SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver guard Carson Johnson corralled the latest Kwik Star Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week accolade, securing his third of the season, league officials announced Tuesday.   

Johnson averaged 28.5 ppg and 3.0 apg to lead Denver to a pair of home wins last week and vault the Pioneers into the top half of the Summit League standings – a place DU has not finished since the 2017-18 season.

In the Pioneers’ 90-70 victory over South Dakota, Johnson scored a career-high 35 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the field, including a 5-for-7 effort from beyond the arc. The 30-point game was the third of the season for the Minnesota State-Moorhead transfer.

In DU’s 82-80 win over St. Thomas, Johnson went 8-for-13 from the field and 3-for-7 from deep to push the Pioneers past the second-place team in the Summit standings. Down the stretch, Johnson tied the game with a jumper at the 1:20 mark, tied it again with two free throws at the :47 mark, then assisted on the eventual game-winning 3-pointer hit by Julius Rollins with :08 on the clock.

Johnson is the top scoring sophomore in the country with 603 total points and tops the Summit Leage in scoring at 20.1 ppg overall and 22.5 ppg in conference play.
 
PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Carson Johnson, Denver
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• Averaged 28.5 ppg and 3.0 apg in wins over USD and UST
• Career-high 35 points vs. South Dakota were most by a SL player in a game this season
• Scored 25 on 8-of-13 shooting in two-point victory over the Tommies
• This is the third weekly honor of the season for Johnson

Also nominated: Trey Booker-Lowery (Kansas City); Greyson Uelmen (North Dakota); Damari Wheeler-Thomas (North Dakota State); Cameron Fens (South Dakota); Matthew Mors (South Dakota State); Ty Harper (Oral Roberts); Ja’Sean Glover (Omaha).

2025-26 Kwik Star Men’s Basketball Peak Performers of the Week
November 11
Jeremiah Burke, Denver

November 18
Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas

November 25
Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas

December 2
Isaac Bruns, South Dakota

December 9
Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas

December 16
Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas

December 23
Lance Waddles, Omaha

December 30
Trevian Carson, North Dakota State

January 6
Nick Janowski, St. Thomas

January 13
Treyson Anderson, North Dakota State

January 20
Carson Johnson, Denver

January 27
Greyson Uelmen, North Dakota

February 3
Paul Djobet, Omaha

February 10
Carson Johnson, Denver

February 17
Valentino Simon, Omaha

February 24
Carson Johnson, Denver

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