Darryl Damone Johnson (born October 26, 1965) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, Johnson attended

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. He was selected with the 12th overall pick in the third round (58th overall) of the

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by the

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, but never played for them. He spent most of the early part of his career playing in the

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and the

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before ending his career playing in South America. Johnson also played 11 games for the

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during the

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, averaging 1.1 points per game. Johnson grew up playing at Jackson Park on the north side of Flint, Michigan. He later enjoyed a successful four-year run (1983–87) at Michigan State University, followed by a solid professional career in the CBA and overseas, as well as brief NBA stints with the

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(1990 training camp) and

.Taking a new path: Flint native and ex-NBA player Darryl Johnson works in life-and-death business
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(CBA) for the

Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets The Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets were a professional basketball team based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1988 to 1991. They played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the defunct minor league, development league for the National Basketbal ...

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and Flint Fuze from 1989 to 2002. He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1996.

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