DerMarr Johnson
Personal information | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 5, 1980
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, Maine) |
College | Cincinnati (1999–2000) |
NBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Playing career | 2000–2015 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Number | 1, 4, 3, 8 |
Coaching career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2000–2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
2003 | Long Beach Jam |
2004 | New York Knicks |
2004–2007 | Denver Nuggets |
2007 | Benetton Treviso |
2007 | Austin Toros |
2007–2008 | San Antonio Spurs |
2009–2010 | Jiangsu Dragons |
2010 | Leones de Ponce |
2010–2011 | Sagesse Club Beirut |
2011 | Bukaros |
2012 | Barako Bull Energy |
2012 | Osos de Guadalajara |
2013 | Libertad Sunchales |
2013–2014 | Guaros de Lara |
2014 | Fuerza Regia |
2015 | Indios de San Francisco de Macorís |
As coach: | |
2023–2024 | West Virginia (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
DerMarr Miles Johnson (born May 5, 1980) is a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach who most recently was an assistant coach at West Virginia and retired professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the NBA.
College career
[edit]Johnson was a consensus McDonald's, Parade Magazine and USA Today high school All-American as well as Parade's National High School Player of the Year as a senior in 1999. Johnson chose to the University of Cincinnati and would play for coach Bob Huggins alongside Steven Logan and future NBA players Kenyon Martin and Kenny Satterfield. The 1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team were one of the nation's most talented teams, spending the majority of the season ranked No. 1 before Kenyon Martin injured his knee in the conference tournament and cut short what could have been a deep March Madness run by the Bearcats.[1] Johnson was a one and done and would declare for the NBA draft after his lone season at Cincinnati.
Professional career
[edit]Johnson was selected sixth overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2000 NBA draft. His debut game was played on October 31, 2000 in a 82 - 106 loss to the New Orleans Hornets where he played for a little under 6 minutes and only recorded 1 steal, 1 turnover and 3 fouls.[2]
In two seasons with the Hawks, he averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. On September 13, 2002, Johnson's blue Mercedes-Benz S600 crashed into a tree and caught fire;[3][4] one of three occupants, none of whom were determined to be driving,[3][4] he cracked four vertebrae in his neck,[3][4] nearly causing paralysis.[5] Fitted to a halo brace during his recovery,[6] Johnson was subsequently sidelined for the entire 2002-03 NBA season, and questions surfaced regarding him ever playing again. Johnson's miraculous return to the league began in October 2003 when he signed with the Phoenix Suns only to be waived two weeks later without ever having played a game for them. He then moved on to the American Basketball Association's Long Beach Jam where he played 19 games, before rejoining the NBA, signing a contract with the New York Knicks. The following season, in 2004–05, Johnson rejuvenated his career with the Denver Nuggets, participating in 71 games, and averaging 7.1 points on 49.9 percent field goal shooting. During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, Johnson averaged 5 points on 40 percent shooting in 97 games.
Johnson reportedly signed with Italian team Benetton Treviso in August 2007,[7] but quickly jumped back to the NBA Development League's San Antonio affiliate Austin Toros. Johnson averaged 15.8 points and 6 rebounds in 10 games with the Toros. On December 29 he signed with the San Antonio Spurs after they waived rarely used rookie combo guard Marcus Williams.[8] But on January 7, 2008, Johnson was released from San Antonio Spurs. He was again re-signed by the Spurs, in April. In total, Johnson only played 5 games with the Spurs.
Johnson's final NBA game was played on April 13, 2008, in a 85–106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. In his final game, he recorded 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal. [9]
Post NBA
[edit]In October 2010 Johnson signed with Hekmeh in Lebanon.[10] Johnson then signed with the Colombian League team Bukaros in September 2011. In 2012, he played for Barako Bull Energy in the Philippines. He also played for the Osos de Guadalajara in the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), where he averaged 26.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[11] He then played in Argentina and Venezuela.[12]
Johnson competes for Team City of Gods in The Basketball Tournament. He was a forward on the 2015 team who made it to the semifinals, losing to Overseas Elite 84–71.
Coaching career
[edit]On January 25, 2017, the University of Cincinnati hired Johnson as a student assistant coach for the men's basketball team while Johnson completed his unfinished degree, which he did in 2019.
In May 2021, Johnson returned to his alma mater to serve as the director of player development for the men's basketball program under coach Wes Miller.
Midway through the 2022–23 season on January 16, 2023, Johnson was announced as an assistant coach under his former college coach Bob Huggins at West Virginia.[13]
NBA 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 |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2000–01 | Atlanta | 78 | 21 | 16.8 | .374 | .323 | .736 | 2.3 | .8 | .6 | .4 | 5.1 |
2001–02 | Atlanta | 72 | 46 | 24.0 | .396 | .360 | .810 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .9 | .8 | 8.4 |
2003–04 | New York | 21 | 1 | 13.7 | .371 | .361 | .903 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | .3 | 5.4 |
2004–05 | Denver | 71 | 40 | 17.4 | .499 | .358 | .792 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | 7.1 |
2005–06 | Denver | 58 | 21 | 15.9 | .431 | .350 | .810 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 6.1 |
2006–07 | Denver | 39 | 7 | 10.7 | .325 | .216 | .762 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 3.5 |
2007–08 | San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | .500 | .333 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 3.4 |
Career | 344 | 136 | 17.2 | .411 | .336 | .789 | 2.2 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 6.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2004 | New York | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .7 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
2005 | Denver | 4 | 2 | 19.5 | .550 | .364 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | .5 | 7.3 |
2006 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .231 | .100 | .000 | 3.3 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 2.3 |
Career | 10 | 2 | 12.9 | .368 | .208 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 3.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "MARTIN'S INJURY FELLS CINCINNATI". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200010310ATL.html [bare URL]
- ^ a b c Johnson expected to recover, season jeopardized – NBA – ESPN
- ^ a b c Hawks cautiously encouraged by Johnson's progress – NBA – ESPN
- ^ Flight Delay – ESPN Insider
- ^ Johnson to wear Halo brace up to eight weeks – NBA – ESPN
- ^ Denver Post Footnotes[permanent dead link], updated September 11, 2007
- ^ Spurs add journeyman guard Johnson, waive rookie Williams
- ^ Spurs Sign DerMarr Johnson, NBA.
- ^ "Lebanon Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards – asia-basket".
- ^ "DerMarr Johnson se suma a Libertad". Sunchales DíaxDía (in Spanish). January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Guaros de Lara sign DerMarr Johnson
- ^ Messerly, Bryan (January 16, 2023). "DerMarr Johnson Named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". wvusports.com. WVU Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1980 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
- Big3 players
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players
- Guaros de Lara players
- Jiangsu Dragons players
- Leones de Ponce basketball players
- Libertad de Sunchales basketball players
- Long Beach Jam players
- Maine Central Institute alumni
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- New York Knicks players
- Osos de Guadalajara players
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sagesse SC (basketball) players
- American men's 3x3 basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- Indios de San Francisco de Macorís players
- Al Hilal basketball players