Cory Johnson (basketball)
| BBC Monthey | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | Ligue Nationale de Basket |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 5, 1988 Superior, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East (Duluth, Minnesota) |
| College |
Iowa State (2006–2008) Valparaiso (2009–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | UU-Korihait |
| 2012–2013 | CB Coruña |
| 2013–2014 | SAM Basket Massagno |
| 2014–2015 | KTP-Basket |
| 2015–present | BBC Monthey |
Cory Rockne Johnson (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for BBC Monthey of the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket.
College career
Johnson began his college career at Iowa State University where he played two seasons for the Cyclones before transferring to Valparaiso University.[1] After sitting out a redshirt year, Johnson spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 basketball seasons competing for the Crusaders. During his senior year, he was selected as a preseason Second Team All-Horizon League honoree and named MVP of the Lou Henson Award Tournament.[2] He helped lead the crusaders to a 23-12 record and a spot in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. A Second Team All-Horizon League selection in his Junior year, Johnson also earned a spot on the league All-Newcomer squad averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds. Johnson also finished second in the Horizon League with .556 field goal percentage, which ranked 20th nationally.[3]
Professional career
Following the completion of his college career, Johnson signed with basketball club WCAA Giants of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[4] Due to financial difficulties the club withdrew from the DBL prior to the 2011-12 season.[5] Johnson then signed with UU-Korihait, which competes in Korisliiga, the top men's basketball league in Finland. He averaged 16.9 points 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists for Korihait during the 2011-12 season.[6]
Johnson played for CB Coruña during the Spain 2012–13 LEB Oro season.[7]
In July 2013, Johnson signed with SAM Massagno Basket in Switzerland for the 2013-2014 season.[8] He finished the regular season second in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in scoring, averaging 20.3 points, while adding 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[9] In the 2014 post season awards, Johnson was named All-Swiss LNA 3rd team by Eurobasket.com.[10]
In October 2014, Johnson joined KTP Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga to compete in the 2014-2015 EuroChallenge. [11]
On February 10, 2015, he signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket.[12]
References
- ↑ Cyclones. "Cory Johnson To Transfer". Iowa State Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ Potter, Bill. "Valpo Takes Lou Henson Award Tournament Title with 103-102 Comeback Over Oakland". Horizon League. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Cory Johnson". Valpo Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Johnson, Fletcher Headed to WCAA Giants of Dutch League". Horizon League. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ Roggen, Fred. "European Leagues BasketMe Preview: Dutch Basketball League". basketme. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Cory Johnson". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ Gómez, Pablo (5 August 2012). "The American power forward Cory Johnson, basketball Coruña". La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Colpo SAM Massagno, preso Cory Johnson". Tichinoonline. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "CUMUL / SAM Basket Massagno". www.lnba.ch. LNBA. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "LNA: Season 2013-2014". www.eurobasketb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "KTP hankki neljännen amerikkalaisen". http://www.ktpbasket.fi/''. KTP Basket. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ BBC Monthey lands Cory Johnson