Corey Johnson (born April 19, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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player for the Ottawa BlackJacks of the

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. He played college basketball for

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College career

Johnson began his college career at Harvard. After entering the university, Johnson spent the 2015–16 basketball season competing for the

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. During his freshman year, he helped lead the Crimson to a 14–16 record, 6–8 in

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play to finish in fourth place. Johnson averaged 9.8 points with a .398 three-point field goal percentage; and, he also set a Harvard freshman record with 74 3-pointers in 2015-16, the third-most in program history. As a sophomore, Johnson averaged 8.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. In the Ivy League season finale on March 3, 2018, Johnson led Harvard with 17 points in a 93-74 win over

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to give the Crimson the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League tournament. He shot 5 of 8 from behind the 3-point arc. Johnson averaged 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 3.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

Professional career

On July 24, 2019, Johnson signed with

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of the Spanish

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. He averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in 15 games. Johnson left the team on January 1, 2020. He signed with

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of the

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in late January. In the BBL Championship versus the

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, he posted 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Johnson averaged 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. On June 22, 2020, Johnson signed with the

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of the

(CEBL). On July 28, he rejoined the Leicester Riders. During the 2020-21 season, Johnson averaged 10.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game to help Leicester win the BBL Championship title. On July 19, 2021, he signed with

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in the BBL.

International career

While still in high school, in 2014 Johnson tried out for and was selected to the U-18 Canadian National Basketball team. The team won the silver medal at the U-18 FIBA Americas for Men in Colorado Springs. In 2015, Johnson was selected to the U-19 Canadian National Basketball team. The team went 6-1 and finished 5th at the FIBA U-19 World Championship. This was the national team's highest finish at the event. Johnson averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists for Canada FIBA U-19 World Championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Corey 1996 births Living people Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Canadian expatriate basketball people in Spain Canadian men's basketball players Harvard Crimson men's basketball players Basketball players from Ottawa Shooting guards Vermont Academy alumni