Duane Johnson Explained

Duane Johnson
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:190
League:Novo Basquete Brasil
Team:União Corinthians
Number:12
Birth Date:1991 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
High School:Penn Wood
(Lansdowne, Pennsylvania)
College:East Stroudsburg (2009–2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014
Team1:Corio Bay Stingrays
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:DCU Saints
Years3:2016–2020
Team3:Black Star Mersch
Years4:2020–2022
Team4:BBC Arantia Larochette
Years5:2022–2023
Team5:Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
Years6:2023–present
Team6:União Corinthians
Highlights:
  • LBBL Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • Irish League All-Star First Pick (2016)
  • Irish League scoring champion (2016)
  • First-team All-PSAC East Division (2012)
  • 2× Second-team All-PSAC East Division (2011, 2013)

Duane Alexander Johnson[1] (born April 2, 1991)[2] is an American professional basketball player for União Corinthians of the Novo Basquete Brasil. He played college basketball for the East Stroudsburg Warriors, where he was part of four straight PSAC Final Four teams and three NCAA Division II Tournament teams. He has since played professionally in Australia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Israel.

High school career

Johnson was born Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, where he was a two-time first-team All-Delaware County honoree playing for coach Clyde Jones. As a senior in 2008–09, he led Penn Wood in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg) and blocked shots (1.9 bpg), and was team captain. He subsequently earned second-team All-District I and second-team AAAA all-state honors as a senior,[4] helping the Patriots finish with an overall record of 28–4.[5] On March 21, 2009, he helped guide Penn Wood to their first state basketball title in school history, defeating York William Penn 72–53.[6] In the title game, Johnson recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.[7] [8] Johnson finished his high school career on Penn Wood's 1,000-point scorers list with 1,082 total points.[9]

College career

As a freshman at East Stroudsburg in 2009–10, Johnson played in all 30 games for a 24–6 Warriors team that competed in the PSAC Final Four and NCAA tournament. He averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 17.8 minutes per game, and earned three PSAC East Freshman of the Week honors. In his third game for the Warriors, he scored a season-high 16 points.[10]

As a sophomore in 2010–11, Johnson earned second-team All-PSAC East honors after leading the Warriors in scoring (12.4 ppg) and ranking third in rebounding (4.9 rpg).[11] He played in 28 games and made 27 starts, and helped the Warriors reach their second straight PSAC Final Four. He also earned Pocono Classic All-Tournament Team honors. In the second last game of the season, he scored a season-high 26 points.[12]

As a junior in 2011–12, Johnson earned first-team All-PSAC East honors and helped the Warriors win the PSAC championship, guiding them back to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years. He appeared in 32 games for the Warriors and started 31 of them, averaging 12.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.7 minutes per game. On February 4, he scored a career-high 29 points against Kutztown.[13]

As a senior in 2012–13, Johnson earned second-team All-PSAC East honors after helping the Warriors to a third NCAA tournament appearance in four years, and a fourth straight PSAC Final Four appearance. He was subsequently named ESU's Male Senior Athlete of the Year and ESU's Coaches Award recipient alongside Terrance King. He started in all 28 games for the Warriors as a senior, averaging 14.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.5 minutes per game. During the season, the team recorded a school record-tying 14-game winning streak, and had a nine-game road winning streak, the latter coming to an end one game shy from tying a school record set between 1926 and 1928. Both streaks came to an end on February 16 against Shippensburg, a game which saw Johnson tie his career high of 29 points.[14]

In four years at ESU, Johnson and teammate Terrance King led the Warriors to unprecedented success, including an 82–37 record from 2009–10 through 2012–13. Johnson left ESU seventh in career points (1,347), ninth in rebounds (608), fourth in steals (148) and eighth in blocks (90), and was just the third three-time All-PSAC East selection in program history.[15] In addition, Johnson played 3,267 career minutes, the most by an ESU player since 1990, and led the Warriors in minutes played as a sophomore, junior and senior.[16]

