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| Position | Point guard/shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Overtime Elite | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 25, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Kentucky (commit) | ||||||||||||||
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Jasper Johnson (born March 25, 2006) is an American basketball player who plays for team RWE of Overtime Elite.
Johnson grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and initially attended Woodford County High School. [1] He averaged 20.1 points per game as a sophomore. [2] Johnson transferred to Link Academy in Branson, Missouri before the start of his junior year. [3]
After his junior year, Johnson opted to leave Link Academy to join the Overtime Elite league as a non-professional player for team RWE in order to preserve his collegiate eligibility. [4]
Johnson is a consensus top-25 recruit in the 2025 class, according to major recruiting services. [5] [6] He committed to play college basketball at Kentucky over offers from North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisville. [7] [8]
Johnson played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. [9] He averaged 10.0 points and 2.7 assists per game as the United States won the gold medal. [10]
Johnson's father, Dennis Johnson, played college football at Kentucky and in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers. [11] His uncle Derrick also played football at Kentucky. [12] Johnson's grandfather, Alvis Johnson, played football at Western Kentucky and was the head football and track coach at Harrodsburg High School before serving as an assistant athletic director at Kentucky. [13]
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