Darius Johnson-Odom

Darius Johnson-Odom
Darius Johnson-Odom (2012)
Player information
Full name	Darius Earvin Johnson-Odom
birthday	September 28, 1989
place of birth	Raleigh , North Carolina , United States
size	188 cm
Weight	98 kg
position	Guard
High school	Wakefield High School
college	Marquette University
NBA draft	2012 , 55th Pick , Los Angeles Lakers
Club information
society	Vanoli Cremona
league	Lega Basket Serie A
Jersey number	0
Clubs as active
2012–2013 Los Angeles Lakers 2012–2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) 2013 BK Spartak Saint Petersburg 2013 Sichuan Blue Whales 2014 Springfield Armor (D-League) 2014 Philadelphia 76ers 2014–2015 Pallacanestro Cantù 2015 Trabzonspor 2015–2016 Olympiakos Piraeus 2016–2017 Dinamo Sassari 2017–2018 Vanoli Cremona since 2018 Minnesota Timberwolves 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00

Darius Earvin Johnson-Odom (born September 28, 1989 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is an American basketball player who is under contract with Vanoli Cremona in the Lega Basket Serie A. Johnson-Odom is named after former basketball superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson and plays the position of guard .

Career

college

Johnson-Odom played for Marquette University in college . In his first season after high school at Wakefield High School, he played around 30 minutes and scored 13 points per game. His field throw rate was 45.5%. In his second season he was only a little longer on the pitch, but was able to score around three points more per game. In his last season at college, the junior season, he was able to improve in many relevant areas (rebounds, points, assists, steals, etc.) compared to previous seasons, and was named Player of the Week once, in one Game against Villanova University , he was able to achieve his career high of 24 points. Because of his performance in the preseason , he was elected to the preseason All-Big East First Team . After the season, he signed up for the 2012 NBA draft .

NBA

Johnson-Odom was selected in the draft in 55th place by the Dallas Mavericks , but a short time later they transferred him to the Los Angeles Lakers . In the Lakers team, Johnson-Odom could not prevail and was then transferred to the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA Development League . In January, the existing contract between Johnson-Odom and the Lakers was terminated. In 2014 he came back to some NBA appearances for the Philadelphia 76ers .

Stations outside of the USA

After being briefly under contract with BK Spartak Saint Petersburg and the Sichuan Blue Whales in 2013 , Johnson-Odom moved to Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy for the 2014/15 season . He then played in Turkey ( Trabzonspor ) and Greece ( Olympiacos ) before returning to Italy ( Dinamo Sassari , Vanoli Cremona). After a positive doping test , Johnson-Odom was banned for eight months in September 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ^ NBA Draft: Darius Johnson-Odom named after Magic Johnson . The Los Angeles Times , accessed August 11, 2012.
2. ^ Darius Johnson-Odom is the Opus Student-Athlete of the Week . gomarquette.com, March 21, 2011, accessed August 11, 2012.
3. ↑ No. 14 Marquette Opens BIG EAST Play with 81-77 Win Over Villanova . gomarquette.com, January 1, 2012, accessed August 11, 2012.
4. ↑ Pittsburgh's Gibbs Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year . ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. bigeast.org, October 19, 2011, accessed August 11, 2012. 
5. ^ Draft Night 2012: Lakers Select Darius Johnson-Odom, Robert Sacre . silverscreenandroll.com, June 29, 2012, accessed August 11, 2012.
6. ↑ Hard doping ban in Italian basketball

Web links

• Player profile on statsheet.com (English)
• Player profile on gomarquette.com (English)
• Darius Johnson-Odom - player profile on NBA.com
• Darius Johnson-Odom - player profile on basketball-reference.com