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| East Stroudsburg| 30 || 0 || 17.8 || .471 || .417 || .701 || 3.4 || 1.2 || .7 || .6 || 6.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| style="text-align:left;"| East Stroudsburg| 28 || 27 || 28.8 || .504 || .341 || .744 || 4.9 || 1.8 || 1.5 || .7 || 12.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| East Stroudsburg| 32 || 31 || 32.7 || .435 || .254 || .752 || 6.2 || 2.4 || 1.4 || .9 || 12.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| East Stroudsburg| 28 || 28 || 31.5 || .441 || .314 || .787 || 6.2 || 1.9 || 1.5 || .9 || 14.1|-| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 118 || 86 || 27.7 || .459 || .312 || .753 || 5.2 || 1.8 || 1.3 || .8 || 11.4|-

Professional career

Corio Bay Stingrays (2014)

In December 2013, Johnson signed a professional contract with the Corio Bay Stingrays in Australia for the 2014 Big V season. His athleticism was highly rated to begin his career[17] [18] and quickly established himself as a good defensive player.[19] In his debut for the Stingrays on March 15, he scored 25 points in a 102–86 win over the Ringwood Hawks.[20] On June 28, he recorded 30 points and 14 rebounds in a 97–90 win over the Bulleen Boomers.[21] He had a second 30-point effort on July 20 in a 100–98 win over the Waverley Falcons.[22] He helped the Stingrays finish the regular season in second place with a 22–2 record[23] before leading them to the best-of-three grand final series against the Ringwood Hawks. In game one, Johnson recorded 25 points and nine rebounds in a 92–85 win.[24] [25] The Stingrays went on to lose the series 2–1,[26] with Johnson scoring 17 points in game two and 13 points in game three.[27] In 27 games, he averaged 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.[28] He was subsequently nominated for All-Star forward selection,[29] but ultimately missed out on the All-Star Five.[30]

DCU Saints (2015–2016)

On November 20, 2015, Johnson signed with DCU Saints in Ireland for the rest of the 2015–16 Premier League season.[31] [32] He made his debut the following day, recording 16 points and 30 rebounds in a 73–70 win over UCD Marian.[33] In his next game for the team on December 5, Johnson had 18 points and 26 rebounds in an 80–67 National Cup loss to Marian.[34] [35] In his third game on December 13, he recorded 40 points and 26 rebounds in a 96–78 regular-season win over UL Eagles.[36] [37] On December 20, he scored 39 points in a 100–90 win over UCC Demons.[38] He was subsequently named the league's Player of the Month for December.[39] [40] Saints finished the regular season in sixth place with a 7–11 record, going 7–5 with Johnson in the line-up after starting 0–6.[41] In 12 games, he averaged league-leading numbers with 26.2 points and 18.7 rebounds, in addition to 3.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 3.1 blocks in 38.7 minutes per game. He subsequently earned Premier League All-Star First Pick honors.[42] [43]

Black Star Mersch (2016–2020)

For the 2016–17 season, Johnson moved to Luxembourg to play for Black Star Mersch in the Nationale 2.[44] [45] In January 2017, he suffered a broken leg and missed the rest of the season.[46] [47] He continued on with Black Star in 2017–18,[48] 2018–19,[49] and 2019–20.[50] In February 2020, Black Star were elevated to the first-tiered Luxembourg Basketball League (LBBL),[51] [52] where in five games to complete the 2019–20 season, Johnson averaged 30.0 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game.[53]

BBC Arantia Larochette (2020–2022)

In June 2020, Johnson signed with BBC Arantia Larochette of the LBBL, returning to Luxembourg for a fifth season.[54] [55] He missed Arantia's play-in game after injuring his foot in the final regular season game.[56] In 21 games during the 2020–21 season, he averaged 21.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game.[57]

