Alexander Johnson
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| Power forward | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 8, 1983 Albany, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Dougherty (Albany) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Florida State |
| NBA Draft | 2006 / 2nd round, 45th overall |
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2006–07) Miami Heat (2007–08) Brose Baskets (2008–09) Dongguan Leopards (2009-2010) Sioux Falls Skyforce (2010) Seoul SK Knights (2011–12) |
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Alexander Canterell Johnson (born February 8, 1983 in Albany, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the power forward position.
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[edit] High school/College
Johnson attended Dougherty Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia, and played collegiately at Florida State for three seasons.[1]
A tough, athletic inside player with a 40-inch (1,000 mm) vertical leap,[2] he averaged 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.0 block per game for the Seminoles during the 2005–06 season, his last.
[edit] NBA career
Johnson was selected by the Indiana Pacers 45th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft, after declaring for the draft in his junior season. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day. He played in 59 games during the 2006–07 season for the Grizzlies, averaging 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[1]
On August 24, 2007, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat[1] and appeared in 43 games (six starts) for Miami during the campaign, averaging 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds, in 12.8 minutes per game.
On June 23, 2008, the Miami Heat announced that they had requested waivers on Johnson. Two months later, he signed with Brose Baskets of Bamberg, Germany.[3][4]
Johnson later played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.[5]
[edit] South Korea (KBL)
Johnson joined the Seoul SK Knights, a South Korean basketball team, for the 2011-2012 season.[6]
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Memphis | 59 | 19 | 12.8 | .538 | .000 | .661 | 3.1 | .3 | .4 | .6 | 4.4 |
| 2007–08 | Miami | 43 | 6 | 12.8 | .488 | .000 | .687 | 2.2 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 4.2 |
| Career | 102 | 25 | 12.8 | .517 | .000 | .672 | 2.7 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 4.3 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Heat sign ex-Grizzlie Johnson; ESPN, 24 August 2007
- ^ Sports Illustrated 2006 Draft profile
- ^ Alexander Johnson to Brose Baskets; The Hoop, 14 September 2008
- ^ Bamberg completes roster with Alexander Johnson; EuroCup Basketball, 15 September 2008
- ^ Alexander Johnson D-League profile.
- ^ Seoul SK Knights
[edit] External links
- Alexander Johnson at NBA.com
- Alexander Johnson at Basketball-Reference.com
- 2006 NBA Draft profile
- Florida State profile
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players
- Florida State University alumni
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Miami Heat players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Albany, Georgia
- Power forwards (basketball)
