JOHNSON SENIOR BOYS’ BASKETBALL PLAYER
GEORGE VISCONTI (No. 14)
1,957 career points with 3 regular season games and at least one county and one state tournament game to go
Johnson’s next game is a UCT contest Saturday, Feb. 10 at Plainfield at 1 p.m.
JOHNSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL 2017-2018:
(12-6 overall, 9-1 won share of UCC’s Sky Division title with New Providence)
Dec. 15: Johnson 68, New Providence 58 – at Johnson
George Visconti 16 points – put him at 1,606
Dec. 19: Johnson 86, Roselle Park 59 – at Johnson
George Visconti 27 points – put him at 1,633
Dec. 23: Johnson 55, New Egypt 37 – at Johnson
George Visconti 18 points – put him at 1,651
Dec. 27: Rahway 74, Johnson 68 – at Rahway
George Visconti 26 points – put him at 1,677
Dec. 29: Holmdel 53, Johnson 50 – at Rahway
George Visconti 19 points – put him at 1,696
Jan. 6: Johnson 67, Christ the King 53 – at Johnson
George Visconti 28 points – put him at 1,724
Jan. 11: Johnson 51, Oratory Prep 39 – at Johnson
George Visconti 20 points – put him at 1,744
Jan. 14: Union 58, Johnson 47 – at Kean University
George Visconti 13 points – put him at 1,757
Jan. 16: Johnson 48, Brearley 27 – at Brearley
George Visconti 5 points – put him at 1,762
Jan. 18: New Providence 79, Johnson 65 – at New Providence
George Visconti 20 points – put him at 1,782
Jan. 20: St. Peter’s Prep 59, Johnson 51 – at Kean University
George Visconti 18 points – put him at 1,800
Jan. 23: Johnson 81, Roselle Park 51 – at Roselle Park
George Visconti 30 points – put him at 1,830
Jan. 27: Johnson 59, Oratory Prep 38 – at Oratory Prep
George Visconti 18 points – put him at 1,848
Jan. 30: Johnson 73, Dayton 41 – at Dayton
George Visconti 21 points – put him at 1,869
Feb. 1: Johnson 72, Brearley 39 – a Johnson
George Visconti 19 points – put him at 1,888
Feb. 3: Johnson 72, St. Rose, Belmar 44 – at Roselle Catholic
George Visconti 20 points – put him at 1,908
Feb. 6: Johnson 69, Dayton 41 – at Johnson
George Visconti 19 points – put him at 1,927
Feb. 8: Summit 77, Johnson 76 – at Johnson
George Visconti 30 points – put him at 1,957
REMAINING:
Feb. 10 UCT first round at Plainfield, 1 p.m.
Feb. 12 at Delaware Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 at Brick, 5 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Pequannock, 7 p.m.
Feb. 27 South River, 7 p.m. – CJ, G2 first round
GEORGE VISCONTI SEASON-BY-SEASON BREAKDOWN:
Freshman year – 2014-2015 – Johnson went 12-12
24 games, 429 points, 17.9 average, 24 3s
Sophomore year – 2015-2016 – Johnson went 12-13 and made states
25 games, 594 points, 23.8 average, 40 3s
Junior year – 2016-2017 – Johnson went 22-5 and made states again
27 games, 567 points, 21.0 average, 55 3s
Senior year – 2017-2018 – Johnson is 12-6 through Feb. 8
18 games, 367 points, 20.4 average, 42 3s
CAREER TOTALS THROUGH TEAM’S FIRST 18 GAMES THIS YEAR:
94 games (has not missed one), 1,957 points, 20.8 average, 161 3s
SEASON-HIGH GAMES:
Freshman year – 2014-2015:
Game 12 – a 70-49 home win over Brearley on Jan. 20, 2015
Visconti scored 29.
Sophomore year – 2015-2016:
Game 9 – a 76-74 OT loss at home to New Providence on Jan. 14, 2016
Visconti scored 39 (which is his career-high).
Junior year – 2016-2017:
Game 2 – an 81-54 win at Roselle Park on Dec. 20, 2016
Visconti scored 36.
Senior year (through first 18 games) – 2017-2018:
Game 12 – an 81-51 win at Roselle Park on Jan. 23, 2018
Game 18 – a 77-76 loss at home to Summit on Feb. 8, 2018
Visconti scored 30 in both games.
NOTES: Johnson won the UCC’s Sky Division championship outright in
2015-2016 and 2016-2017, the program’s first division titles.
Johnson started 17-1 last year and then reached the Central Jersey,
Group 2 state championship game.
