Nick Johnson (basketball)

Nick Johnson

Johnson with the Arizona Wildcats
No. 13–Trefl Sopot
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	PLK
Personal information
Born	(1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31) Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Highland (Gilbert, Arizona) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
College	Arizona (2011–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Houston Rockets
2014–2015	→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2015–2016	Austin Spurs
2016–2017	Bayern Munich
2017–2019	Austin Spurs
2019	Wisconsin Herd
2019	Nanterre 92
2019–2021	Türk Telekom
2021–2022	Nanterre 92
2022–2023	Beijing Ducks
2023	Hapoel Holon
2024	Cholet Basket
2024–present	Trefl Sopot
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League champion (2018) NBA G League Finals MVP (2018) Consensus first-team All-American (2014) Pac-12 Player of the Year (2014) First-team All-Pac-12 (2014) Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2014) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2012)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nicholas Alexander Johnson (born December 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, with whom he was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. He was then drafted 42nd overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2014 NBA draft, and played for them in the 2014–15 season.

High school career

Johnson attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona from 2007 to 2009, before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada for his junior year. As a junior in 2009–10, he averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as he led Findlay to a 32–2 record. ^[1]

In November 2010, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at the University of Arizona. ^[2]

As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as he led Findlay to a 28–4 record. He was ranked as the No. 40 overall prospect in the country and the No. 8 shooting guard by Rivals.com to go with a scout grade of 96 by ESPN.com. He went on to be named a Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first-team selection. ^[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Arizona, Johnson was named to the 2012 Pac-12 All-Freshman team. In 35 games, he averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. ^{[1] [3]}

In his sophomore season, he earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors. At the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, he averaged a team-best 14.0 points to go with 4.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. In 35 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals in 31.4 minutes per game. ^{[1] [3]}

In his junior season, he earned first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive team honors, as well as being named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. ^[4] He finished his career ranked 24th on UA's scoring list with 1,333 points. In 38 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.1 minutes per game. ^{[1] [3]}

On April 15, 2014, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility. ^[5]

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2014–2015)

On June 26, 2014, Johnson was selected with the 42nd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. ^{[6] [7]} On July 25, 2014, he signed with the Rockets after averaging 12.5 points per game during the 2014 NBA Summer League. ^[8] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. ^[9]

On July 20, 2015, the Rockets traded Johnson, Joey Dorsey, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, a 2016 first-round draft pick, and cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ty Lawson and a 2017 second-round draft pick. ^[10] On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets after appearing in six preseason games. ^[11]

Austin Spurs (2015–2016)

On December 28, 2015, Johnson was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. ^[12] In 34 games for Austin in 2015–16, he averaged 10.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. ^[13]

On September 8, 2016, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic, ^[14] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games. ^[15]

Bayern Munich (2016–2017)

On October 29, 2016, Johnson signed with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga till the end of the season. ^[16]

Second Stint with Austin Spurs (2017–2019)

On November 2, 2017, Johnson was included in the 2017–18 opening night roster for Austin Spurs. ^[17] He helped the Austin Spurs win the G League championship and was named the G League Finals MVP. ^{[18] [19]}

He was signed by the San Antonio Spurs and played four preseason games before being waived. ^[20] On November 18, 2018, he was reacquired by the Austin Spurs. ^[21]

Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On January 16, 2019, Johnson was acquired by the Wisconsin Herd with returning right of Olivier Hanlan and a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA G League Draft for Travis Trice. ^{[22] [23]}

Nanterre 92 (2019)

On March 22, 2019, Johnson signed with Nanterre 92. ^[24]

Türk Telekom (2019–2021)

On September 5, 2019, he signed with Türk Telekom of Turkish Super League. ^[25] Johnson averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on October 27, 2020. ^[26]

Second Stint with Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)

On July 30, 2021, he has signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. ^[27]

Hapoel Holon (2023)

On November 6, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. ^[28]

Trefl Sopot (2024–present)

On November 27, 2024, he signed with Trefl Sopot in the Polish Basketball League (PLK). ^[29]

NBA career statistics

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Houston	28	0	9.4	.347	.238	.680	1.4	.4	.3	.1	2.6
Career		28	0	9.4	.347	.238	.680	1.4	.4	.3	.1	2.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015	Houston	9	0	5.4	.235	.143	1.000	.4	.4	.0	.1	1.3
Career		9	0	5.4	.235	.143	1.000	.4	.4	.0	.1	1.3

Personal life

Johnson's father, Joey, and his uncle, Dennis, are both former professional basketball players with the latter being a three-time NBA champion and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. ^{[30] [31]}

References

1. "#13 Nick Johnson". ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
2. "Arizona recruit Chol signs Letter of Intent". KVOA.com. May 5, 2011. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
3. "Nick Johnson Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
4. "2013-14 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac-12.com. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
5. Norlander, Matt (April 15, 2014). "Arizona's Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson leaving for NBA Draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
6. Steinberg, Russell (June 26, 2014). "2014 NBA Draft Results: Houston Rockets select Nick Johnson with 42nd pick". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
7. Friedman, Jason (June 30, 2014). "Rockets Introduce Capela and Johnson". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
8. "Rockets officially sign draft picks Capela, Johnson". KHOU.com. July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
9. "All-Time NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
10. "Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
11. "Nuggets waive Nick Johnson, Oleksiy Pecherov, Devin Sweetney". InsideHoops.com. October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
12. "Austin Spurs Acquire Nick Johnson". NBA.com. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
13. "Nick Johnson D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
14. "Orlando Magic Sign Six Players". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
15. "Orlando Magic Waive Nick Johnson, Ramon Galloway". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
16. "Bayern Munich signs Nick Johnson". Sportando.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
17. "Opening Night Roster". Twitter.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
18. "Spurs Win NBA G League Championship, Defeat Raptors 905 in Game 2". NBA.com. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
19. Busch, Alex (April 11, 2018). "Nick Johnson's Finals MVP Award About More Than Just Performance". NBA.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
20. Garcia, Jeff (October 14, 2018). "Spurs waive Nick Johnson, Okaro White". News4SanAntonio.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
21. "Austin Spurs Acquire Nick Johnson" (Press release). Austin Spurs. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
22. "Wisconsin Herd Acquires Nick Johnson in Trade with Austin Spurs". NBA.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
23. "Austin Spurs Obtain Travis Trice in Trade with Wisconsin Herd". NBA.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
24. "Nanterre adds Nick Johnson to replace injured Dominic Waters". Eurohoops. March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
25. Maggi, Alessandro (September 5, 2019). "Turk Telekom signs Nick Johnson". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
26. Lupo, Nicola (October 27, 2020). "Nick Johnson returns to Turk Telekom Ankara". Sportando. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
27. Carchia, Emiliano (July 30, 2021). "Nick Johnson is back in Nanterre". Sportando. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
28. "Nick Johnson joins Hapoel Holon". Sportando. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
29. "Nick Johnson dołącza do Trefla". plk.pl (in Polish). November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
30. Coro, Paul (December 11, 2011). "Arizona Wildcats freshman Nick Johnson already maturing". AZCentral.com. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
31. Branch, John (March 20, 2014). "A Father's Legs and an Uncle's Skills". The New York Times . Retrieved July 22, 2014.

External links

• Sports portal

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and  Basketball Reference
• Arizona Wildcats bio