Chris Johnson (basketball)

Chris Johnson

No. 17   Portland Trail Blazers
Center/Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	July 15, 1985 (1985-07-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	American
High school	Colonial Beach HS (Westmoreland County, Virginia) Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Louisiana State (2005–2009)
Pro career	2009–present
Career history
2009	Aliağa Petkim (Turkey)
2010	Turów Zgorzelec (Poland)
2010–2011	Dakota Wizards (D-League)
2011	Portland Trail Blazers
2011	Boston Celtics
2011–present	Portland Trail Blazers
2011	Leones de Santo Domingo
Career highlights and awards
All-NBA D-League First Team (2011) NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year (2011) NBA D-League All-Defensive First Team (2011) NBA D-League All-Star (2011)
Stats at NBA.com

Chris Johnson (born July 15, 1985) is an American professional basketball center with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In January 2010 he signed a contract with Turów Zgorzelec from Poland.^[1] In January 2011, Johnson was called up by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Dakota Wizards of the D-League on a 10-day contract.^[2]

In February 2011, Johnson was waived by the Trail Blazers after his 10-day contract expired and he rejoined the Wizards in the D-League. Later that month, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics to replace the roster spot vacated by recently traded center Kendrick Perkins.^[3] Following the expiration of the contract, Johnson returned to the Dakota Wizards until March, when the Trail Blazers signed him to a contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.^[4]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Johnson played for Leones de Santo Domingo of the Dominican Basketball League.^[5]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Boston	4	0	8.0	.667	.000	1.000	1.3	.3	.0	.8	1.5
2010–11	Trail Blazers	10	1	10.6	.389	.000	.722	2.7	.2	.3	.6	2.7
Career		14	1	9.9	.429	.000	.750	2.3	.2	.2	.6	2.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	Trail Blazers	4	0	4.8	1.000	.000	1.000	1.3	.0	.0	.5	1.0
Career		4	0	4.8	1.000	.000	1.000	1.3	.0	.0	.5	1.0

References

1. ^ Chris Johnson nowym zawodnikiem PGE Turowa (Polish)
2. ^ Trail Blazers sign center Chris Johnson. . blazers.com (Portland Trail Blazers). January 24, 2011. http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/2238/Default.aspx. Retrieved January 24, 2011. 
3. ^ C's ink Johnson to 10-day contract
4. ^ Trail Blazers sign center Chris Johnson for remainder of season. . blazers.com (Portland Trail Blazers). March 14, 2011. http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/2373/Default.aspx. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
5. ^ Freeman, Joe (November 7, 2011). "Rip City Basketball Classic notes: Wesley Matthews healthy, Jamal Crawford lobbies to be a Trail Blazer and Chris Johnson details Dominican adventure". http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/11/rip_city_basketball_classic_no.html. Retrieved November 8, 2011. 

External links

• Chris Johnson at NBA.com
• Lou Babiarz, "Chris Johnson a Raw Talent", Bismarck Tribune, November 16, 2010.
• Chris Johnson at DraftExpress.com
• Chris Johnson at LSUSports.net

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Chris
Alternative names	CJ
Short description	NBA basketball player
Date of birth	July 15, 1985
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death
Place of death