Chris Johnson (basketball, born 1985)

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For the former NBA player from University of Dayton, see Chris Johnson (basketball, born 1990). For the former pro player from UCLA, see Kris Johnson (basketball).
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at Assisting Australia fundraiser.jpg
Johnson at a fundraiser in June 2011
Free agent
PositionCenter / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 36)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeLSU (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009Aliağa Petkim
2010Turów Zgorzelec
2010–2011Dakota Wizards
2011Portland Trail Blazers
2011Boston Celtics
2011–2012Portland Trail Blazers
2011Leones de Santo Domingo
2012New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013Santa Cruz Warriors
2013Minnesota Timberwolves
2013–2014Zhejiang Lions
2014Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2015Türk Telekom
2016Capitanes de Arecibo
2017Anhui Dragons
2017–2018Cedevita Zagreb
2018–2019Homenetmen Beirut B.C.
2019–2020Shabab Al Ahli
2020SeaHorses Mikawa
2021Al-Muharraq SC
2021Auckland Huskies
Career highlights and awards
  • Croatian Cup winner (2018)
  • CBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2014)
  • LNB champion (2011)
  • All-NBA D-League First Team (2011)
  • NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year (2011)
  • NBA D-League All-Defensive First Team (2011)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2011)
  • SEC All-Defensive Team (2009)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Chris Johnson (born July 17, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Auckland Huskies of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers before having multiple stints in the NBA between 2011 and 2013.

High school and college[]

Born in Washington, D.C., Johnson attended Colonial Beach High School in Westmoreland County, Virginia, where he averaged 22.2 points and 12.5 rebounds in his final season. He was then part of Laurinburg Institute's prep school national championship team under coach Chris Chaney in 2005. He averaged 8.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shot 42 percent from three-point range.[1]

Johnson played college basketball for the LSU Tigers from 2005 to 2009. In 85 games, he made 59 starts and averaged 7.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20.4 minutes per game.[2] With 176 blocks, he finished his four-year career as the second all-time leader in blocked shots at LSU behind Shaquille O'Neal (412).[1]

Professional career[]

2009–10 season[]

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Johnson joined the New Jersey Nets for the NBA Summer League.[3] He started the 2009–10 season in Turkey with Aliağa Petkim before ending the season in Poland with Turów Zgorzelec.[4]

2010–11 season[]

After a quick pre-season stint with the Boston Celtics,[5] Johnson joined the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. In 35 games for the Wizards during the 2010–11 season, he averaged 16.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.8 blocks per game.[5]

On January 24, 2011, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.[6] A month later, he signed a 10-day contract with the Celtics.[7] On March 14, he re-signed with the Trail Blazers for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[8]

2011–12 season[]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Johnson played for and won a championship in the Dominican Republic with Leones de Santo Domingo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB).[9] Following the lockout, he re-joined the Trail Blazers for the 2011–12 season.[5]

On March 15, 2012, Johnson was waived by the Trail Blazers.[10] On March 20, he was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Hornets.[11] On April 18, 2012, he was waived by the Hornets.[12]

2012–13 season[]

After playing for the NBA D-League Select Team in the Las Vegas Summer League[13] and spending pre-season with the Minnesota Timberwolves,[14][15] Johnson joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA D-League for the 2012–13 season.[16]

On January 19, 2013, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Timberwolves.[17][18] He went on to sign a second 10-day contract and a rest-of-season contract with Minnesota.[19][20]

2013–14 season[]

After playing for the Timberwolves in the Las Vegas Summer League and spending pre-season with the team,[5] Johnson was waived on October 26, 2013.[21] In November 2013, he moved to China to play for the Zhejiang Lions.[22]

2014–15 season[]

After spending pre-season with the Miami Heat,[23][24] Johnson returned to China for the start of the 2014–15 season to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls as a short-term injury replacement for Charles Gaines.[25] Following the return of Gaines, he left the Golden Bulls in mid-December after appearing in 11 games.

