Isaiah Johnson (born November 7, 1994) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Akron, where he was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season.

Early life

Johnson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended Walnut Hills High School. He played basketball and

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at Walnut Hills.

College career

Johnson was recruited by college coaches in both sports, but opted to play basketball at Akron. After two seasons in a reserve role, Johnson became a key player off the bench for the Zips as a junior in 2015–16, averaging 13.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game and was named first-team All- Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the MAC Sixth Man of the Year. As a senior in the 2016–17 season, Johnson entered the starting lineup full-time. He averaged 16.6 points and 7.1 rebounds and provided one of the season's highlights when he uncharacteristically hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat

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. He led the Zips to a second consecutive MAC regular season title and was named the conference player of the year.

Professional career

Johnson began his professional career in the 2017–18 season with

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of the Swedish

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. He played eight games for Nässjö before leaving in November 2017. He averaged 10.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In January 2019, Johnson joined the

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of the National Basketball League of Canada. In 15 games to finish the 2018–19 season, he averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

Personal life

Johnson is the son of Walter Johnson IV and Yvonne Cook. He has six siblings. His grandfather is former Cleveland Browns football player Walter Johnson III.

References

External links

Akron Zips bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Isaiah 1994 births Living people Akron Zips men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players Basketball players from Cincinnati Centers (basketball) Walnut Hills High School alumni