BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Following the completion of the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament, junior forward Jalen Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind.) was named to the SWAC All-Tournament team as announced by the league on Sunday, March 13.
 
JALEN JOHNSON – SWAC All-TOURNAMENT
During AAMU's SWAC Tournament quarterfinal game against Florida A&M Johnson led the Bulldogs with 15 points and nine rebounds and played 35 minutes to help AAMU qualify for the semifinal round for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
 
The following day he produced a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds while playing 36 minutes. Then that led to a near upset of No. 1 seed Alcorn State before the Bulldogs dropped a narrow 69-64 decision.
 
Johnson was the leading scorer for the Bulldogs and one of the top offensive threats in the SWAC regular season with averages of 15.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 0.7 assists while shooting .468 from the field.
 
He is third in the SWAC in field goal percentage and fourth in rebounds per game and was named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List making him one of just 41 student-athletes selected nationwide. He was one of four individuals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).
 
In terms of weekly SWAC honors, he was named Player of the Week on November 24 after notching a career high of 30 points against 2021 American Athletic Conference (AAC) semifinalist Cincinnati.

The 6-7 forward delivered double-doubles seven times and registered at least 15 points in 17 games.