Elijah Johnson (basketball)
Johnson with Kansas | |
Vanoli Cremona | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | LBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Gary, Indiana | July 11, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cheyenne (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
College | Kansas (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Rosa Radom |
2014–2015 | Panelefsiniakos |
2015–2016 | Pertevniyal |
2016 | Anadolu Efes |
2016 | Cibona |
2017 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
2017 | Istanbulspor Beylikduzu |
2017–present | Vanoli Cremona |
Elijah K. Johnson (born July 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Vanoli Cremona of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball at the University of Kansas.
College career
Johnson committed to Kansas after receiving offers from Cincinnati and Connecticut. He was a bench player his first two years and played sparingly. As a junior, he was moved into the starting lineup and contributed to the national runner-up team. He had five points, two steals, and a rebound in the final 3:12 in a win against Purdue in the NCAA Tournament.[1] Johnson averaged 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game on the season.[2]
As a senior, Johnson averaged 9.9 points and 4.6 assists per game. Kansas went 31-6.[3] He had a career-high 39 points against Iowa State, including an emphatic dunk in the closing seconds to lift the Jayhawks to a 108-96 overtime win. After the game, Johnson received death threats.[4] In the Sweet Sixteen of the 2013 NCAA Tournament against Michigan, Johnson made a costly turnover with under a minute to go in regulation. In overtime, he was assessed a technical foul and missed the final shot in an 87-85 loss.[5]
Professional career
On August 15, 2013, Johnson signed with the Polish team Anwil Wloclawek for a one-year contract.[3] However, Anwil released him before the start of the season, and he moved to another Polish club Rosa Radom for the 2013–14 season.[6]
On August 26, 2014, Johnson signed with Panelefsiniakos of the Greek Basket League for the 2014–15 season.[7]
In September 2015, he signed with Pertevniyal of the Turkish Basketball Second League.[8] On February 24, 2016, he left Pertevniyal and signed with Anadolu Efes for the rest of the season.[9]
On August 8, 2016, Johnson signed with Cibona of Croatia for the 2016–17 season.[10] On November 27, 2016, he left Cibona and signed with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[11] However, one month later, he was released by Hapoel before appearing in a game for them. On January 4, 2017, he signed with German club s.Oliver Würzburg for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga season.[12] Only eight days later, he parted ways with Würzburg after suffering a shoulder injury.[13][14] He played in only game for club. On February 1, 2017, he signed with Istanbulspor Beylikduzu of the Turkish Basketball First League.[15]
On July 27, 2017, Johnson signed with the Italian LBA club Vanoli Cremona for the 2017–18 LBA season.[16]
References
- ↑ Bern, Taylor (March 28, 2012). "Las Vegas’ Elijah Johnson takes the big stage for Kansas in the Final Four". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Elijah Johnson - 2012-13 Men's Basketball". Kansas Jayhawks. University of Kansas. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- 1 2 Bedore, Gary (August 15, 2013). "Johnson signs one-year deal to play with team in Poland". Lawrence Journal-World. University of Kansas. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ Norlander, Matt (February 28, 2013). "Death threats sent to Elijah Johnson after Kansas-Iowa State game". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ Mellinger, Sam (March 30, 2013). "Tough way to go out for KU's Elijah Johnson". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Rosa Radom adds Johnson to their roster". Eurobasket.com. October 12, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Panelefsiniakos signs Elijah Johnson and rookie Aaric Murray". Sportando.com. August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Elijah Johnson (ex Panelefsiniakos) is a newcomer at Pertevniyal". Eurobasket.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Anadolu Efes adds Johnson to backcourt". Euroleague.net. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Elijah Johnson signs with Cibona Zagreb". Sportando.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Elijah Johnson". Sportando.com. November 29, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Elijah Johnson kommt als Verstärkung im Backcourt". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Vertrag mit Elijah Johnson wegen Verletzung aufgelöst". soliver-wuerzburg.de (in German). January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "S.Oliver Wuerzburg, Elijah Johnson part ways". Sportando.com. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Elijah Johnson inks with Istanbulspor Beylikduzu". Sportando.com. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Vanoli Cremona inks Elijah Johnson". Sportando.com. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.