On April 7, 2021, Johnson signed a contract extension with Arantia Larochette for the 2021–22 season.[58] On November 6, 2021, he scored 46 points in a 79–76 win over AB Contern.[59] He helped Arantia reach the Luxembourg Cup final, where they lost 84–65 to Basket Esch despite Johnson's 22 points and 12 rebounds.[60] [61] He was named the LBBL Defensive Player of the Year. In 23 games, he averaged 24.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim (2022–2023)

In July 2022, Johnson signed with Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim of the Israeli National League.[62] In 29 games in the 2022–23 season, he averaged 14.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.[63]

União Corinthians (2023–present)

In September 2023, Johnson signed with União Corinthians of the Novo Basquete Brasil.[64] [65] He scored a season-high 29 points in February 2024.[66] In 36 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulletin d'information officiel (BIO) . flbb.lu . November 19, 2018 . 16 (18) . French . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170616070208/http://www.flbb.lu/bio_files/BIO_38_2016_2017.pdf . June 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: Matheson . Andrew . D-League Basketball: 'Crunch time' for Casey Hill, Santa Cruz Warriors as they prepare for Friday's draft . SantaCruzSentinel.com . November 1, 2013 . July 24, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160724094025/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/ZZ/20131101/NEWS/131107664 . July 24, 2016.
  3. Web site: Conheça o elenco do União Corinthians que estreia nesta terça no NBB. gaz.com.br. October 21, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204091322/https://www.gaz.com.br/conheca-o-elenco-do-uniao-corinthians-que-estreia-nesta-terca-no-nbb/. December 4, 2023. Portuguese.
  4. Web site: Duane Johnson - 2012-13 Men's Basketball . esuwarriors.com . November 26, 2015.
  5. Web site: Penn Wood 2008-09 Basketball Schedule . MaxPreps.com . November 26, 2015.
  6. Web site: Santoliquito . Joseph . Pennsylvania: Penn Wood Turns Penn State Into A Patriot Party . MaxPreps.com . March 25, 2009 . November 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: Armas . Genaro C. . Penn Wood beats York, takes 1st AAAA title . TimesHerald.com . March 21, 2009 . November 26, 2015.
  8. Web site: Pompey . Keith . Penn Wood storms past William Penn . Philly.com . March 22, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914034331/http://articles.philly.com/2009-03-22/sports/25277478_1_penn-wood-blowout-bearcats . September 14, 2015.
  9. Web site: 1,000-point scorers . delcohssports.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208024528/http://delcohssports.com/history/1000-point-scorers/ . December 8, 2015.
  10. Web site: Duane Johnson 2009–10 Game Log . esuwarriors.com . February 5, 2018.
  11. Web site: 2011-2012 Warriors' Basketball Preview . thestroudcourier.com . November 10, 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208021021/https://thestroudcourier.com/2011/11/10/2011-2012-warriors-basketball-preview/ . December 8, 2015.
  12. Web site: Duane Johnson 2010–11 Game Log . esuwarriors.com . February 5, 2018.
  13. Web site: Duane Johnson 2011–12 Game Log . esuwarriors.com . February 5, 2018.
  14. Web site: Ship ends ESU's win streak at 14 . PoconoRecord.com . February 17, 2013 . November 26, 2015.
  15. Web site: Housenick . Tom . ESU grad King signs pro basketball contract . MCall.com . September 26, 2014 . November 26, 2015.
  16. Web site: ESU's Duane Johnson Signs Professional Contract with Corio Bay Stingrays in Australia . esuwarriors.com . December 9, 2013 . November 26, 2015.
  17. Web site: DUANE JOHNSON TO BE 'THE ROCK' FOR STINGRAYS . Corio Bay Basketball Association . February 17, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208031945/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-7333-0-0-0&sID=143617&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=28208854 . December 8, 2015.
