Geron Johnson

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Geron Johnson
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Johnson playing for Memphis
Personal information
Born (1992-08-09) August 9, 1992 (age 31)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–2019
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2014–2015 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2016 Louaize Club
2016 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2016–2017Louaize Club
2017 Kia Picanto
2017–2018 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2018 Byblos Club
2018Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2018–2019 Al Rayyan
2019 Al Mouttahed Tripoli
Career highlights and awards

Geron Marquis Johnson (born August 9, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons of college basketball for the University of Memphis after playing for two community colleges.

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Early life and high school career

Johnson's father is not in his life and his mother, Duana Hancock, raised him and his brother as a single parent. He attended Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. After his sophomore season, Johnson's mother asked former NBA player Sedric Toney to mentor him. [1] As a junior in 2008–09, he averaged 18.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.9 steals per game as he earned Dayton City League Player of the Year honors. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 16.8 points, 4.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in helping lead Dunbar to a 25–3 overall record. He subsequently earned Dayton Daily News Division 2 Player of the Year honors. [2] A top 100 recruit in the class of 2010, Johnson led Dunbar to a state title as a senior. [3] However, poor grades and disciplinary issues, including an attempted burglary arrest as a junior, derailed his basketball career and forced him to pay in junior college instead of immediately enrolling in an NCAA Division 1 school. [4]

College career

As a freshman at Chipola College in 2010–11, Johnson averaged 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, as he helped lead the Indians to a 25–6 overall record and the Panhandle Conference championship. [2] He was dismissed from the team due to possessing marijuana. [4]

As a sophomore at Garden City Community College in 2011–12, Johnson averaged 19.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 25 games, as he led the Broncbusters to a 17–12 overall record. [2] On February 22, 2012, he was expelled from the college after being arrested for theft and criminal trespassing. “After Garden City, I thought I wasn’t going to have an opportunity to bounce another basketball collegiately,” Johnson said. “That frustrated me mentally and I’m glad God has given me the opportunity to make a way and keep striving at my goals, my dreams, and my aspirations.” [4]

On April 14, 2012, Johnson signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Memphis. [5] Coach Josh Pastner recruited Johnson as a replacement for Will Barton after it became clear that Barton would leave early for the professional ranks. [6] Johnson was considered to be one of the best junior college players in the nation but a risky recruit due to his criminal record. As a result, Pastner set a unique midnight curfew and routine academic monitoring. [4]

Coming into his junior season, Johnson was suspended for three games by the NCAA for receiving impermissible benefits. [3] As a junior at Memphis in 2012–13, Johnson saw action in 33 games and made 26 starts while averaging 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He subsequently earned third-team All-Conference USA [7] and NABC Division I All-District 11 second team honors. [2] He had a career-high 21 points in an 84–58 victory over Ohio. [6] In the team's season-ending loss to Michigan State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, Johnson had a team-high 16 points. [8] Off the court, Johnson volunteered in the community by reading to small children and was honored for his academic achievement. He was one of the 19 players invited to the Kevin Durant Skills Academy over the summer after his junior year. [4]

As a senior in 2013–14, Johnson started 33 of 34 games and averaged 8.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In doing so, he helped Memphis to a 24–10 overall record and a 12–6 conference mark in the program's first season in the American Athletic Conference in 2013–14. In May 2014, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Johnson joined the Houston Rockets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On October 23, 2014, he signed with the Rockets, [9] only to be waived two days later prior to the start of the 2014–15 NBA season. [10] On November 2, 2014, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player. [11] In 33 games for the Vipers in 2014–15, he averaged 5.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. [12]

In July 2015, Johnson joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [13]

On May 26, 2018, Johnson signed with Halcones de Ciudad Obregón of the Mexican CIBACOPA. [14] He averaged 15.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in 25 games as Halcones made it to the CIBACOPA final. [15]

Johnson signed with Al Rayyan SC of the Qatari Basketball League on December 15, 2018. [15] On August 9, 2019, he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Jason (October 10, 2012). "University of Memphis's Geron Johnson seeking to put troubles behind him". Memphis Commercial Appeal . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "55 Geron Johnson". GoTigersGo.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Memphis' Geron Johnson suspended for impermissible benefits". Sporting News . October 11, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Milner, Grant (October 10, 2013). "The Transformation of Geron Johnson". 247Sports.com . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tigers Hoops Announces Signing of Geron Johnson". GoTigersGo.com. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Parrish, Gary (December 6, 2012). "Is Geron Johnson perfect? No. But he's been good at (and for) Memphis". CBS Sports . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ "C-USA Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams". ConferenceUSA.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Smith, Jason (July 13, 2013). "Coming off trouble-free junior campaign, Tigers' guard Geron Johnson grateful for chance at Memphis". Memphis Commercial Appeal . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rockets Sign Johnson and Request Waivers on Mitchell". NBA.com. October 23, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rockets Sign Richmond and Request Waivers on Johnson". NBA.com. October 25, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ "RGV Vipers Set 2014–15 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Geron Johnson D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Clippers Announce Summer League Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Johnson comes back to Obregon, ex Byblos". LatinBasket.com. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Al Rayyan lands Geron Johnson, ex Hoops". Basketball.Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ "6'3" G Geron Johnson signs with Al Moutahed in Lebanon". Twitter. August 9, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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