Kendrick Johnson (basketball)

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Kendrick Johnson
Personal information
Born (1975-06-13) June 13, 1975 (age 48)
United States
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
College Point Loma
NBA draft 1997: undrafted
Position Guard
Career history
1999–2000 Sydney Kings
2000–2001 Milon
2001–2002 APOEL
2002–2003 ITU İstanbul
2003–2004 Irakleio
2004–2005 Rabotnički
2005 Union Baskets Schwelm
2005 Oostende
2005 Pallacanestro Biella
2005–2006 Kolossos Rodou
2006–2007 Kalev/Cramo
2007 Igokea
2007–2008 Atomerőmű SE

Kendrick Johnson (born June 3, 1975) is a former American professional basketball player who played college basketball for Point Loma. [1] [2]

Career

Johnson averaged 21.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while connecting on 47.8 percent from the field for the Sydney Kings in the 2000–01 season. He made his NBL debut for the Kings in late December 2000, his last game for the Kings came on March 11, 2001. [3] During his Sydney stint, Johnson had a dunking which was later named "one of the best NBL jams of all-time". [4]

In 2002–03, Johnson was the leading scorer of İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. in the Turkish league, averaging 22.1 points a game. [5] Playing for Union Baskets Schwelm in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga in 2005, Johnson scored 22.9 points per game through seven contests, including a 40-point-performance, setting the league's season high for most points in a single game. [6]

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References

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  2. "Kendrick Johnson | FIBA Europe League Men (2005) | FIBA Europe".
  3. "Kendrick Johnson – Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. "Kendrick Johnson Throwback Throwdown". NBL / Facebook.com. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. "ITU 2002/2003 – Turkish Basketball Super League Team". TBLStat.net. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. 50 Jahre Basketball Bundesliga: Die Bundesliga im Kleinen (in German). Cologne: Basketball Bundesliga GmbH. 2016. p. 199. ISBN   978-3-7307-0242-0.