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Garrison Johnson
Garrison Johnson (born July 27, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Jackson State University and later professionally in Europe. College career Johnson is best known for his collegiate career at Jackson State University between 2006 and 2010. During his time at Jackson State, Johnson scored 1,251 points and participated in two postseason tournaments: the 2007 NCAA Tournament as a freshman and the 2010 National Invitation Tournament as a senior. Throughout his four-year tenure he steadily increased his scoring averages – 2.7, 7.4, 10.7, and 17.6 points per game. In 2009–10, his senior season, Johnson led the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in points per game (18.1), total points (578), free throws (161) and free throw attempts (220). He was named the SWAC Player of the Year, becoming the fifth Jackson State player to earn that honor. Professional career After graduating, Johnson was selected in the 2010 NBA Deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
