Ivan Johnson (basketball)

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Ivan Johnson
No. 5 – Caciques de Humacao
Position Power forward
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1984-04-10) April 10, 1984 (age 40)
San Antonio, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Fox Tech (San Antonio, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Anaheim Arsenal (D-League)
2008 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
2008–2009 Changwon LG Sakers (South Korea)
2009–2010 Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea)
2010–2011 Erie BayHawks (D-League)
2011 Caciques de Humacao (Puerto Rico)
2011 Qingdao DoubleStar (China)
2011–2013 Atlanta Hawks
2013–2014 Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China)
2014–2015 Texas Legends (D-League)
2015 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
(Philippines)
2015 RETAbet.es GBC (Spain)
2016 Tropang TNT (Philippines)
2016–present Caciques de Humacao (Puerto Rico)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ivan Wilkerson Johnson (born April 10, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Caciques de Humacao of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Cisco College, L.A. Southwest JC, Oregon and Cal State San Bernardino.

College career

Johnson played college basketball for four different colleges including Cisco Junior College in Texas and Los Angeles Southwest Junior College, where he averaged 22.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game as a sophomore.[1] He then transferred to the University of Oregon on a scholarship.[2]

Professional career

NBA D-League and Korean Basketball League (2007–2010)

Johnson began his professional career in the NBA D-League where he played for the Anaheim Arsenal and Rio Grande Valley Vipers from 2007-2008. After that, he played in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) with the Changwon LG Sakers and Jeonju KCC Egis from 2008-2010. He was "banned forever" from the KBL for directing the middle-finger gesture at a referee during the final game of the championship series. After the game, the KBL held a meeting and also decided to fine Johnson US$4,448.[3][4]

Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012)

On December 9, 2011, Johnson signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[5] On April 13, 2012, Johnson was sent home and fined an undisclosed amount of money for "conduct detrimental to the team."[6] Just three days later on April 16, 2012, Johnson scored a career high 21 points against the Toronto Raptors.[7][8]

On May 12, 2012, the NBA fined Johnson $25,000 for gesturing, again with his middle finger, at a Boston Celtics fan following the Hawks’ elimination from the playoffs.[4]

On September 18, 2012, Johnson signed a one-year deal to return to the Atlanta Hawks.

Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2013)

In August 2013, Johnson signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in China.[9][10]

Brief return to Dallas (2014)

On July 29, 2014, Johnson signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[11] However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 25, 2014.[12] On December 5, 2014, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.[13] On February 6, 2015, he was waived by Texas.[14]

Talk 'N Text (2015)

On February 18, 2015, Johnson signed with Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association.[15] On April 29, 2015, he helped the Texters to win the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[16]

RETAbet.es GBC (2015)

In September 2015, Johnson signed with RETAbet.es GBC of Spain for the 2015–16 season.[17] Though, in October he had to leave the team.[18]

Return to Talk 'N Text / Tropang TNT (2016)

On January 13, 2016, Johnson signed once again with the defending champion Tropang TNT as the team's import for the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[19] Days before the Commissioner's Cup, he was figured in a brawl with two players of Blackwater Elite in the team's tune-up game in Moro Lorenzo Gym. Johnson was suspended for one game and fined 50,000 pesos after the incident.[20]

On February 13, 2016, Johnson was "banned for life" from the PBA and fined 250,000 pesos after he disrespected and cursed the PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa during their game against Meralco Bolts, earlier in the game he was called for a technical foul for second motion on Meralco's Forward/Center Kelly Nabong and a flagrant foul one penalty after he gave an elbow to the face of Meralco's Forward/Center Bryan Faundo and his second technical foul came from his encounter with the commissioner Narvasa that led him to be ejected from the game.[21]

Johnson, through his Twitter account, later apologized to Commissioner Narvasa and thanked the PBA for giving him the chance to return as the import of the Tropang TNT for the second consecutive time.[22] In a press confernce, Narvasa accepted Johnson's apology, three days after the incident.[23] The PBA later downgraded the ban order to a suspension good for one season and the fine has been reduced to 150,000 pesos.[24]

Petrochimi Bandar Imam / Caciques de Humacao (2016–present)

On March 9, 2016, Johnson signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Super League.[25] However, he never played for the Iranian team. On April 25, he left Petrochimi and signed with Caciques de Humacao for a second stint.[26]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Atlanta 56 0 16.7 .513 .333 .720 4.0 .6 .8 .3 6.4
2012–13 Atlanta 69 5 15.0 .520 .077 .618 3.9 .7 .8 .2 6.6
Career 125 5 15.8 .517 .158 .662 3.9 .6 .8 .3 6.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 Atlanta 5 0 10.8 .313 .000 .600 3.4 .0 .6 .0 2.6
2013 Atlanta 6 0 18.0 .462 .000 .667 3.3 .5 .7 .5 6.0
Career 11 0 14.7 .405 .000 .652 3.4 .3 .6 .3 4.5

References

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