN

Appreciate @XavierMBB for letting us stop by and get some shots up. Awesome facility! Next stop: Grace College😎 #WIN

.@JUBasketball won it's first ever conference tournament last weekend and punched it's second-straight ticket to the NAIA tournament. The Royals started the season 4-11, and the players and coaches say a flip switched when the bonds grew stronger.

🏀TOURNEY TIME🏀 @UPIKEAthletics and @JUBasketball receive their #NAIAMBB National Tournament assignments ➡️ bit.ly/4ss7cp8 #AACMBB | #ProudToBeAAC | #TheRightWayToPlay

First look at the Winona Lake portion of the 2026 NAIA National Championships, hosted at Grace on March 13-14. 🎟️ Get your tix now - gofan.co/app/school/IN8… @MUCrusaders @JohnsonRoyals @FireAthletics @NAIAHoopsReport @MUCrusadersMBB @SEUFireMBB @JUBasketball

Last year, Johnson University was the surprise of the NAIA world, earning an At-Large national tournament berth. This year, the Royals are conference champions and aren't just happy to be dancing; they're looking to make some noise. @JUBasketball | @CoachSharp24 | @livcross_

.@JUBasketball took home the AAC conference championship this past weekend. Tomorrow, they'll find out where they're heading for the start of the NAIA Tournament. Here's HC Tony Jones (@TJonesLive) on the historic title & what has made his team special this year:

‼️ NAIA MBB Conf. Tourney Recap By Categories

🔒💙 Mason Lockhart had himself a game, helping lead the Royals to a 76-75 championship win over #6 Pikeville to secure a spot in the NAIA National Tournament! #RaiseTheRoar #WIN @NAIAHoopsReport

championship game. 1pm. see you there. #WIN

🔥PLAYER OF THE GAME🔥 @MasonLockhart8 when lockhart locks in🔒 #WIN

TALK TO EM #WIN

let’s do it again #WIN

moving on #WIN