Aaron Johnson (basketball)

Aaron Johnson
No. 1 – Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Position Point guard
League PLK
Personal information
Born (1988-10-27) October 27, 1988
Englewood, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Hubbard (Chicago, Illinois)
College UAB (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Ostuni Basket
2012–2013 Vanoli Cremona
2013–2014 Bakersfield Jam
2014 Reyer Venezia Mestre
2014–2015 Nilan Bisons Loimaa
2015–2016 SCM CSU Craiova
2016–present Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Career highlights and awards

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, Illinois. 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 Hubbard High School where he was a four-year starter. As a junior he averaged 21 points and nine assists per game, although the team finished with an 11–14 record. The following year, however, Johnson led Hubbard to a 21–9 record while winning the regional championship. He achieved all-city honors after averaging 14 points and nine assists per game. Johnson was also rated as one of the top 25 players in the state of Illinois according to Rivals.com.

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 UTEP. He ended the game with 26 points on 9-17 shooting, 14 assists, seven rebounds and 1 steal in 54 minutes of playing time.[7] He also tallied a career best 39 points, four assists and four rebounds in a conference playoff loss to East Carolina.[8] During his last game as a college player, Johnson fractured his fibula.[9] He finished his career at UAB as its all-time leader in assists for a career (664), single season (239), double-figures in a game (10), single season average (7.70) and single game (14). Johnson also finished second in Conference USA history in career assists.

College statistics

College Year GP GS SPG RPG APG PPG FG% 3P% FT%
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 Ostuni Basket of Italy's second division (Legadue Basket).[10] In his first professional year Johnson averaged 15.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.5 assist, 3.7 turnovers, and 1.5 steals while shooting 55% from 2 point field goal range and 33% from 3 along the way to being named to the Legadue SuisseGas All-Star Game.[11][12] Johnson increased his scoring average in the playoffs to 22.3, which was good for 2nd in the league.

On July 19, 2012, Johnson signed with Vanoli Cremona in Italy's A-1 league.[13]

In November 2013, he was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam.[14] On January 23, 2014, he was waived by the Jam.

For the 2014–15 season Johnson signed with the Finnish team Nilan Bisons Loimaa.[15]

On September 15, 2015, Johnson signed with Romanian team SCM CSU Craiova.[16] On July 17, 2016, Johnson signed with Polish team Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.[17]

Professional statistics

professional Year GP GS PPG RPG APG SPG 2FG% 3P% FT%
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

  1. ↑ "Aaron Johnson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Irvine, Steve (March 9, 2011). "Mike Davis and Aaron Johnson earn top C-USA honors". Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Unselfish Aaron Johnson closing in on UAB Blazers assists record – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Aaron Johnson – UAB Blazers – College Basketball – Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  5. ↑ "UAB's Johnson Named AP Honorable Mention All-American – Conference USA Official Athletic Site". Conferenceusa.cstv.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  6. ↑ "CUSA : Year-by-Year Final Standings (2010-11)" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  7. ↑ "UTEP Miners vs. UAB Blazers - Box Score - January 08, 2011 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  8. ↑ "East Carolina Pirates vs. UAB Blazers - Box Score - March 10, 2011 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  9. ↑ "Aaron Johnson Leg Break (Video Link)". Allvoices.com. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  10. ↑ "Italy – Assi Basket Ostuni signs Aaron Johnson and Mareks Jurevicus | MLBB – Sports Agency WebSite Template". Mlbb.gr. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  11. ↑ "Aaron Johnson Player Profile, pallacanestro, Vanoli CR, International Stats, Game Logs". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  12. ↑ "Legadue Basket". Legaduebasket.it. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  13. ↑ "Cremona officially signs Aaron Johnson". Sportando.net. July 19, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Bakersfield Jam Set Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Bisons put Aaron Johnson at point". Sportando.com. 2014-07-30.
  16. ↑ "Baschet Craiova signs Aaron Johnson, parts ways with Jovanovic, Peters". 15 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Aaron Johnson inks with Stal Ostrow". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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