Garrison Johnson (born July 27, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played

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for

Jackson State University Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...

and later professionally in

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College career

Johnson is best known for his collegiate career at

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

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and the

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as a

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. 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

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(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 Development League Draft by the

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in the seventh round. Johnson never played in the D-League, so he began his professional career overseas. In January 2011, he joined

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in Portugal. In 12 games, he averaged 17.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. In November 2011, Johnson signed with

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in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Curry Collins. He was released by the club in end of January 2012 at his own request after appearing in 7 league games where he averaged 21.6 and 5.7 rebounds.

Later life

After his professional career ended, he was hired as a basketball coach at

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Garrison 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American men's basketball players Barreirense Basket players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Jackson State Tigers basketball players People from Smyrna, Georgia Shooting guards Sportspeople from Austell, Georgia Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players Valur men's basketball players