2,000 POINT BOYS’ BASKETBALL SCORERS IN NEW JERSEY
(the list continues to grow):
Dajuan Wagner, Camden (2001) – 3,462
John Somogyi, St. Peter’s, New Brunswick (1968) – 3,310
Paul Gause, Schalick (2005) – 3,146
Reggie Welch, Woodrow Wilson (1992) – 2,938
Les Cason, East Rutherford (1971) – 2,871
Ernest Turner, Sterling (2001) – 2,806
Kent Culuko, Mahwah (1991) – 2,780
Kevin Walls, Camden (1984) – 2,775
Joe Crispin, Pitman (1997) – 2,654
LaMarr Greer, Middle Township (1994) – 2,637
Ron Payton, Hun (1978) – 2,624
John Gerdy, Passaic Valley (1975) – 2,613
Pat Sullivan, Bogota (1990) – 2,546
Quincy Lee, Paulsboro (1992) – 2,543
Reggie Miller, Pleasantville (1976) – 2,505
Corey Raji, Westwood (2007) – 2,497
Trey Lowe, Ewing (2015) – 2,492
Clayton Brown, Palmyra (1998) – 2,446
Nate Johnson, Camden (1996) – 2,424
Greg Barr, Camden (1992) – 2,380
Bill Willoughby, Englewood (1975) – 2,371
Mike Edwards, Eastern (1989) – 2,351
Matt Tobin, Hopatcong (2011) – 2,350
Larry Bland, Glassboro (1986) – 2,339
Jon Crispin, Pitman (1999) – 2,324
Ahmad Hassan, Leonia (2007) – 2,314
Chris Jent, Sparta (1988) – 2,287
Ernie Goodis, MKSD (1975) – 2,284
Kelly Tripucka, Bloomfield (1977) – 2,278
John Blackgrove, Pascack Valley (2001) – 2,237
Tim Thomas, Paterson Catholic (1996) – 2,232
Mike Gibney, Wood-Ridge (2013) – 2,214
Rick Apodaca, North Bergen (1999) – 2,206
Tom Sienkiewicz, Becton (1977) – 2,202
Ray Lucas, Harrison (1991) – 2,198
Bill Raftery, St. Cecilia’s of Kearny (1959) – 2,193
Isaiah Briscoe, Roselle Catholic (2015) – 2,176
Eric Williams, Newark Academy (1975) – 2,163
Kevin Harvey, Paulsboro (1996) – 2,161
John Leahy, Middle Township (1990) – 2,139
Victor Carstarphen, Camden (1998) – 2,136
Glenn Sekunda, Parsippany Hills (1991) – 2,130
Keith Gorman, Gloucester (1998) – 2,128
Sandy Burgos, Fort Lee (2010) – 2,121
Jeff Schiffner, Mendham (2000) – 2,112
Keon Lawrence, Weequahic (2006) – 2,109
Davon Reed, Princeton Day (2013) – 2,102
Curtis Barnes, Glassboro (1977) – 2,096
Dennis Tobin, Hopatcong (1978) – 2,091
Tom Calabrese, Cliffside Park (1974) – 2,088
Chris Orozco, Tenafly (2012) – 2,062
Tim Burns, St. Joseph (2004) – 2,043
Dan Leahy, Wildwood Catholic (1988) – 2,030
Alphonso Gee, Kennedy (2016) – 2,030
Walter Heard, Buena (1991) – 2,027
Richie O’Connor, St. Michaels, JC (1969) – 2,025
Chris Santo, Cherry Hill East (2011) – 2,013
Rob Tucker, Morristown-Beard (1980) – 2,013
Justin Crosgile, DePaul (2009) – 2,010
Dan Earl, Shawnee (1993) – 2,006
Milt Wagner, Camden (1981) – 2,003
Charlie Nanick, Pompton Lakes (1993) – 2,003
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Ja’Quaye James, Teaneck (2018) – 2,000 and counting
Accomplished Jan. 1, 2018.
Jalen Carey, Montclair Immaculate (2018) – 2,000 and counting
Accomplished Feb. 1, 2018.
George Visconti, Johnson (2018) – 1,957 and counting (through Feb. 8 game)
At least 3 regular season games remaining, plus at least one county
and one state tournament game guaranteed.
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WEB SOURCES:
Philly.com – South Jersey
Kevin Maloney the Times – Mercer County
Greg Mattura the Record – Bergen/Passaic
Mark Kitchin – Morris/Sussex
Mike Kinney, Steve Tober – Essex
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