Cory Rockne Johnson (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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in Japan. He played college basketball for

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and Valparaiso.

College career

Johnson began his college career at

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where he played two seasons for the

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before transferring to Valparaiso University. After sitting out a redshirt year, Johnson spent the 2009–10 and

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basketball seasons competing for the Crusaders. During his senior year, he was selected as a preseason Second Team All-Horizon League honoree and named MVP of the Lou Henson Award Tournament. He helped lead the crusaders to a 23–12 record and a spot in the

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. A Second Team All-Horizon League selection in his Junior year, Johnson also earned a spot on the league All-Newcomer squad averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds. Johnson also finished second in the Horizon League with .556 field goal percentage, which ranked 20th nationally.

Professional career

Following the completion of his college career, Johnson signed with basketball club

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of the

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(DBL). Due to financial difficulties the club withdrew from the DBL prior to the 2011–12 season. Johnson then signed with UU-Korihait, which competes in

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, the top men's basketball league in Finland. He averaged 16.9 points 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists for Korihait during the 2011–12 season. Johnson played for

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during the Spain

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. In July 2013, Johnson signed with SAM Massagno Basket in Switzerland for the 2013–2014 season. He finished the regular season second in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in scoring, averaging 20.3 points, while adding 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. In the 2014 post season awards, Johnson was named All-Swiss LNA 3rd team by Eurobasket.com. In October 2014, Johnson joined KTP Basket of the Finnish

to compete in the 2014-2015

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. On February 10, 2015, he signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss

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. On August 22, 2015, an agreement was made with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the final season of the Japanese

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Career statistics

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References

External links

Valparaiso Crusaders bioSpanish League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Cory 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Minnesota Ehime Orange Vikings players Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players KTP-Basket players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball players Yokohama B-Corsairs players