BYU Highlights
- Appeared in 58 games during two-year career at BYU
- Averaged 1.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
- Shot 42.9 percent from the floor, 35.7 percent from three and 54.2 percet from the free throw line
Personal
- Parents are Lonnie and Lori Magnusson
- Has two brothers and one sister
- Wife's name is Natalie
- Older brothers Lance and Luke played basketball at Snow College
- Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Vancouver, British Columbia
Before BYU
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Started for Norm Parrish at SLCC in 2008-09
- Helped lead the Bruins to the 2009 NJCAA Division I National Title, the first in program history, and a 31-6 overall record
- SLCC defeated 4 top 10 opponents in the NJCAA National Tournament
- Started in 31 of 34 games
- Averaged 8.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and a team-best 3.5 assists
- Shot .530 from the field, .464 from downtown and .794 from the free throw line
- Named honorable mention all-region.
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE
- Averaged 8.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists at Dixie State College while playing for Jon Judkins
- Helped the Rebels to a 21-12 record and a trip to the Region 18 championship game.
WASATCH HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for his father, Lonnie Magnusson
- Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News as a senior while averaging 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
- As a junior earned first-team all-state honors from the Deseret News while averaging 11.2 points and 6.4 rebounds
- Named honorable mention all-state by the Deseret News as a sophomore
- Helped lead Wasatch High School to back-to-back state titles in 2003 and 2004
- Also played for Chris Jones for the Utah Heat and for Todd Phillips for the Utah Pump-N-Run club teams
Magnusson Career Highs
| POINTS | 11 vs. Hawaii (2010) |
| FG MADE | 4 vs. Hawaii (2010) |
| FG ATT | 6 vs. Wofford (2011) |
| FG % | .800 (4-5) vs. Hawaii (2010) |
| 3FG MADE | 2 vs. Wofford (2011) |
| 3FG ATT | 3 vs. Wofford (2011), |
| 3FG% | .667 (2-3) vs. Wofford (2011) |
| FT MADE | 2 vs. MVSU (2010), vs. Wofford (2011) |
| FT ATT | 2, six times, last vs. Wofford |
| FT % | — |
| REB | 7 at Air Force (2011), vs. Wofford (2011) |
| ASSISTS | 4 vs. Wyoming (2011) |
| STEALS | 3 at Wyoming (2011) |
| BLOCKS | — |
| MINUTES | 26 vs. Wofford |
Magnusson Career Stats
| Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 23 | 0 | 90 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 5 | .600 |
| 2010-11 | 35 | 0 | 407 | 12.0 | 29 | 67 | .433 | 8 | 24 | .333 | 10 | 19 | .526 |
| TOTAL | 58 | 0 | 497 | 8.6 | 33 | 77 | .429 | 10 | 28 | .357 | 13 | 24 | .542 |
| Year | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.6 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 2.5 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 2.2 |
| TOTAL | 32 | 77 | 109 | 1.9 | 54 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 89 | 1.5 |