D. J. Johnson (basketball) explained

D. J. Johnson
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:225
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:8 October 1993
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri
High School:Parkway North
(St. Louis County, Missouri)
College:Kansas State (2012–2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:Lavrio
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:Mobis Phoebus
Years3:2019
Team3:Dorados de Chihuahua
Years4:2019
Team4:Bambitious Nara
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Santa Cruz Warriors
Years6:2020
Team6:Jeonju KCC Egis
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:Grand Rapids Gold
Years8:2022
Team8:Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Highlights:

Darrell Jerome "D. J." Johnson Jr. (born October 8, 1993) is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. Standing at 2.06m (06.76feet), he plays the power forward and the center positions. After playing five years of college basketball at Kansas State, Johnson entered the 2017 NBA draft, but was not selected.

High school career

Johnson played high school basketball at Parkway North High School in St. Louis County, Missouri. He finished with a No. 10 final ranking in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch large school classification. Johnson averaged 16.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 1.6 steals and 1.2 assists per game in 28 games as a senior in 2011–12 and led the Vikings in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocks, while he ranked among the area leaders in both blocks (second) and rebounding (fourth).[1]

College career

As a freshman at Kansas State, Johnson played 30 games, producing 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with a total of 11 blocks. As a sophomore Johnson played in 33 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 3.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 13.9 minutes per game. The next season, he did't appear to a single game due to an injury. During his senior year, Johnson was the starter center of his team, having 11.3 points 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He became just the fourth Wildcat to connect on 60 percent or better from the field in a single season, joining Tony Kitt, Marcus McCollough and Steve Soldner.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Johnson joined Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[2]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2019–2020)

He joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League in 2019.[3]

Grand Rapids Gold (2021–2022)

In October 2021, Johnson joined the Grand Rapids Gold after a successful tryout.[4]

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022)

On January 17, 2022, Johnson was traded from the Grand Rapids Gold to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[5] He was waived on January 31.

The Basketball Tournament

D.J. Johnson played for Team Purple & Black in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He had nine points, three rebounds and two assists in the team's first-round loss to Atlanta Dirty South.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas State Bio. June 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813153748/http://www.kstatesports.com/sport/m-baskbl/2016/roster/5589bcbfe4b09d6fde8f20df. August 13, 2017. dead.
  2. News: Second-chance players find home, enjoy new success at Texas Southern. July 11, 2017. sportando.com. March 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2019-20 Opening Night Roster . NBA.com . December 9, 2019 . November 7, 2019 . February 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205101021/https://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-announce-2019-20-opening-night-roster/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Grand Rapids Gold Announce 2021-22 Training Camp Roster . NBA.com . October 29, 2021 . October 28, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021-22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. January 17, 2022. January 17, 2022.