On January 20, 2015, Johnson signed with Turkish team Türk Telekom for the rest of the season.[26]

2015–16 season[]

On September 28, 2015, Johnson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[27] However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 17 after appearing in four preseason games.[28]

On February 15, 2016, Johnson signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican League.[29]

2016–17 season[]

In July 2016, Johnson played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the Las Vegas Summer League.[5]

2017–18 season[]

Between June and October 2017, Johnson played in China for the Anhui Dragons of the NBL.[30] He then moved to Croatia for the 2017–18 season to play for Cedevita Zagreb.[30]

2018–19 season[]

Between October 2018 and January 2019, Johnson played in Lebanon for Homenetmen Beirut B.C..[30] In April 2019, he played for Shabab Al Ahli during the FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA Qualifiers.[30]

2019–20 season[]

Johnson returned to Shabab Al Ahli for the 2019–10 season.[31] In January 2020, he moved to Japan to play for SeaHorses Mikawa.[30]

2020–21 season[]

In March 2021, Johnson had a short stint in Bahrain with Al-Muharraq SC.[30]

On April 20, 2021, Johnson signed with the Auckland Huskies for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.[32] He left the Huskies on July 8 to return to the United States to play in the Big3 league.[33] He averaged 20.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 blocks per game with the Huskies.[33]

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Portland 10 1 10.6 .389 .000 .722 2.7 .2 .3 .6 2.7
2010–11 Boston 4 0 8.0 .667 .000 1.000 1.3 .3 .0 .8 1.5
2011–12 Portland 20 0 4.7 .478 .000 .833 .9 .1 .1 .4 1.6
2011–12 New Orleans 7 0 11.7 .500 .000 .714 3.1 .1 .7 .1 3.3
2012–13 Minnesota 30 0 9.5 .640 .000 .618 2.0 .3 .2 .9 3.9
Career 71 1 8.4 .562 .000 .699 1.9 .2 .2 .6 2.9

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 Portland 4 0 4.8 1.000 .000 1.000 1.3 .0 .0 .5 1.0
Career 4 0 4.8 1.000 .000 1.000 1.3 .0 .0 .5 1.0

Personal life[]

Johnson's wife Tammy is from Takapuna, New Zealand. The couple have twins that were born in 2020.[32]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Chris Johnson". lsusports.net. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chris Johnson". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "NETS: 2009 Summer League". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "Turow tabs Chris Johnson". Sportando.com. January 8, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Chris Johnson". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN CENTER CHRIS JOHSON". NBA.com. January 24, 2011. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "C's ink Johnson to 10-day contract". ESPN.com. February 24, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN CENTER CHRIS JOHSON FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". NBA.com. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  9. ^ Freeman, Joe (November 7, 2011). "Rip City Basketball Classic notes: Wesley Matthews healthy, Jamal Crawford lobbies to be a Trail Blazer and Chris Johnson details Dominican adventure". OregonLive.com. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  10. ^ "Trail Blazers Acquire Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and 2012 First Round Pick From New Jersey". Scores.fm. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  11. ^ "HORNETS CLAIM CHRIS JOHNSON OFF WAIVERS". NBA.com. March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "HORNETS SIGN DARRYL WATKINS". NBA.com. April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  13. ^ "NBA Development League: 2012 Select Team Bio: Chris Johnson". NBA.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  14. ^ "Wolves Announce 2012-13 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  15. ^ "Timberwolves waive Mike Harris and Chris Johnson". InsideHoops.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  16. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Forward Chris Johnson". NBA.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  17. ^ "MInnesota Timberwolves Sign Santa Cruz Warriors Center Chris Johnson for Year's 16th Call-Up". NBA.com. January 19, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Wolves Sign Chris Johnson To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  19. ^ "Wolves Sign Chris Johnson To 2nd 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  20. ^ "Johnson, Gelabale To Stay For Rest Of Season". NBA.com. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  21. ^ "Timberwolves waive center Chris Johnson". InsideHoops.com. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  22. ^ "Chris Johnson moves to Guangsha Lions of China". Sportando.com. November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  23. ^ "HEAT Signs Chris Johnson". NBA.com. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  24. ^ "HEAT Waive Johnson and Williams". NBA.com. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  25. ^ Pick, David (November 15, 2014). "Chris Johnson is headed back to Asia..." Twitter.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  26. ^ "Chris Johnson inks with Turk Telekom Ankara". Sportando.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  27. ^ "Cavaliers Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  28. ^ "Cavs Sign Forward/Center Jack Cooley". NBA.com. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  29. ^ "Capitanes de Arecibo land Chris Johnson, part ways with Dylan Page". Sportando.com. February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  30. ^ a b c d e f "Chris Johnson". australiabasket.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  31. ^ "Johnson comes back to Shabab Al Ahli". asia-basket.com. September 12, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Huskies Sign Former NBA Big Man Chris Johnson". aucklandhuskies.co.nz. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  33. ^ a b Hinton, Marc (July 8, 2021). "Auckland Huskies' NBL title ambitions take a hit with departure of Chris Johnson". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

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