Cory Johnson (basketball)
Cory Rockne Johnson (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Ehime Orange Vikings in Japan.[1] He played college basketball for Iowa State and Valparaiso.
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 5, 1988 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Duluth East (Duluth, Minnesota) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Korihait |
| 2012–2013 | Básquet Coruña |
| 2013–2014 | Società Atletica Basket Massagno |
| 2014–2015 | KTP Basket |
| 2015–2016 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
| 2016–2018 | T71 Dudelange |
| 2018–2019 | Ehime Orange Vikings |
College career edit
Johnson began his college career at Iowa State University where he played two seasons for the Cyclones before transferring to Valparaiso University.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Professional career edit
Following the completion of his college career, Johnson signed with basketball club WCAA Giants of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[5] Due to financial difficulties the club withdrew from the DBL prior to the 2011–12 season.[6] 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.[7]
Johnson played for CB Coruña during the Spain 2012–13 LEB Oro season.[8]
In July 2013, Johnson signed with SAM Massagno Basket in Switzerland for the 2013–2014 season.[9] 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.[10] In the 2014 post season awards, Johnson was named All-Swiss LNA 3rd team by Eurobasket.com.[11]
In October 2014, Johnson joined KTP Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga to compete in the 2014–2015 EuroChallenge.[12]
On February 10, 2015, he signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket.[13]
On August 22, 2015, an agreement was made with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the final season of the Japanese bj League.[14]
Career statistics edit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 50 | 34 | 25.7 | .467 | .299 | .782 | 6.8 | 1.6 | .9 | .4 | 14.8 |
References edit
- ^ Ehime Vikings (17 August 2018). "コーリー・ジョンソン選手 契約合意（新規）のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Cory Johnson". Valpo Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ . Horizon League. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Roggen, Fred. . basketme. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ . Finnish Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. 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.
- ^ . www.lnba.ch. LNBA. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ . www.eurobasketb.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ . ktpbasket.fi. KTP Basket. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ BBC Monthey lands Cory Johnson
- ^ . b-corsairs.com. Yokohama b-corsairs. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
External links edit
- Valparaiso Crusaders bio
- Spanish League profile