Johnson at NC State
|
|
Free agent | |
---|---|
Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born |
Toronto, Ontario |
January 18, 1988
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Vaughan Road Academy (Toronto, Ontario) |
College |
|
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Timba Timișoara |
2013–2014 | Mississauga Power |
2014 | Hamilton Huskies |
2014–2015 | Saint John Mill Rats |
2015–2016 | Halifax Hurricanes |
2016 | Windsor Express |
2016–2017 | Grand Rapids Drive |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
|
Alex "Superman" Johnson (born January 18, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball at Cal State Bakersfield and then NC State. Johnson attended high school at Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto, Ontario. As a professional, he was named an NBL Canada All-Star with the Mississauga Power. Johnson was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2013 NBL Canada draft by the Ottawa SkyHawks.
Johnson attended Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto, Ontario, where he was considered one of the top perimeter players of his class in Canada. As a senior at Vaughan, he averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists. He was also an honor roll student and an Academic All-Star.
Johnson started out his college basketball career with the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, while attending the California State University at Bakersfield. He appeared in 26 games as a freshman and was named a starter in 17 of them. Despite having an injury interfere with his playing time towards the end of the season, Johnson had the 17th-best three-point field goal percentage in school history, shooting .416 from beyond the arc. He finished his freshman year averaging 8.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.4 three-pointers per game. Johnson transferred to North Carolina State to compete in his senior season.