No. 11–Cleveland Charge | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Norcross, Georgia, U.S. | June 6, 2004
Nationality | Jamaican |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Norcross (Norcross, Georgia) |
NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022–2024 | NBA G League Ignite |
2024–2025 | Maine Celtics |
2025–present | Cleveland Charge |
Career highlights and awards | |
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London Johnson (born June 6, 2004) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played for Norcross High School in his hometown of Norcross, Georgia, where he was a four-star recruit.
Johnson attended Norcross High School in Norcross, Georgia. As a junior, Johnson helped lead his team to victory in the Georgia High School Association Class 7A State Championship. Johnson scored 27 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 58-45 win against Berkmar High School. [1] [2] Johnson was selected for the World Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in 2021, was tabbed a Gatorade Player of the Year finalist, and was named to both the Atlanta Tip-Off all-metro team and the Gwinnett Tip-Off all-county team. [3] [4]
Johnson was a consensus four-star recruit on Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN, and regarded to be a top player in Georgia. [5] [6] [7] On December 21, 2021, Johnson narrowed his commitment options to Georgia, Virginia, NC State, Clemson, USC, and Alabama. [8] On October 3, 2022, Johnson reclassified to the 2022 class and decided to forgo college basketball, signing a two-year deal with NBA G League Ignite reportedly worth seven figures. [9] [10]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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London Johnson PG | Norcross, Georgia | Norcross High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | — | |
Star ratings: Rivals: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 64 ESPN: 50 | ||||||
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On October 3, 2022, Johnson signed a record deal to play for NBA G League Ignite. In his first season, Johnson averaged 10.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 30 games played. [11] With the departure of teammate Scoot Henderson, Johnson was expected to have a breakout second season with the Ignite, but failed to improve his numbers significantly in a disastrous final season for the Ignite team, who finished with a 2-32 record. [12] Johnson averaged 10.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in 25 games played in his final season with the Ignite. [13]
Johnson did not declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, and was selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2024 G League Draft by the Maine Celtics. [14] In three games with the Celtics, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.0 rebound, and 1.0 assist. [15] On January 1, 2025, Johnson was waived by the Celtics. [16]
On January 15, 2025, Johnson was acquired by the Cleveland Charge. He was waived eight days later, but was reacquired on February 2. [17]
Johnson played for the Jamaican U17 Team at the 2021 FIBA U17 Centrobasket Championships, and was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 36 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals a game. [18] [19]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | NBA G League Ignite | 30 | 14 | 25.6 | .432 | .329 | .792 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.5 |
2023–24 | NBA G League Ignite | 25 | 8 | 26.0 | .430 | .319 | .805 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
2024–25 | Maine Celtics | 3 | 1 | 13.7 | .250 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
Career | 58 | 23 | 21.8 | .371 | .327 | .866 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 |