Chris Johnson (basketball, born 1985)

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Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at Assisting Australia fundraiser.jpg
Johnson at a fundraiser in June 2011
No. 5–New Taipei Kings
Position Center / power forward
League Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 39)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school
College LSU (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009 Aliağa Petkim
2010 Turów Zgorzelec
2010–2011 Dakota Wizards
2011 Portland Trail Blazers
2011 Boston Celtics
2011–2012 Portland Trail Blazers
2011 Leones de Santo Domingo
2012 New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013 Santa Cruz Warriors
2013 Minnesota Timberwolves
2013–2014 Zhejiang Lions
2014 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2015 Türk Telekom
2016 Capitanes de Arecibo
2017 Anhui Dragons
2017–2018 Cedevita Zagreb
2018–2019 Homenetmen Beirut B.C.
2019–2020 Shabab Al Ahli
2020 SeaHorses Mikawa
2021 Al-Muharraq SC
2021 Auckland Huskies
2021Parque Hostos
2021–2022Al Nasr
2022 Auckland Tuatara
2022–2024 Taipei Fubon Braves
2024–present New Taipei Kings
Career highlights and awards
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Chris Anthony Johnson (born July 17, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers before having multiple stints in the NBA between 2011 and 2013.

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High school and college

Born in Washington, D.C., Johnson attended Colonial Beach High School in Westmoreland County, Virginia, where he averaged 22.2 points and 12.5 rebounds in his final season. He was then part of Laurinburg Institute's prep school national championship team under coach Chris Chaney in 2005. He averaged 8.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shot 42 percent from three-point range. [1]

Johnson played college basketball for the LSU Tigers from 2005 to 2009. In 85 games, he made 59 starts and averaged 7.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20.4 minutes per game. [2] With 176 blocks, he finished his four-year career as the second all-time leader in blocked shots at LSU behind Shaquille O'Neal (412). [1]

Professional career

2009–10 season

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Johnson joined the New Jersey Nets for the NBA Summer League. [3] He started the 2009–10 season in Turkey with Aliağa Petkim before ending the season in Poland with Turów Zgorzelec. [4]

2010–11 season

After a quick pre-season stint with the Boston Celtics, [5] Johnson joined the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. In 35 games for the Wizards during the 2010–11 season, he averaged 16.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.8 blocks per game. [5]

On January 24, 2011, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. [6] A month later, he signed a 10-day contract with the Celtics. [7] On March 14, he re-signed with the Trail Blazers for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. [8]

2011–12 season

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Johnson played for and won a championship in the Dominican Republic with Leones de Santo Domingo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB). [9] Following the lockout, he re-joined the Trail Blazers for the 2011–12 season. [5]

On March 15, 2012, Johnson was waived by the Trail Blazers. [10] On March 20, he was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Hornets. [11] On April 18, 2012, he was waived by the Hornets. [12]

2012–13 season

After playing for the NBA D-League Select Team in the Las Vegas Summer League [13] and spending pre-season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, [14] [15] Johnson joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA D-League for the 2012–13 season. [16]

On January 19, 2013, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. [17] [18] He went on to sign a second 10-day contract and a rest-of-season contract with Minnesota. [19] [20]

2013–14 season

After playing for the Timberwolves in the Las Vegas Summer League and spending pre-season with the team, [5] Johnson was waived on October 26, 2013. [21] In November 2013, he moved to China to play for the Zhejiang Lions. [22]

2014–15 season

After spending pre-season with the Miami Heat, [23] [24] Johnson returned to China for the start of the 2014–15 season to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls as a short-term injury replacement for Charles Gaines. [25] Following the return of Gaines, he left the Golden Bulls in mid-December after appearing in 11 games.

On January 20, 2015, Johnson signed with Turkish team Türk Telekom for the rest of the season. [26]

2015–16 season

On September 28, 2015, Johnson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [27] However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 17 after appearing in four preseason games. [28]

On February 15, 2016, Johnson signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican League. [29]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Johnson played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the Las Vegas Summer League. [5]

2017–18 season

Between June and October 2017, Johnson played in China for the Anhui Dragons of the NBL. [30] He then moved to Croatia for the 2017–18 season to play for Cedevita Zagreb. [30]

2018–19 season

Between October 2018 and January 2019, Johnson played in Lebanon for Homenetmen Beirut B.C. [30] In April 2019, he played for Shabab Al Ahli during the FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA Qualifiers. [30]

2019–20 season

Johnson returned to Shabab Al Ahli for the 2019–10 season. [31] In January 2020, he moved to Japan to play for SeaHorses Mikawa. [30]

2020–21 season

In March 2021, Johnson had a short stint in Bahrain with Al-Muharraq SC. [30]

On April 20, 2021, Johnson signed with the Auckland Huskies for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season. [32] He left the Huskies on July 8 to return to the United States to play in the Big3 league. [33] He averaged 20.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 blocks per game with the Huskies. [33]

2021–22 season

After a stint in the Dominican Republic with Parque Hostos, Johnson moved to Saudi Arabia in December 2021 to play for Al Nasr. [30] In 15 games, he averaged 25.1 points, 15.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. [30]

On April 21, 2022, Johnson signed with the Auckland Tuatara for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the rebranded Auckland franchise. [34] He left the team mid-season to return to the Big3 league, but then returned to the Tuatara for the final regular season game and finals. [35]

2022–23 season

On August 23, 2022, Johnson signed with Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. [36]

2024–25 season

On July 24, 2024, Johnson signed with New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). [37]

NBA 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Portland 10110.6.389.000.7222.7.2.3.62.7
2010–11 Boston 408.0.667.0001.0001.3.3.0.81.5
2011–12 Portland 2004.7.478.000.833.9.1.1.41.6
2011–12 New Orleans 7011.7.500.000.7143.1.1.7.13.3
2012–13 Minnesota 3009.5.640.000.6182.0.3.2.93.9
Career7118.4.562.000.6991.9.2.2.62.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011 Portland 404.81.000.0001.0001.3.0.0.51.0
Career404.81.000.0001.0001.3.0.0.51.0

Personal life

Johnson's wife Tammy is from Takapuna, New Zealand. The couple have twins that were born in 2020. [32]

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