2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Johnson, Ty-Laur
Jersey Number 8
Ty-Laur Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Benedict's Prep / Louisville
Bio
Career Honors
Appeared in 29 games with 19 starts … Recorded 6.1 points per game along with 79 assists and 43 steals … His 83.1 percent free throw percentage was a new personal-best … 34 steals during ACC play were the fifth-most of any conference player … Also ranked tied for fifth in steals per game (1.7) in ACC play alongside teammate Cameron Hildreth … Made Wake Forest debut in season-opening victory against Coppin State (Nov. 4) … Started the final 19 games of the season … Made appearances in all 20 ACC contests … Reached a double-digit point total five times including a season-high 16 against Pitt (Feb. 1) … Matched his career-high for rebounds with six in both victories against Stanford … Collected three or more steals seven times including four against both Cal (Feb. 8) and Notre Dame (March 1).
2023-24 Season (Freshman at Louisville)
Appeared in 30 games for the Cardinals, while making eight starts...Led the team in both assists (3.6pg) and steals (1.4pg)...Ranked 10th within the ACC in assists and 13th in steals...Seventh-best in the ACC at the free-throw line with an 82.4 percentage...Averaged 8.7 points per game and recorded double-figures in points on 12 separate occasions...Had 10 performances of 5 or more assists...Exploded for career highs of 27 points and 11 assists, in addition to six rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting versus Florida State...Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
High School
Competed at Our Savior Lutheran in the Overtime Elite League for his senior season, averaging 18.4 points, 5.7 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per outing...Played for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey during his junior year...Named the 2022 NJ Prep Player of the Year...Placed on the MaxPreps 2021-22 Junior All-America Team after leading the Gray Bees to a 25-1 record that put them sixth nationally.
- 2023-24 All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 5, 2024)
Appeared in 29 games with 19 starts … Recorded 6.1 points per game along with 79 assists and 43 steals … His 83.1 percent free throw percentage was a new personal-best … 34 steals during ACC play were the fifth-most of any conference player … Also ranked tied for fifth in steals per game (1.7) in ACC play alongside teammate Cameron Hildreth … Made Wake Forest debut in season-opening victory against Coppin State (Nov. 4) … Started the final 19 games of the season … Made appearances in all 20 ACC contests … Reached a double-digit point total five times including a season-high 16 against Pitt (Feb. 1) … Matched his career-high for rebounds with six in both victories against Stanford … Collected three or more steals seven times including four against both Cal (Feb. 8) and Notre Dame (March 1).
2023-24 Season (Freshman at Louisville)
Appeared in 30 games for the Cardinals, while making eight starts...Led the team in both assists (3.6pg) and steals (1.4pg)...Ranked 10th within the ACC in assists and 13th in steals...Seventh-best in the ACC at the free-throw line with an 82.4 percentage...Averaged 8.7 points per game and recorded double-figures in points on 12 separate occasions...Had 10 performances of 5 or more assists...Exploded for career highs of 27 points and 11 assists, in addition to six rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting versus Florida State...Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
High School
Competed at Our Savior Lutheran in the Overtime Elite League for his senior season, averaging 18.4 points, 5.7 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per outing...Played for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey during his junior year...Named the 2022 NJ Prep Player of the Year...Placed on the MaxPreps 2021-22 Junior All-America Team after leading the Gray Bees to a 25-1 record that put them sixth nationally.
Football Media Availability (9/24/25)
Wednesday, September 24
Football Media Availability (9/23/25)
Tuesday, September 23
Wake Forest Football Head Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Week 5)
Tuesday, September 23
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 22, 2025)
Monday, September 22
