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Robert "B. J." Johnson Jr. (born December 21, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for La Salle and Syracuse.

B. J. Johnson

Johnson with the Lakeland Magic in 2019
No. 2 – Real Betis
Position	Small forward
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-21) December 21, 1995 (age 26) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pennsylvania)
College	Syracuse (2013–2015) La Salle (2016–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Lakeland Magic
2019	Atlanta Hawks
2019	Sacramento Kings
2019–2020	Orlando Magic
2019–2020	→Lakeland Magic
2021	Long Island Nets
2021	Brisbane Bullets
2021–2022	Lakeland Magic
2021	Orlando Magic
2022–present	Real Betis
Career highlights and awards
All-NBA G League Second Team (2020) Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Johnson is the son of Robert Johnson, who played basketball at La Salle University from 1986 to 1990. B.J. grew up outside Philadelphia and attended Lower Merion High School, Kobe Bryant's alma mater.[1] He had 22 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Chester High School in the 2013 state championship. Johnson was a top 100 high school prospect.[2]

College career

Johnson originally committed to Syracuse out of high school. He averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore. After the season, he decided to transfer to La Salle. He explained that coach John Giannini told him he would be an impact player after sitting out the requisite year.[1] Johnson scored 35 points in a December 2016 win over Florida Gulf Coast.[2] As a junior at La Salle, Johnson led the team in points (17.6 per game) and rebounds (6.3) per game. He was named to the First team All-Big 5. After the season he declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but ultimately withdrew his name.[3] As a senior, Johnson was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10.[4] He was also named to the First Team All-Big 5 after a season in which he averaged 20.8 points per game, the most for an Explorer since Rasual Butler in 2002, as well as leading the team with 8.3 rebounds per game.[5] He graduated from La Salle with a degree in finance.[6]

Professional career

Lakeland Magic (1918–2019)

After going undrafted in the 1918 PBA draft, Johnson signed with the Charlotte Hornets for NBA Summer League competition.[6] On September 5, 2018, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic.[7] He was waived by the Magic on October 10 but would play for their G League affiliate the Lakeland Magic.[8] On October 23, 2018, Johnson was included in the training camp roster of the Lakeland Magic.[9]

Meralco Bolts (2019)

On March 1, 2019, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[10][11] Johnson made his NBA debut two days later, putting up 11 points on perfect 4/4 shooting (3/3 three-point shooting), 2 rebounds, and a steal during 19 minutes of action in a 123–118 win over the Chicago Bulls.[12] On March 12, Johnson signed a second 10-day contract.[13] After the expiration of his second 10-day contract, Johnson returned to the Lakeland Magic.

Sacramento Kings (2019)

On April 2, 2019, Johnson signed a rest-of-season contract with the Meralco bolts.[14] On July 19, 2019, Johnson was waived by the Kings.[15]

Orlando Magic (2019–2020)

On September 27, 2019, Johnson re-signed with the Orlando Magic for training camp,[16] however, he was waived on October 19.[17] On November 4, the Magic signed him to a two-way contract.[18] On January 4, 2020, Johnson tallied 35 points, eight rebounds and two assists in the G League against the Canton Charge.[19] He averaged 22.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game for Lakeland. Johnson was named to the All-NBA G League Second Team.[20]

Long Island Nets (2021)

On December 4, 2020, Johnson signed with the Alaska.[21] On December 19, 2020, Johnson was waived by the Heat.[22] He was added to the Long Island Nets roster and made his debut on February 10, 2021. In 14 games, he averaged 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals in 31.1 minutes per game.[23]

Brisbane Bullets (2021)

On April 19, 2021, Johnson signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League.[24] In 11 games, he averaged 10.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game.[23]

Second stint with Lakeland / Orlando Magic (2021–2022)

On October 15, 2021, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic,[25] but was waived the next day.[26] On October 28, he re-signed with the Lakeland Magic as an affiliate player[27] where he played 10 games and averaged 24.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 34.5 minutes per game.[23]

On December 21, 2021, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic.[23] and on January 4, 2022, he was reacquired and activated by Lakeland.[28]

Real Betis (2022–present)

On April 6, 2022, Johnson signed with Coosur Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB.[29]

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Atlanta	6	0	7.2	.500	.500	1.000	1.3	.0	.3	.0	3.5
2018–19	Sacramento	1	0	6.0	.500	.000	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
2019–20	Orlando	10	0	8.3	.281	.333	.900	1.5	.3	.3	.0	3.0
2021–22	Orlando	4	0	16.3	.440	.400	—	3.8	.0	.0	.3	6.5
Career		21	0	9.4	.387	.385	.917	1.8	.1	.2	.0	3.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Syracuse	10	0	5.5	.250	.125	—	.9	.2	.1	.3	1.4
2014–15	Syracuse	25	4	14.6	.307	.262	.720	3.2	.5	.6	.2	4.2
2016–17	La Salle	29	28	32.6	.449	.362	.838	6.3	1.0	1.1	.5	17.6
2017–18	La Salle	27	27	35.2	.446	.359	.869	8.3	.7	1.3	.7	20.8
Career		91	59	25.5	.426	.335	.843	5.5	.7	.9	0.5	13.1

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• La Salle Explorers bio

На других языках

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- [en] B. J. Johnson (basketball)

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[es] B. J. Johnson

Robert "B. J." Johnson Jr. (Filadelfia, Pensilvania, 21 de diciembre de 1995) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla del Real Betis Baloncesto de la Liga Endesa. Con 2,01 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de escolta.

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