Elijah Johnson (basketball)
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Johnson with Kansas
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| No. 1 – Anadolu Efes Istanbul | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 11, 1990 Gary, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cheyenne (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| College | Kansas (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Rosa Radom |
| 2014–2015 | Panelefsiniakos |
| 2015–2016 | Pertevniyal |
| 2016–present | Anadolu Efes |
Elijah K. Johnson (born July 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
College career
Johnson committed to Kansas after receiving offers from Cincinnati and Connecticut. He was a bench player his first two years and played sparingly. As a junior, he was moved into the starting lineup and contributed to the national runner-up team. He had five points, two steals, and a rebound in the final 3:12 in a win against Purdue in the NCAA Tournament.[1] Johnson averaged 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game on the season.[2]
As a senior, Johnson averaged 9.9 points and 4.6 assists per game. Kansas went 31-6.[3] He had a career-high 39 points against Iowa State, including an emphatic dunk in the closing seconds to lift the Jayhawks to a 108-96 overtime win. After the game, Johnson received death threats.[4] In the Sweet Sixteen of the 2013 NCAA Tournament against Michigan, Johnson made a costly turnover with under a minute to go in regulation. In overtime, he was assessed a technical foul and missed the final shot in an 87-85 loss.[5]
Professional career
On August 15, 2013, Johnson signed with the Polish team Anwil Wloclawek for a one-year contract.[3] However, Anwil released him before the start of the season, and he moved to another Polish club Rosa Radom for the 2013–14 season.[6]
On August 26, 2015, Johnson signed with Panelefsiniakos of the Greek Basket League for the 2014–15 season.[7]
In September 2015, he signed with Pertevniyal of the Turkish Basketball Second League.[8] On February 24, 2016, he left Pertevniyal and signed with Anadolu Efes for the rest of the season.[9]
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Basketball players at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Nevada
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- Panelefsiniakos B.C. players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana
- Sportspeople from Las Vegas, Nevada