  18. Web site: Reynolds . Ryan . US imports promise to leave Corio Bay fans slam dunked . . March 4, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  19. Web site: Taylor . Adam . Import Duane Johnson produces his best game of the season for Corio Bay . . June 16, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  20. Web site: Zardo . Dean . Big V Round 1: Newcomers struggle as cream rises to the top . PickAndRoll.com.au . March 18, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  21. Web site: Zardo . Dean . Big V Round 14: Cougars men, Falcons women slip to finals brink . PickAndRoll.com.au . July 1, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  22. Web site: Zardo . Dean . Big V Round 17: Men's top six all-but set, Boomers women in box seat . PickAndRoll.com.au . July 22, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  23. Web site: 2014 State Championship Men Ladder . Big V . December 4, 2023.
  24. Web site: Zardo . Dean . Big V Grand Finals (Week 1): Stingrays men, Hawks women on championship brink . PickAndRoll.com.au . August 19, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  25. Web site: Taylor . Adam . Corio Bay Stingrays need one more win to claim Big V state crown . . August 21, 2014 . December 28, 2016.
  26. Web site: Ringwood Hawks win two games in Geelong to overcome 1-0 deficit... . HeraldSun.com.au . Maroondah Leader . August 25, 2014 . November 26, 2015.
  27. Web site: Shields . Jason . Stingrays' grand final heartbreak . . August 24, 2014 . December 6, 2023.
  28. Web site: Player statistics for Duane Johnson . Big V . December 28, 2016.
  29. Web site: 2014 Big V Award Nominees . BigV.com.au . August 27, 2014 . November 26, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208014816/http://www.bigv.com.au/index.php?id=755&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4226&cHash=cef906fe74820c1bf682eb67406980d7 . December 8, 2015.
  30. Web site: 2014 BIG V AWARD WINNERS . BigV.com.au . September 20, 2014 . October 7, 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007152850/https://bigv.com.au/2014-big-v-award-winners/ . October 7, 2021.
  31. Web site: St Vincent's Basketball Club are delighted to officially announce the signing of... . Facebook.com . November 20, 2015 . November 26, 2015.
  32. Web site: Johnson inspires second half Saints comeback . TheCollegeView.com . November 21, 2015 . February 5, 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161228090859/https://www.thecollegeview.com/2015/12/02/johnson-inspires-second-half-saints-comeback/ . December 28, 2016 . Johnson's signing was only officially announced on the Saints' Facebook page on Friday morning after arriving in Ireland earlier this month..
  33. Web site: Game Stats - DCU Saints v UCD Marian [21/11/15 7 pm] ]. bi.comortais.com . November 21, 2015 . November 26, 2015.
  34. Web site: Game Stats - DCU Saints v UCD Marian [05/12/15 7:15 pm] ]. bi.comortais.com . December 5, 2015 . December 8, 2015.
  35. Web site: Coughlan . John . Montenotte dig deep for thrilling victory . IrishExaminer.com . December 7, 2015 . December 20, 2015.
  36. Web site: Coughlan . John . Killester go joint top after easy win . IrishExaminer.com . December 14, 2015 . December 14, 2015.
  37. Web site: Duane Johnson – Basketball Ireland . BasketballIreland.ie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307072730/http://www.basketballireland.ie/stats_new/?seasonId=1217&id=557893 . March 7, 2016.
  38. Web site: Coughlan . John . Duane Johnson inspires DCU Saints to shock win over UCC Demons . IrishExaminer.com . December 21, 2015 . December 22, 2015.
  39. Web site: DECEMBER AWARDS 2015 . BasketballIreland.ie . January 7, 2016 . January 8, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160108125452/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/370906/ . January 8, 2016.
  40. Web site: Duane Johnson Named Basketball Ireland Premier League Player of the Month . esuwarriors.com . January 7, 2016 . February 7, 2016.
  41. Web site: LEAGUE TABLE FOR MENS PREMIER LEAGUE . BasketballIreland.ie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307085940/http://www.basketballireland.ie/menspremier/ . March 7, 2016.
