DeMarco Antonio Johnson (born October 6, 1975) is an American professional basketball player.

At 6'9", 245 lb forward, Johnson attended and played collegiately

College basketball

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 for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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 and was selected by the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 with the 9th pick of the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft

1998 NBA Draft

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. In his brief NBA career he played in five games for the Knicks in the 1999–2000 season

1999-2000 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers*Co-Rookies of the Year: Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls; Steve Francis, Houston Rockets*Defensive Player of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat...

, registering 6 points and 7 rebounds.

Overseas, Johnson played professionally in Italy

Italy

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 with Sony Milano

Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...

 (1998–1999), Scavolini Pesaro

Victoria Libertas Pesaro

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 (2000–2001, 2002), Metis Varese

Pallacanestro Varese

-Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...

 (2001–2002), Lauretana Biella

Pallacanestro Biella

-Notable players :-Sponsorship names:In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:*Fila Biella *Lauretana Biella . For the 2009–10 season,*Lauretana Biella Eurocup-External links:* *...

 (2004) and Sebastiani Rieti

Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti

Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket was a basketball team, founded in Rieti in 1998. In the 2009, last year of activity, the club moved the administrative headquarters and arena to Naples...

 (Serie A2, 2004–2005), in Spain with Etosa Alicante

CB Lucentum Alicante

Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante is member of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto .-Sponsorship naming:...

, and in Greece

Greece

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 with Olympiacos

Olympiacos BC

Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...

.

In January 2006, Johnson signed with KK Union Olimpija

KK Union Olimpija

-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...

 of Slovenia

Slovenia

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. In April 2007 he moved to the Israeli league

Ligat Winner

Ligat HaAl , or the Israeli Basketball Super League, is the top tier of league basketball competition in Israeli basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Loto , lit...

 and signed with Elitzur Ashkelon, where he played until the end of the season. In January 2009 he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel.The professional teams associated with it include:*Maccabi Rishon LeZion *Maccabi Rishon LeZion *Maccabi Rishon LeZion...

 in the Israeli league. He played in the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya

Ironi Nahariya

Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:...

 the next season and was waived in January 2010.

External links

• NBA profile (archived from 2001)
• DeMarco Johnson's Statistics @ basketballreference.com
• ACB profile