| Power forward | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth | February 8, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Albany, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Dougherty (Albany) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Florida State |
| NBA Draft | 2006 / 2nd round, 45th overall |
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2006–07) Miami Heat (2007–08) Brose Baskets (2008–09) Dongguan Leopards (2009-2010) Sioux Falls Skyforce (2010) Seoul SK Knights (2011–12) |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Alexander Canterell Johnson (born February 8, 1983 in Albany, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the power forward position.
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Johnson attended Dougherty Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia, and played collegiately at Florida State for three seasons.[1]
A tough, athletic inside player with a 40-inch (1,000 mm) vertical leap,[2] he averaged 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.0 block per game for the Seminoles during the 2005–06 season, his last.
Johnson was selected by the Indiana Pacers 45th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft, after declaring for the draft in his junior season. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day. He played in 59 games during the 2006–07 season for the Grizzlies, averaging 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[1]
On August 24, 2007, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat[1] and appeared in 43 games (six starts) for Miami during the campaign, averaging 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds, in 12.8 minutes per game.
On June 23, 2008, the Miami Heat announced that they had requested waivers on Johnson. Two months later, he signed with Brose Baskets of Bamberg, Germany.[3][4]
Johnson later played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.[5]
Johnson joined the Seoul SK Knights, a South Korean basketball team, for the 2011-2012 season.[6]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Memphis | 59 | 19 | 12.8 | .538 | .000 | .661 | 3.1 | .3 | .4 | .6 | 4.4 |
| 2007–08 | Miami | 43 | 6 | 12.8 | .488 | .000 | .687 | 2.2 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 4.2 |
| Career | 102 | 25 | 12.8 | .517 | .000 | .672 | 2.7 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 4.3 |
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