Dominique Johnson (born June 9, 1987) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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College career

Johnson played his

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at a small and very modest Christian university, called

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. He is among the rare players that play

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basketball, after coming from a NAIA college school.

Professional career

On November 1, 2010, Johnson was selected in the third round (2010 Annual NBA Development League Draft) by the

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. On January 22, 2011, he joined the team of the

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, wearing the number 9, in whose colors he spent nearly two full seasons. For the 2011–12 season, Johnson was invited to the

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training camp. He was later waived. In the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Johnson signed a non-guaranteed contract in the

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, with the

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, for training camp. After being waived, on November 5, 2012, as part of a trade, he was sent to the

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, but the team released him before the regular season competition. Four days later, he played with the

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. On March 19, 2013, he joined the

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team in

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. For the 2013–14 season, Johnson made his first trip to Europe, to play for the Polish club Slask Wroclaw, with which he won the

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title. In September 2014, he signed a contract with the Polish club

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, and with them he led the Polish Tauron league in scoring, with 23 points per game, and three-point shooting (51.3%). Johnson ended the 2014–15 season with Maccabi Rishon LeZion During the 2015–16 season, Johnson played for the

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club

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. In the 2015–16 season, Johnson was 17th in scoring, and 6th in three-pointers made, in the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup. He played with the German club

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, in the 2016–17 basketball season. On July 26, 2017, Johnson signed with

Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

, of the LBA. On May 2, 2018, Johnson won the European fourth-tier level

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championship with Reyer. On August 13, 2018, he inked with

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. In 2019, Dominique signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut to join the Lebanese Basketball League or 'FLB League' or 'Alfa Lebanese Basketball League'. After his arrival, he won Dubai tournament cup and the Lebanese Cup in April of 2019 and then the Lebanese Championship in May of 2019. On August 24, 2019, he has signed with

Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro A Lea ...

of the French Pro A. He signed with

Pallalcesto Amatori Udine Pallalcesto Amatori Udine, better known by the sponsorship name Snaidero Udine, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 2011, following the dissolution of the club, a new team, APU Udine, was founded ...

of the

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on July 23, 2020. In 2021, Johnson played for

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of the Mexican league and averaged 12.9 points, 2.7 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per game. On February 22, 2022, he has signed with

Dolomiti Energia Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisio ...

of the Italian

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(LBA). On May 25, 2022, Johnson was drafted by

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with the ninth overall pick of the 2022

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draft. In March 2023, Johnson joined

in Egypt.

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