Darius "Darjo" Earvin Johnson-Odom (born September 28, 1989) is an American professional

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player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională. In 2009, he transferred to

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from Hutchinson Community College. As a senior, Johnson-Odom was named first-team All- Big East.

Player profile

Johnson-Odom is listed as a 6'2" tall (1.88 m) and 100 kg (220 lb.)

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. He was measured at 6'3" tall with shoes on at the

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combine.

Professional career

Johnson-Odom spent three seasons at Marquette University before he was selected 55th overall in the

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by the

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, who immediately traded him to the

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.Ex-Laker Johnson-Odom Joins Russian Team
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, several times during 2012–13 season. On January 7, 2013, Johnson-Odom was waived by the Lakers. It was the final day for NBA teams to cut players on non-guaranteed contracts before their contracts became guaranteed for the season. He played four games and had just 6 minutes in total for the Lakers, spending most of his time in the D-League where he was the D-Fenders' leading scorer, averaging 21 points per game. During his time with the Lakers, however, Johnson-Odom set the NBA record for most career field goal attempts without scoring a point, shooting 0-of-14 on field goals in his 21 minutes of NBA play. On January 24, 2013, Johnson-Odom joined

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of Russia for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. He joined the

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for the 2013 Orlando Summer League. On September 25, 2013, he re-signed with the Lakers. However, he was later waived again on October 16. On October 18, 2013, he signed with the

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of China. In November 2013, just four games into the season, he left the Blue Whales. On January 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor. On March 14, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On March 24, 2014, he was not offered a second 10-day contract after his first 10-day contract expired. On August 2, 2014, he signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of Italy for the 2014–15 season. On June 14, 2015, Johnson-Odom signed with

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of the Turkey for the 2015–16 season. On December 28, 2015, he left Trabzonspor and signed with Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece for the rest of the season. On June 11, 2016, Johnson-Odom signed with

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of Italy for the 2016–17 season. On February 1, 2017, he left Sassari and signed with Vanoli Cremona for the rest of the season. On September 28, 2017, he re-signed with Cremona. On September 24, 2018, Johnson-Odom signed with the

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. This came after it was announced that an Italian anti-doping court suspended him for eight months after he tested positive to a THC test on May 6, 2018. On October 13, 2018, he was waived by the Timberwolves. Johnson-Odom was added to the Iowa Wolves opening night roster. Appearing in 49 games, Johnson-Odom led the 2018–19 Wolves in points per game among players of any service time, putting up 22.5 points per game. On March 25, 2019, he has signed with

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in the Italian

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(LBA). On July 25, 2019, he extended his contract with

for 2 more years. On July 21, 2020, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Pro A. On October 26, 2021, he has signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the

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. On July 21, 2022, he has signed with Rapid București of the Liga Națională.

The Basketball Tournament

Johnson-Odom has played in

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(TBT), a million-dollar winner-take-all annual tournament, as a member of the

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, a team mainly consisting of former Marquette players. He first played on the team in TBT 2016 and TBT 2017. He next played in TBT 2020, when the team won the tournament and its $1 million prize. Johnson-Odom was named MVP of the tournament. He averaged 16.8 points, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game and had 15 points in the title game. He returned to the Golden Eagles for TBT 2022.

Career statistics

College

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NBA

Regular season

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NBA D-League

Regular season

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, 13 , , 13 , , 39.8 , , .440 , , .393 , , .817 , , 5.2 , , 5.2 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 21.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Springfield , 27 , , 26 , , 35.9 , , .453 , , .356 , , .815 , , 4.4 , , 6.1 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 22.0 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 40 , , 39 , , 37.2 , , .448 , , .369 , , .816 , , 4.7 , , 5.8 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 21.7

International Leagues

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", St. Petersburg , 13 , , 4 , , 10.3 , , .418 , , .200 , , .692 , , .9 , , .9 , , .3 , , .0 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 5 , , 0 , , 30.8 , , .596 , , .556 , , .806 , , 3.4 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , 20.4 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 18 , , 4 , , 16.0 , , .509 , , .294 , , .758 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .1 , , 9.5

References

External links

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NBA.com profile

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