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American basketball player
Kerron Johnson
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1990-12-14) December 14, 1990 (age 34)
Tallahassee, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolMadison Academy
(Madison, Alabama)
CollegeBelmont (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014New Zealand Breakers
2014–2015Riesen Ludwigsburg
2015Rouen
2016–2017MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2017–2018Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2019Pistoia
2019Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2019–2020U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2020–2021BC Enisey
2021–2022S.Oliver Würzburg
2022Spójnia Stargard
Career highlights and awards

Kerron Tyre Johnson Jr. (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Belmont University before playing professionally in New Zealand, Germany, France, Poland, Italy and Israel.

High school career

Johnson attended Madison Academy in Madison, Alabama. In his senior year, he averaged 24 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals per game for the 29–6 Mustangs.

College career

Johnson was part of the Belmont University basketball team from 2009 to 2013. In 2009–10, he averaged 20.1 minutes, 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. In 2010–11, he averaged 18.2 minutes, 7.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In his junior year in 2011–12, he averaged 28.6 minutes, 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In his senior year in 2012–13, he averaged 30.0 minutes, 14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Professional career

On August 12, 2013, Johnson signed a multi-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League. On April 3, 2014, he was released by the Breakers following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season. In 28 games for the Breakers, he averaged 12.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

On September 19, 2014, Johnson signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany for the 2014–15 season. In 34 games for Ludwigsburg, he averaged 14.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

On July 24, 2015, Johnson signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the 2015–16 season.

On August 1, 2017, Johnson re-signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the 2017–18 season.

On July 14, 2018, Johnson signed with the Italian club Pistoia Basket 2000. In 18 games played for Pistoia, he averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

On February 21, 2019, Johnson parted ways with Pistoia to join Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League for the rest of the season. In 16 games played for Be'er Sheva, he averaged 14.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Johnson helped Be'er Sheva reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem in the Quarterfinals.

On September 8, 2019, Johnson signed a one-year deal with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. Johnson averaged 12.7 points and 5.1 assists per game in the Romanian league.

On July 23, 2020, he has signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.

On October 22, 2021, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Johnson averaged 8.2 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game. On January 13, 2022, he has signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

Personal

Johnson is the son of Kerry and Natalie Johnson, and has three siblings, Kalonda, Nyla and Kerryon. Kerryon played college football at Auburn and now plays professionally for the San Francisco 49ers.

References

  1. ^ "3 – Kerron Johnson". BelmontBruins.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. "Kerron Johnson Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. "Breakers fill import void with Kerron Johnson". NBL.com.au. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  4. "Breakers release point guard Johnson". SBS.com.au. April 3, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  5. "MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg lands Kerron Johnson". Sportando. September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  6. "Kerron Johnson inks with Rouen Metro Basket". Sportando. July 24, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  7. "Alter Bekannter auf der Eins: Kerron Johnson wieder bei den MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg". Basketball Bundesliga (in German). August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  8. "Pistoia firma Kerron Johnson" [Pistoia signs Kerron Johnson]. Sportando (in Italian). July 14, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  9. Carchia, Emiliano (February 21, 2019). "Kerron Johnson signs with Hapoel Beer Sheva". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  10. Maggi, Alessandro (September 8, 2019). "U-BT Cluj-Napoca signs Kerron Johnson". Sportando. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  11. Carchia, Emiliano (July 23, 2020). "Kerron Johnson joins Enisey Krasnoyarsk". Sportando. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  12. "Kerron Johnson Hilft Als Spielmacher Aus". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). October 22, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  13. "Kerron Johnson wraca do EBL". Plk.pl (in Polish). January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  14. "Kerryon Johnson, RB for the San Francisco 49ers at NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

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