Garrison Johnson
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Garrison Johnson
| image =
| position = Shooting guard
| number =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|27}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = South Cobb (Austell, Georgia)
| college = Jackson State (2006–2010)
| draft_year = 2010
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 2012
| years1 = 2011
| team1 = Barreirense
| years2 = 2011–2012
| team2 = Valur
| highlights =
- SWAC Player of the Year (2010)
- First-team All-SWAC (2010)
}}
Garrison Johnson (born July 27, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Jackson State University and later professionally in Europe.
College career
Johnson is best known for his collegiate career at Jackson State University between 2006 and 2010. During his time at Jackson State, Johnson scored 1,251 points{{cite web| title =NBA Development League: Garrison Johnson| work =Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.| publisher =NBA Media Ventures, LLC| year=2010| url =http://www.nba.com/dleague/garrison_johnson.html| accessdate =February 16, 2014}} and participated in two postseason tournaments: the 2007 NCAA Tournament as a freshman and the 2010 National Invitation Tournament as a senior. Throughout his four-year tenure he steadily increased his scoring averages – 2.7, 7.4, 10.7, and 17.6 points per game.{{cite web| title =NBA Draft prospect Garrison Johnson| publisher =Draft Express| date =| url =http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Garrison-Johnson-21956/stats/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222235231/https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Garrison-Johnson-21956/stats/|archive-date=February 22, 2014| accessdate = February 16, 2014}} In 2009–10, his senior season, Johnson led the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in points per game (18.1), total points (578), free throws (161) and free throw attempts (220). He was named the SWAC Player of the Year, becoming the fifth Jackson State player to earn that honor.{{cite web| title =JSU star Garrison Johnson named SWAC Player of the Year| work =Jackson State University News Room| publisher =Wordpress| date =March 10, 2010| url =http://jacksonstate.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/jsu-star-garrison-johnson-named-swac-player-of-the-year/| accessdate = February 16, 2014}}
Professional career
After graduating, Johnson was selected in the 2010 NBA Development League Draft by the Springfield Armor in the seventh round.{{cite web|title=2010 NBA Development League Draft Results |work=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |date=November 1, 2010 |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_2010.html |access-date=February 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117022140/http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_2010.html |archive-date=November 17, 2010 }} Johnson never played in the D-League, so he began his professional career overseas. In January 2011, he joined Barreirense in Portugal. In 12 games, he averaged 17.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.{{cite news |title=Valsmenn semja við Garrison Johnson |url=https://www.karfan.is/2011/11/valsmenn-semja-vid-garrison-johnson/ |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=Karfan.is |date=6 November 2011 |language=Icelandic}}
In November 2011, Johnson signed with Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Curry Collins. He was released by the club in end of January 2012 at his own request after appearing in 7 league games where he averaged 21.6 and 5.7 rebounds.{{cite news |title=Jovan í búning gegn Val – Garrison farinn |url=https://www.karfan.is/2012/01/jovan-i-buning-gegn-val-garrison-farinn/ |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=Karfan.is |date=27 January 2012 |language=Icelandic}}
Later life
After his professional career ended, he was hired as a basketball coach at South Cobb High School in Austell, Georgia.{{cite web |title=Coaches Directory |url=https://southcobbathletics.org/coaches-directory/ |website=southcobbathletics.org |publisher=South Cobb High School |access-date=5 December 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=undefined&season_id=11953&player_id=1162843 Icelandic statistics] at Icelandic Basketball Association
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/13613/garrison-johnson Statistics] at Proballers.com
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/garrison-johnson-1.html College statistics] at Sports Reference
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Garrison_Johnson/116513 Profile] at Eurobasket.com
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Barreirense Basket players
Category:Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Jackson State Tigers basketball players
Category:People from Smyrna, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Austell, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia