Kerron Tyre Johnson Jr. (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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(PLK). He played college basketball for

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before playing professionally in New Zealand, Germany, France, Poland, Italy and Israel.

High school career

Johnson attended Madison Academy in

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. In his senior year, he averaged 24 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals per game for the 29-6 Mustangs.

College career

Johnson was part of the

basketball team from 2009 to 2013. In 2009–10, he averaged 20.1 minutes, 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. In 2010–11, he averaged 18.2 minutes, 7.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In his junior year in 2011–12, he averaged 28.6 minutes, 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In his senior year in

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, he averaged 30.0 minutes, 14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Professional career

On August 12, 2013, Johnson signed a multi-year deal with the

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of the National Basketball League. On April 3, 2014, he was released by the Breakers following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season. In 28 games for the Breakers, he averaged 12.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On September 19, 2014, Johnson signed with

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...

of Germany for the 2014–15 season. In 34 games for Ludwigsburg, he averaged 14.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On July 24, 2015, Johnson signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the 2015–16 season. On August 1, 2017, Johnson re-signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the 2017–18 season. On July 14, 2018, Johnson signed with the Italian club

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. In 18 games played for Pistoia, he averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. On February 21, 2019, Johnson parted ways with Pistoia to join

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

of the

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for the rest of the season. In 16 games played for Be'er Sheva, he averaged 14.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Johnson helped Be'er Sheva reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by

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in the Quarterfinals. On September 8, 2019, Johnson signed a one-year deal with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională. Johnson averaged 12.7 points and 5.1 assists per game in the Romanian league. On July 23, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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. On October 22, 2021, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German

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. Johnson averaged 8.2 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game. On January 13, 2022, he has signed with

of the

(PLK).

Personal

Johnson is the son of Kerry and Natalie Johnson, and has three siblings, Kalonda, Nyla and Kerryon. Kerryon played college football at Auburn and now plays professionally for the

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References

External links

Belmont Bruins bioRealGM profileNBL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Kerron 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Russia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Basketball players from Tallahassee, Florida BC Enisey players Belmont Bruins men's basketball players Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Lega Basket Serie A players MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (basketball) players New Zealand Breakers players People from Madison, Alabama Pistoia Basket 2000 players Point guards Riesen Ludwigsburg players S.Oliver Würzburg players Spójnia Stargard players