Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Creighton (Exhibition) on October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Awards & Honors
Pete Taylor Mr. Hustle Award (07)
2007-08 (Sophomore)
Played in 27 games, averaging 2.7 points and 1.4 rebounds...made 65.1 percent of his shots (28-43 FG) from the floor...made eight consecutive shots at one point during the season...tied a career high in field goals vs. Winston-Salem State, scoring 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor...was 5-for-5 from the field en route to a career-high-tying 13 points vs. Bethune-Cookman.
2006-07 (Freshman)
Started six games in his freshman season, averaging 4.2 points and 2.0 rebounds...winner of ISU’s Pete Taylor Mr. Hustle Award...led ISU in field goal percentage (.532), connecting on 42-of-79 shots from the floor...was 6-of-12 from beyond the arc (50 percent)...tallied eight points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs. Louisiana-Monroe...posted 12 points in 15 minutes of action vs. Lake Superior State...posted career-highs in field goals (5) and points (13) vs. Southeast Missouri State...made all four of his shots from the floor en route to 10 points vs. Colorado.
High School
Ranked No. 78 in the HoopScoop class of 2006...capped off an outstanding career by earning first-team all-state honors for the second season in a row by the AP and St. Paul Pioneer Press...his Duluth East team was the 2006 Class 3A runner-up state champs, ending the season with a 29-3 mark...one of the most prolific scorers in Minnesota state basketball history, ending his career with 2,930 points to rank fourth all-time in Minnesota prep boys history...he was 83 points shy of third-place Jake Sullivan (3,013), who was a four-year starter at Iowa State (2001-04)...was named to the Class 3A all-tournament team after averaging 25.0 ppg in three state tournament games...finished his senior season as the Class 3A state scoring leader, averaging 27.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg...was a first-team all-state selection as a junior, averaging 27.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 2004-05...scored a career-high 49 points vs. Duluth Central...was the Duluth News Tribune Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006...broke Duluth East’s career scoring record, formerly held by McDonald’s All-American and NBA player Rick Rickert...chose Iowa State over Minnesota, Boston College and Creighton.
Personal
Born April 5, 1988, in Superior, Wis...son of Rockne and Kathy Johnson...full name is Cory Rockne Johnson...finance major...has a brother Ryan (22)...Ryan played basketball at Concordia College.