Armon Johnson

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Armon Johnson
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Johnson as a member of the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Personal information
Born (1989-02-23) February 23, 1989 (age 35)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Hug (Reno, Nevada)
College Nevada (2007–2010)
NBA draft 2010: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career2010–2017
Position Point guard
Number1, 7
Career history
2010–2012 Portland Trail Blazers
2011–2012→Idaho Stampede
2012 New Jersey Nets
2012 Astana
2014 Valladolid
2014 Le Mans Sarthe
2015 Austin Spurs
2016–2017 Nevada Senators
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2009)
  • Second-team All-WAC (2010)
  • WAC Freshman of the Year (2008)
  • WAC All-Newcomer Team (2008)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Armon Deshawn Johnson (born February 23, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Nevada.

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College career

In his three-year career at Nevada, Johnson averaged 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 101 games. [1]

Professional career

Johnson was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 34th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. On August 2, 2010, he signed with the Trail Blazers after averaging 11.6 points and 4.2 assists in five summer league games. [2] After a promising debut game on October 26, 2010, in which he scored six points with two rebounds and three assists in nine minutes, Johnson went on to have three double-figure scoring games in November, reaching a high in playing time of 22 minutes. However, his minutes and production declined over the following two months. [3]

On January 28, 2011, he was assigned to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. [4] He was recalled on February 22, 2011, then reassigned on January 4, 2012, and recalled again on January 15, 2012. On February 27, 2012, he was waived by the Trail Blazers. He signed a ten-day contract with the New Jersey Nets on April 9, 2012. [5] On April 20, he signed with the Nets for the rest of the season. [6]

On September 29, 2012, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic. [7] However, he was later waived by the Magic on October 23, 2012, after appearing in five preseason games. [8] In December 2012, he joined Kazakh powerhouse team BC Astana. [9] After scoring 13 points in his debut for Astana on December 16, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. [10]

In March 2014, after passing a tryout period, Johnson signed with the Spanish team CB Valladolid for the rest of the season. [11]

On July 7, 2014, Johnson joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [12] On July 29, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of France for the 2014–15 season. [13] On October 29, 2014, he was waived by Le Mans after appearing in just five games. [14] On April 2, 2015, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. [15]

On August 14, 2015, Johnson signed with Göttingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [16] On September 15, 2015, he parted ways with Göttingen before the start of the season. [17]

In 2016 he joined the Nevada Senators ABA team in Reno Nv.

Coaching career

Following his professional career, Johnson returned to the University of Nevada, Reno as an undergrad assistant under Head Coach Eric Musselman. After a couple year stint with the Wolf Pack, he was hired as the head coach of Excel Christian School, a small 1A academy in Sparks, Nevada. [18] In his one season at Excel Christian School, Johnson failed to win a game, going 0–12. [19] In May 2021, Johnson was hired as the head varsity basketball coach for Robert McQueen High School where he currently coaches. [20] As of December 31, 2021, Johnson is 7–2 with the Lancers. His overall prep coaching record stands at 7–14.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Source [21]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Portland 3807.3.455.417.591.91.2.1.02.9
2011–12 Portland 105.01.000––1.0.01.0.02.0
2011–12 New Jersey 8014.9.452.3331.0001.51.4.5.05.6
Career4708.5.458.400.6791.01.2.2.03.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011 Portland 20.0–––.5.0.0.0.0

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References

  1. ↑ Armon Johnson Stats
  2. ↑ Trail Blazers sign rookie guard Armon Johnson
  3. ↑ Basketball Reference
  4. ↑ "Former Pack Standout, Hug Grad Johnson Assigned To D-League". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ Nets Sign Armon Johnson to 10-Day Contract
  6. ↑ NETS Sign Armon Johnson for Remainder of Season
  7. ↑ Magic Sign Johnson, Jones; Prepare for Camp
  8. ↑ Magic Waive Eyenga, A. Johnson
  9. ↑ Armon Johnson joins BC Astana
  10. ↑ A look at what ex-Wolf Pack/Hug star Armon Johnson is up to
  11. ↑ Armon Johnson continuará en el CB Valladolid hasta final de temporada (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE 2014 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
  13. ↑ Le Mans signs Armon Johnson
  14. ↑ Le Mans extends Daniel Ewing for the season, waives Armon Johnson
  15. ↑ Austin Spurs Acquire Armon Johnson
  16. ↑ "Armon Johnson moves to BG Goettingen". Sportando.com. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ Armon Johnson, BG Goettingen part ways
  18. ↑ Armon Johnson Named Excel Christian's Head Coach
  19. ↑ 19–20 Excel Christian Varsity Basketball
  20. ↑ Ex-UNR star Armon Johnson new coach at Reno’s McQueen High
  21. ↑ "Armon Johnson NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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