  42. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND 2016 ALL-STARS REVEALED . BasketballIreland.ie . March 16, 2016 . March 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317021339/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10001090/ . March 17, 2016.
  43. Web site: Duane Johnson Named to Basketball Ireland Premier League 1st Team . esuwarriors.com . March 17, 2016 . March 26, 2016.
  44. Web site: Black Star signs professional player Johnson . BasketLux.lu . July 23, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821111631/http://www.basketlux.lu/2016/07/23/black-star-signs-professional-player-johnson/ . August 21, 2016.
  45. Web site: Duane Johnson (ex DCU Saints) signs at Black Star . Eurobasket.com . July 23, 2016 . August 13, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911104150/http://www.eurobasket.com/Luxembourg/news/455251/Duane-Johnson-(ex-DCU-Saints)-signs-at-Black-Star . September 11, 2016.
  46. Web site: Recap of the WE . facebook.com/blackstarmersch . January 23, 2017 . January 27, 2017.
  47. Web site: Gavin Thurman signed with Black Star . blackstar-mersch.lu . February 8, 2017 . February 28, 2017.
  48. Web site: Johnson also signed for a further season . blackstar-mersch.lu . May 8, 2017 . October 7, 2017.
  49. Web site: Duane Johnson stays in Mersch . blackstar-mersch.lu . July 23, 2018 . September 6, 2018.
  50. Web site: We are happy to confirm that Duane Johnson signed for another season for Black Star Mersch. . facebook.com/blackstarmersch . May 7, 2019 . May 20, 2019.
  51. Web site: Black Star Mersch 2019–20 . Eurobasket.com . May 4, 2020.
  52. Web site: Black Star Mersch Schedule 2019–20 . RealGM.com . May 4, 2020.
  53. Web site: Black Star Mersch Stats 2019–20 . RealGM.com . May 4, 2020.
  54. Web site: Duane Johnson Signs with Arantia Larochette in Luxembourg . esuwarriors.com . June 23, 2020 . August 1, 2020.
  55. Web site: Duane Johnson: Some of the best competition I have ever played against . luxembourg.basketball . July 14, 2020 . August 1, 2020.
  56. Web site: Duane Johnson will miss play-in game because of an injury suffered against Racing . luxembourg.basketball . May 31, 2021 . September 9, 2021.
  57. Web site: Duane Johnson . RealGM.com . June 18, 2022.
  58. Web site: Duane Johnson signs contract extension in Larochette . luxembourg.basketball . April 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021.
  59. Web site: Johnson's 46 points spark Arantia / Résidence beats Sparta . luxembourg.basketball . November 6, 2021 . December 27, 2021.
  60. Web site: Basket Esch is the men's cup winner 2022 . luxembourg.basketball . March 12, 2022 . June 18, 2022.
  61. Web site: Arantia vs Basket Esch . FIBALiveStats.com . March 12, 2022 . June 18, 2022.
  62. Web site: Dominant as a very few have been in FLBB... . facebook.com/talento.basketball . July 20, 2022 . July 22, 2022 . live . https://archive.today/20220722061542/https://www.facebook.com/talento.basketball/posts/pfbid0E1JGcXAQK6oravfT3vobSZNuurrJm8XzZ7sDdsSZVkVZNdFAGAovdeo7p5TGYFL9l . July 22, 2022.
  63. Web site: דוואן ג'ונסון . ibasketball.co.il . June 10, 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610055854/https://ibasketball.co.il/player/13-%D7%93%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F-%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F/ . June 10, 2023 . Hebrew.
  64. Web site: U.Corinthians land Duane Johnson. latinbasket.com. September 24, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204084545/https://www.latinbasket.com/Brazil/news/829168/UCorinthians-land-Duane-Johnson. December 4, 2023.
  65. Web site: União Corinthians inicia divulgação dos atletas do elenco. gaz.com.br. September 25, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204085236/https://www.gaz.com.br/uniao-corinthians-inicia-divulgacao-dos-atletas-do-elenco/. December 4, 2023. Portuguese.
  66. Web site:
    1. 12 Duane Johnson
    . lnb.com.br. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240622033653/https://lnb.com.br/atletas/duane-alexander-johnson/. June 22, 2024. Portuguese.

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