Tyrone Johnson (basketball) explained

Tyrone Johnson
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:195
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:28 July 1992
Birth Place:Plainfield, New Jersey
Nationality:American
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years2:2016
Team2:Grand Rapids Cyclones
Years3:2017
Team3:Al Shamal
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:KK Borac Čačak

Tyrone "Ty" Johnson (born July 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player.

Born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, Johnson played at Plainfield High School before transferring to Montrose Christian School for his senior year in an effort to position himself better for collegiate basketball.[1]

College career

Prior to his freshman year at Villanova, Johnson broke his left foot. Johnson averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 assists per game his first season with the Wildcats. He transferred to South Carolina during his sophomore year.[2] Johnson was forced to miss an entire year of eligibility due to playing in an exhibition game with Villanova. He broke his right foot in a game against Texas A&M and played only 16 games as a junior for the Gamecocks.[3] He was averaging 11.9 points per game up until that point.[4] As a senior, he averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game for South Carolina.

Professional career

After graduating from South Carolina, in 2015, he signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. He was the only player to make the team by tryout.[5] Johnson averaged 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in 23 games for the Vipers. The following season, he played with the Grand Rapids Cyclones of the Premier Basketball League.[6]

On January 1, 2017, he signed with Al Shamal from Qatar.[7] Johnson posted 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game with Al Shamal. In September 2017, he signed with Serbian club KK Borac Čačak.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Carino, Jerry. "Plainfield’s Tyrone Johnson leaving Villanova. Cautionary tale?", New Jersey Hoops Haven, November 7, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2019. "Former Plainfield High School standout Tyrone Johnson is leaving Villanova, the school announced today.... Ty left Plainfield a year early for basketball factory Montrose Christian, supposedly to better position himself to make an immediate impact at Nova."
  2. Web site: Ty Johnson transfers from Villanova to South Carolina. SBNation. December 27, 2012.
  3. News: Smith . Willie T. . Tyrone Johnson happy with the lessons he’s learned at South Carolina . August 23, 2018 . . May 5, 2015.
  4. News: South Carolina's Tyrone Johnson out indefinitely with broken foot . August 23, 2018 . . . January 16, 2014.
  5. News: Silva. Dennis. Notebook: Vipers' Johnson making fast impression as tryout invitee. The Monitor. November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015.
  6. Web site: Borac lands Tyrone Johnson, ex Al Shamal . EuroBasket . August 23, 2018.
  7. Web site: Tyrone Johnson agreed terms with Al Shamal. EuroBasket. January 1, 2017.