Jerry Jamar Johnson

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Basketball player
Jerry Johnson
Player information
Full name Jerry Jamar Johnson
Nickname Triple j
birthday April 23, 1982
place of birth Lancaster , USA
size 183 cm
position Point Guard , Shooting Guard
High school JP McCaskey High School, Lancaster
college Rider University , New Jersey
Club information
society BK Astana
league VTB-UL
Jersey number 5
Clubs as active
2001–2005 Rider Broncs (MAAC) 2005–2006 SKS Starogard Gdański 2006–2007 Buyuksehir Belediyesi 2007–2008 Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne 2008–2010 Spirou Charleroi 2010–2011 Lietuvos rytas 2011 Galatasaray Café Crown Since 2011 BK AstanaUnited StatesUnited States
PolandPoland
TurkeyTurkey
FranceFrance
BelgiumBelgium
LithuaniaLithuania
00000TurkeyTurkey
00KazakhstanKazakhstan
National team
2013 Kazakhstan

Jerry Jamar Johnson (born April 23, 1982 in Lancaster , Pennsylvania ) is an American basketball player . He plays in the position of playmaker at BK Astana in Kazakhstan .

Career

college

After attending high school in his hometown, Johnson joined the Rider Broncs from Rider University . In his freshman year of college, he was unanimously voted MAAC Rookie of The Year . During his four year college years he was nominated twice (2004 and 2005) for the All-MAAC 1st Team .

professional

Johnson signed his first professional contract for the 2005/06 season with the Polish SKS Starograd. After a year in Poland, he moved to Turkey for the next season . The 2007/08 season, which Johnson spent in France , remained without any notable success. He then signed with Spirou Charleroi in April 2008 . With Charleroi he was three times (2008, 2009, 2010) Belgian champion and 2009 Belgian cup winner. He was elected MVP of the 2010 Finals. After three years in Belgium, he moved to Lietuvos rytas in Lithuania for the 2010/11 season . During the season he moved to Galatasaray Cafe Crown for the ULEB Eurocup Top16 phase . Since the 2011/12 season, Johnson has been playing for the Kazakhstani BK Astana . With Astana he won the Kazakh championship twice and the Kazakh Cup three times. In June 2013, Johnson received Kazakh citizenship and was called up to the Kazakh national team. With Kazakhstan he played the 2013 Asian Cup . At the Asian Cup he was one of the TOP 5 players in this category with 40 assists.

Achievements and Awards

Personal awards

  • MAAC Rookie of The Year 2001
  • MVP of the 2010 Belgian Championship finals

Team successes

  • Belgian champion 2008-2010
  • Belgian cup winner 2009
  • Kazakh champion 2012–2015
  • Kazakh Cup Winner 2011-2014

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kazahks tap Euro League vet Johnson for FIBA ​​Asia joust. The Philippine Star: Philstar.com, June 23, 2013, accessed December 10, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Jerry Jamar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kazakh-American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Lancaster, Pennsylvania , USA