Jaylen Johnson

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Jaylen Johnson
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Johnson playing for Louisville
No. 10–Taipei Taishin Mars
Position Power forward
League T1 League
Personal information
Born (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 27)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
College Louisville (2014–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Windy City Bulls
2019 Iowa Wolves
2019 Hapoel Holon
2019–2020Iowa Wolves
2021–2023 Motor City Cruise
2023 Nacional
2023–present Taipei Taishin Mars
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Jaylen Johnson (born August 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League. He played college basketball for the University of Louisville from 2014 to 2017.

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High school career

Johnson wrapped up his senior campaign at Ypsilanti High School with averages of 13.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.3 blocks and 4.1 assists per game. [1]

In 2013, he attended the LeBron James Skills Academy [2] and Adidas Super 64. [3] Johnson attended the Pangos All-American Camp in 2014 and was awarded the Mario Ellie Award [4] and was also named to the "Cream of the Crop" Top 30. [5]

College career

He joined the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team for the 2014–15 season. During his three-year tenure with the Cards, Johnson made a total of 88 appearances, starting in 22 games his sophomore season [6] and in 26 as a junior. [7] Johnson averaged 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds a contest during his Louisville career. [8] His best season came as a junior (2016–17) when he scored 8.0 points a game, while scooping up 5.8 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game. [9] His per 40 minutes numbers were 15.6 points and 11.3 rebounds. [8] Johnson finished 7th in the ACC [10] and 102nd nationally [11] in offensive rebounds per game.

In late April 2017, he announced his decision to skip his senior year to start his professional career and declare for the 2017 NBA draft. [12] However, he went undrafted.

Professional career

Windy City Bulls (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Johnson signed a training camp deal with the Chicago Bulls. [13] He was waived on October 14 as one of the final preseason cuts. [14] On November 4, 2017, Johnson was included in opening night roster of the Windy City Bulls. [15] On March 24, 2018, the Chicago Bulls announced that they had signed Johnson, [16] but was waived on the next day. [17]

On October 20, 2018, the Iowa Wolves announced that they had acquired the returning rights to Johnson and Jarell Eddie from the Windy City Bulls for the returning rights to JaKarr Sampson and the draft rights to the No. 38 overall pick in the 2018 NBA G League Draft, Mike Amius. [18]

Iowa Wolves (2019)

On January 11, 2019, Johnson was added to Iowa Wolves to their roster. [19] In 21 games played for the Wolves, he averaged 8.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

On July 1, 2019, Johnson joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2019 NBA Summer League. [20]

Hapoel Holon (2019)

On September 4, 2019, Johnson signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League for the 2019–20 season. [21] On November 2, 2019, he parted ways with Holon after appearing in five games. [22]

Second stint with Iowa Wolves (2019–2020)

On November 20, 2019, the Iowa Wolves announced that they had acquired returning right of Johnson. [23]

On January 5, 2021, Johnson signed with Cherkaski Mavpy, [24] but never played for them and on January 25, he was included in roster of the Iowa Wolves, [25] but was later waived on February 13. [26]

Motor City Cruise (2021–2023)

In the 2021 NBA G League draft, Johnson was selected with the 8th pick by the Motor City Cruise. [27]

Nacional (2023)

On March 27, 2023, Johnson signed with Nacional of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. [28]

Taipei Taishin Mars (2023–present)

On September 14, 2023, Johnson joined the Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League. [29]

Personal life

His mother Janetta played basketball at the University of Wisconsin, is the first woman to lead in the nation in blocked shots, men and women at the same time during her tenure at Wisconsin, [30] she still holds the single-season record for blocked shots at Wisconsin. With 130 Blocks in one season. She also spent four years playing professionally in Portugal. [30]

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