Jamarr Johnson

Jamarr Johnson
No. 71 Dunkin Raptors
Position Power forward / Small Forward
League Thailand Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-06-20) June 20, 1988
New Jersey, United States
Nationality American/Indonesian
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College Widener (2006–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 CLS Knights Surabaya
2017–present Dunkin Raptors
Career highlights and awards
  • IBL All-Star (2017)
  • IBL champion (2016)
  • IBL Finals MVP (2016)
  • IBL Most Valuable Player (2016)
  • IBL Rookie of the Year (2016)
  • IBL Scoring Champion (2016)

Jamarr Andre Johnson (born June 20, 1988) is an American-born Indonesian professional basketball player for the Dunkin Raptors of the Thailand Basketball League. He can play in various positions in basketball.

A native of Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey, Johnson graduated from Arthur P. Schalick High School, and went on to play collegiate basketball for Widener University.[1]

Professional career

Johnson's professional career began when he met with the owner of CLS Knights Surabaya, who invited him to join the professional leagues in Indonesia. As the league rules prohibit foreign players, Johnson decided to become a naturalized citizen of Indonesia.

CLS Knights Surabaya

In his debut season in Indonesia, Johnson immediately became the league's leading scorer with an average of 15.25 points per game. He was nominated as MVP and Rookie of the Year. Johnson help CLS win the regular season IBL title, with a record of 31 wins and only 2 defeats. However, during the mid season of 2017,he was cut from the team and was replaced by Duke Crews because he was underperforming.

Dunkin Raptors

Johnson signed with the Dunkin Raptors of the Thailand Basketball League. In his debut, he scored 12 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to help the Raptors win against OSK R.Airline.

Regular season

Years League Country Teams GP Min FG% 3P% FT% APG RPG SPG BPG PPG
2016 IBL  Indonesia CLS Knights 28 26.20 47% 33% 71% 2.9 9.8 1.9 1.1 15.3
2017 IBL  Indonesia CLS Knights 12 26.01 35% 19% 73% 2.3 8.5 1.0 0.6 11.5
2017 TBL  Thailand Dunkin Raptors 9 37.28 37% 21% 63% 5.2 11.6 2.6 1.1 15.8

Playoffs

Years League Teams GP Min FG% 3P% FT% APG RPG SPG BPG PPG
2016 IBL CLS Knights 6 34.09 36% 25% 63% 3.0 9.7 2.8 1.8 17.2

International career

Johnson was declared eligible to play for the Indonesia national basketball team at the SEABA 2017 on May 16, 2017. Johnson only play 2 games in the SEABA 2017. In his debut,he scored 17 points against Myanmar.

References

  1. Jamarr Johnson - 2008-2009 Men's Basketball, Widener University. Accessed May 8, 2016. "Hometown: Pittsgrove, NJ; High School: Schalick"
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