Johnson with the Arizona Wildcats
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No. 13 – FC Bayern Munich | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League |
Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born |
Tempe, Arizona |
December 22, 1992
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Highland (Gilbert, Arizona) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) |
College | Arizona (2011–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall |
Selected by the Houston Rockets | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Houston Rockets |
2014–2015 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2015–2016 | Austin Spurs |
2016–present | Bayern Munich |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nicholas "Nick" Johnson (born December 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the University of Arizona before being drafted 42nd overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2014 NBA draft.
Johnson attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona from 2007 to 2009, before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada for his junior year. As a junior in 2009–10, he averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as he led Findlay to a 32-2 record.
In November 2010, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at the University of Arizona.
As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as he led Findlay to a 28-4 record. He was ranked as the No. 40 overall prospect in the country and the No. 8 shooting guard by Rivals.com to go with a scout grade of 96 by ESPN.com. He went on to be named a Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first-team selection.
In his freshman season at Arizona, Johnson was named to the 2012 Pac-12 All-Freshman team. In 35 games, he averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28.1 minutes per game.
In his sophomore season, he earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors. At the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, he averaged a team-best 14.0 points to go with 4.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. In 35 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals in 31.4 minutes per game.
In his junior season, he earned first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive team honors, as well as being named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. He finished his career ranked 24th on UA’s scoring list with 1,333 points. In 38 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.1 minutes per game.