Ashante Johnson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 12, 1976 San Diego, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scripps Ranch (San Diego, California) |
| College |
Utah (1996–1997) Cañada College (1997–1998) Kansas (1998–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–2010 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2000 | Dijon |
| 2001 | San Diego Wildfire |
| 2001–2002 | Pyrbasket |
| 2002 | Dodge City Legend |
| 2002–2005 | Nymburk |
| 2005–2006 | Aisin Seahorses |
| 2006–2007 | S.L. Benfica |
| 2007–2008 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2008–2009 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2009 | Hapoel Afula |
| 2009–2010 | Zain |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ashante Johnson (born May 12, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played the majority of his 10-year career in Europe.
After graduating from San Diego's Scripps Ranch High School in 1995, Johnson joined the Utah Utes men's basketball team where he redshirted the 1995–96. He played out his freshman season at Utah in 1996–97 before transferring to Cañada College in Redwood City, California for his sophomore season in 1997–98. After averaging 23 points and 14 rebounds per game as a sophomore, Johnson transferred to Kansas where he played out his junior and senior seasons.
Johnson went undrafted in the 2000 NBA draft. In August 2000, he signed a one-year deal with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A. After a disappointing start to the season, he was released by the club in late 2000. Returning home, he played briefly for the short-lived San Diego Wildfire of the American Basketball Association, then met a Finnish coach at a workout camp in Los Angeles. The coach liked what he saw and signed him for the 2001–02 season. Johnson went on to average 26 points and 10 rebounds per game for Pyrbasket Tampere.
After a one-game stint for the Dodge City Legend during the 2002 USBL season, Johnson signed with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic for the 2002–03 season. Teaming up with point guard Maurice Whitfield, Johnson injected a dose of above-the-rim dash to the floor-bound Czech game. Nymburk, which only three years before was toiling in the Czech league's second division, fought its way to the brink of an NBL title.
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