Aaron Johnson (basketball)
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Position | SCM CSU Craiova |
2016–2018 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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Aaron Westley Johnson (born October 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for UAB. As a senior in 2010–11, he led NCAA Division I in assists with 7.70 per game.[1] In addition, he was named Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[2]
Early life
Johnson was born and raised in the Englewood area of Chicago. He is the fourth-born child of 12. Despite a rough childhood, Johnson became the first in his family to attend college and graduate.[3]
High school career
Johnson played high school basketball at
College career
Johnson played college ball for University of Alabama at Birmingham. During the 2009–10 season he was named to the third team all Conference USA and first team all defense. Johnson's best season was his senior year, where he averaged 11.8 points and an NCAA-leading 7.7 assists per game.[4] He led UAB to a 22–9 overall record (12–4 conference) as they won their first outright C-USA regular season title. Johnson also became the first player in UAB history to earn Conference USA Player of the Year honors and an All-American honorable mention.[5] He also was named to the first team all-conference, first team all-defense, and District 11 Second Team.[6]
Johnson's best game came in a triple overtime win against the conference favorite
College statistics
College | Year | GP | GS | SPG | RPG | APG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
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UAB | 2007–08 | 34 | 26 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .436 | .305 | .781 |
UAB | 2008–09 | 34 | 17 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | .392 | .324 | .660 |
UAB | 2009–10 | 34 | 34 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 9.6 | .458 | .372 | .732 |
UAB | 2010–11 | 31 | 31 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 11.8 | .419 | .247 | .779 |
Career | 133 | 108 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 7.5 | .430 | .308 | .751 |
Professional career
Following the close of his collegiate career, Johnson signed with
On July 19, 2012, Johnson signed with Vanoli Cremona in Italy's A-1 league.[13]
In November 2013, he was acquired by the
For the 2014–15 season Johnson signed with the Finnish team
On September 15, 2015, Johnson signed with Romanian team
Professional statistics
professional | Year | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | 2FG% | 3P% | FT% |
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Assi Ostuni | 2011–12 | 31 | 31 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .55 | .33 | .747 |
Career | 31 | 31 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .55 | .33 | .747 |
References
- ^ "Aaron Johnson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ Irvine, Steve (March 9, 2011). "Mike Davis and Aaron Johnson earn top C-USA honors". Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "Unselfish Aaron Johnson closing in on UAB Blazers assists record – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Aaron Johnson – UAB Blazers – College Basketball – Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "UAB's Johnson Named AP Honorable Mention All-American – Conference USA Official Athletic Site". Conferenceusa.cstv.com. 2011-03-28. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "CUSA : Year-by-Year Final Standings (2010–11)" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "UTEP Miners vs. UAB Blazers – Box Score – January 08, 2011 – ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "East Carolina Pirates vs. UAB Blazers – Box Score – March 10, 2011 – ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Aaron Johnson Leg Break (Video Link)". Allvoices.com. 2011-03-15. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Italy – Assi Basket Ostuni signs Aaron Johnson and Mareks Jurevicus | MLBB – Sports Agency WebSite Template". Mlbb.gr. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Aaron Johnson Player Profile, pallacanestro, Vanoli CR, International Stats, Game Logs". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Legadue Basket". Legaduebasket.it. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Cremona officially signs Aaron Johnson". Sportando.net. July 19, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ "Bakersfield Jam Set Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ "Bisons put Aaron Johnson at point". Sportando.com. 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Baschet Craiova signs Aaron Johnson, parts ways with Jovanovic, Peters". 15 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Aaron Johnson inks with Stal Ostrow". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
External links
- Italian League profile Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- UAB Blazers bio