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Cory Johnson
No. 2 – Yokohama B-Corsairs
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Leaguebj league
Personal information
Born (1988-04-05) April 5, 1988 (age 36)
Superior, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolEast (Duluth, Minnesota)
CollegeIowa State (2006–2008)
Valparaiso (2009–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012UU-Korihait
2012–2013CB Coruña
2013–2014SAM Basket Massagno
2014–2015KTP-Basket
2015–2015BBC Monthey
2015–presentYokohama B-Corsairs

Cory Rockne Johnson (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese bj league.

College career

Johnson began his college career at Iowa State University where he played two seasons for the Cyclones before transferring to Valparaiso University.[1] After sitting out a redshirt year, Johnson spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 basketball seasons competing for the Crusaders. During his senior year, he was selected as a preseason Second Team All-Horizon League honoree and named MVP of the Lou Henson Award Tournament.[2] He helped lead the crusaders to a 23-12 record and a spot in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. A Second Team All-Horizon League selection in his Junior year, Johnson also earned a spot on the league All-Newcomer squad averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds. Johnson also finished second in the Horizon League with .556 field goal percentage, which ranked 20th nationally.[3]

Professional career

Following the completion of his college career, Johnson signed with basketball club WCAA Giants of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[4] Due to financial difficulties the club withdrew from the DBL prior to the 2011-12 season.[5] Johnson then signed with UU-Korihait, which competes in Korisliiga, the top men's basketball league in Finland. He averaged 16.9 points 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists for Korihait during the 2011-12 season.[6]

Johnson played for CB Coruña during the Spain 2012–13 LEB Oro season.[7]

In July 2013, Johnson signed with SAM Massagno Basket in Switzerland for the 2013-2014 season.[8] He finished the regular season second in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in scoring, averaging 20.3 points, while adding 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[9] In the 2014 post season awards, Johnson was named All-Swiss LNA 3rd team by Eurobasket.com.[10]

In October 2014, Johnson joined KTP Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga to compete in the 2014-2015 EuroChallenge. [11]

On February 10, 2015, he signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket.[12]

On August 22, 2015, an agreement was made with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the final season of the Japanese bj League.[13]

References

  1. ^ Cyclones. "Cory Johnson To Transfer". Iowa State Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ Potter, Bill. "Valpo Takes Lou Henson Award Tournament Title with 103-102 Comeback Over Oakland". Horizon League. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Cory Johnson". Valpo Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Johnson, Fletcher Headed to WCAA Giants of Dutch League". Horizon League. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. ^ Roggen, Fred. "European Leagues BasketMe Preview: Dutch Basketball League". basketme. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Cory Johnson". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ Gómez, Pablo (5 August 2012). "The American power forward Cory Johnson, basketball Coruña". La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Colpo SAM Massagno, preso Cory Johnson". Tichinoonline. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  9. ^ "CUMUL / SAM Basket Massagno". www.lnba.ch. LNBA. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  10. ^ "LNA: Season 2013-2014". www.eurobasketb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  11. ^ "KTP hankki neljännen amerikkalaisen". http://www.ktpbasket.fi/. KTP Basket. Retrieved 22 November 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  12. ^ BBC Monthey lands Cory Johnson
  13. ^ "Notice of Cory Johnson basic contract agreement". http://b-corsairs.com/. Yokohama b-corsairs. Retrieved 18 January 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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