Tyrone Johnson (basketball)
KK Borac Čačak | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Basketball League of Serbia |
Personal information | |
Born |
Plainfield, New Jersey | July 28, 1992
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Montrose Christian School (Rockville, Maryland) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2016 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2016 | Grand Rapids Cyclones |
2017 | Al Shamal |
2017–present | KK Borac Čačak |
Tyrone "Ty" Johnson (born July 28, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for KK Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia.
College career
Prior to his freshman year at Villanova, Johnson broke his left foot.[1] 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.[1]
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.[1] 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.[5]
On January 1, 2017, he signed with Al Shamal from Qatar.[6] 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.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Silva, Dennis (November 16, 2015). "Notebook: Vipers' Johnson making fast impression as tryout invitee". The Monitor. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Ty Johnson transfers from Villanova to South Carolina". SBNation. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ Smith, Willie T. (May 5, 2015). "Tyrone Johnson happy with the lessons he's learned at South Carolina". Greenville News. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ↑ "South Carolina's Tyrone Johnson out indefinitely with broken foot". The Sporting News. Associated Press. January 16, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- 1 2 "Borac lands Tyrone Johnson, ex Al Shamal". EuroBasket. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Tyrone Johnson agreed terms with Al Shamal". EuroBasket. Retrieved January 1, 2017.