Anthony Johnson (born September 21, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Lafayette, and signed with

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after going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. He also played for Fuerza Regia de Monterrey.

Early life and high school

Johnson grew up in

Folsom, California Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is commonly known for Folsom State Prison, the song "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash, as well as for Folsom Lake. The population was 80,454 at the 2020 census. Folsom is pa ...

and attended

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. In a game against Monte Vista High School on March 13, 2009, Johnson scored 9 points and shot 3 for 3 from the field in the 63–42 loss, the team's first loss in 29 games. Johnson was named to the ''

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's'' All-Metro first-team, and an honorable mention for the

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Boys' Basketball All-State Team after averaging 17.3 points per game during the 2008–09 season.

College career

foot injury lost to bucknell in 2013 tournament 11 points back injury combined 42 points with Seth Hinrichs beat lehigh 82–69 win against colgate 82–76 10 points 7 assists second team all patriot league

Professional career

Heroes Den Bosch

On August 6, 2013, Johnson signed with

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

Heroes Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

On August 29, 2014, Johnson signed with Mexican club Fuerza Regia de Monterrey.

References

External links

Lafayette Leopards bio
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