Damian Johnson (basketball)
Encyclopedia
Damian Johnson was an America
n college basketball
player who played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers
. He graduated after the 2009-10 basketball season.
in Thibodaux, Louisiana
, Johnson was first team All-state in Louisiana as a senior. He was also the All-Bayou Region Player of the Year in 2005, as well as his conference's defensive player of the year three times-as a sophomore, junior, and senior.
in 2005. As a freshman he averaged just 1.6 points per game while averaging only 9.8 minutes per game. As a sophomore in the 2007-08 season, he sprung up the depth charts in Minnesota and scored 7.1 points per game while rising his minutes to 22.6 per game, and he started many of the 34 games he played in. As a junior in 2008-09 thus far he has enjoyed his best season, averaging 8.8 points per game in 26.3 minutes per game, starting all 24 that he has played in.
in the NBA Summer League
in 2010
.
United States
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n college basketball
College basketball
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player who played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1905...
. He graduated after the 2009-10 basketball season.
High school career
A 2005 graduate of Thibodaux High SchoolThibodaux High School
Thibodaux High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA about 75 miles southwest of New Orleans. It is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools district...
in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a small city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux...
, Johnson was first team All-state in Louisiana as a senior. He was also the All-Bayou Region Player of the Year in 2005, as well as his conference's defensive player of the year three times-as a sophomore, junior, and senior.
College career
Coming out of Louisiana, Johnson was highly recruited and signed to play with the Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesota Golden Gophers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...
in 2005. As a freshman he averaged just 1.6 points per game while averaging only 9.8 minutes per game. As a sophomore in the 2007-08 season, he sprung up the depth charts in Minnesota and scored 7.1 points per game while rising his minutes to 22.6 per game, and he started many of the 34 games he played in. As a junior in 2008-09 thus far he has enjoyed his best season, averaging 8.8 points per game in 26.3 minutes per game, starting all 24 that he has played in.
Pro career
Johnson will play for the Miami HeatMiami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
in the NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
in 2010
2010 in basketball
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.