Corey Johnson (basketball)

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Corey Johnson
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Johnson playing for Harvard
No. 6–Team Newcastle Knights
Position Shooting guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1996-04-19) April 19, 1996 (age 28)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Vermont Academy
(Saxtons River, Vermont)
College Harvard (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019 Zornotza ST
2020 Leicester Riders
2020 Guelph Nighthawks
2020–2021 Leicester Riders
2021–22 Newcastle Eagles
2022 Ottawa BlackJacks
2023-24 Derby Trailblazers
2024-25 Newcastle Knights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 United States Team

Corey Johnson (born April 19, 1996) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He played college basketball for Harvard University.

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College career

Johnson began his college career at Harvard. After entering the university, Johnson spent the 2015–16 basketball season competing for the Crimson. During his freshman year, he helped lead the Crimson to a 14–16 record, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. Johnson averaged 9.8 points with a .398 three-point field goal percentage; and, he also set a Harvard freshman record with 74 3-pointers in 2015-16, the third-most in program history. [1]

As a sophomore, Johnson averaged 8.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. [2] In the Ivy League season finale on March 3, 2018, Johnson led Harvard with 17 points in a 93-74 win over Columbia to give the Crimson the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League tournament. He shot 5 of 8 from behind the 3-point arc. [3] Johnson averaged 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a junior. [2] As a senior, he averaged 3.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. [4]

Professional career

On July 24, 2019, Johnson signed with Zornotza ST of the Spanish LEB Plata. [5] He averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in 15 games. Johnson left the team on January 1, 2020. [4] He signed with Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League in late January. In the BBL Championship versus the Surrey Scorchers, he posted 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Johnson averaged 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. [6] On June 22, 2020, Johnson signed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). [7] On July 28, he rejoined the Leicester Riders. [8] During the 2020-21 season, Johnson averaged 10.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game to help Leicester win the BBL Championship title. On July 19, 2021, he signed with Newcastle Eagles in the BBL. [9]

International career

While still in high school, in 2014 Johnson tried out for and was selected to the U-18 Canadian National Basketball team. The team won the silver medal at the U-18 FIBA Americas for Men in Colorado Springs. In 2015, Johnson was selected to the U-19 Canadian National Basketball team. The team went 6-1 and finished 5th at the FIBA U-19 World Championship. This was the national team's highest finish at the event. Johnson averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists for Canada FIBA U-19 World Championship. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Corey Johnson". Harvard Athletics. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Corey Johnson Player Profile, Harvard, NCAA Stats, Events Stats". RealGM. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Harvard tops Columbia, claims top seed to Ivy tournament". USA Today . Associated Press. March 3, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Johnson left Zornotza". US Basket. January 1, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Johnson Inks Deal with Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea in Spain". Harvard Crimson . July 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Season Recap: Corey Johnson". Leicester Riders . April 22, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ @CEBLeague (22 June 2020). "TRANSACTION ALERT: The @GNighthawks have signed on @HarvardMBB product, Corey Johnson. The 6'5 guard from Ottawa, O…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Corey Johnson signs new Riders deal". British Basketball League . July 28, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Johnson jumps to Tyneside". British Basketball League . July 19, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Corey Johnson". FIBA.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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