Duane Johnson (basketball)

Duane Johnson
No. 15 – DCU Saints
Position Forward
League Premier League
Personal information
Born (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Penn Wood
(Lansdowne, Pennsylvania)
College East Stroudsburg (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014 Corio Bay Stingrays
2015–present DCU Saints
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Premier League First Team (2016)
  • First-team All-PSAC East Division (2012)
  • 2× Second-team All-PSAC East Division (2011, 2013)

Duane Johnson (born April 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the DCU Saints of the Irish Premier League. The 6'7" forward played college basketball for East Stroudsburg where he was part of four straight PSAC Final Four teams and three NCAA Division II Tournament teams, helping the Warriors reach the NCAA Tournament in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

High school career

Johnson attended Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania where he was a two-time first-team All-Delaware County honoree playing for coach Clyde Jones. As a senior in 2008–09, he led Penn Wood in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg) and blocked shots (1.9 bpg), and was team captain. He subsequently earned second-team All-District I and second-team AAAA all-state honors as a senior,[1] helping the Patriots finish with an overall win/loss record of 28–4.[2] On March 21, 2009, he helped guide Penn Wood to their first state basketball title in school history, defeating York William Penn 72–53.[3] In the title game, Johnson recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.[4][5] Johnson finished his high school career on Penn Wood's 1,000-point scorers list (1,082).[6]

College career

As a freshman at East Stroudsburg in 2009–10, Johnson played in all 30 games for a 24–6 Warriors team that competed in the PSAC Final Four and NCAA Tournament. He averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 17.8 minutes per game, and earned three PSAC East Freshman of the Week honors.[1] In his third game for the Warriors, he scored a season-high 16 points.[7]

As a sophomore in 2010–11, Johnson earned second-team All-PSAC East honors after leading the Warriors in scoring (12.4 ppg) and ranking third in rebounding (4.9 rpg). He played in 28 games and made 27 starts, and helped the Warriors reach their second straight PSAC Final Four. He also earned Pocono Classic All-Tournament Team honors.[1] In the second last game of the season, he scored a season-high 26 points.[8]

As a junior in 2011–12, Johnson earned first-team All-PSAC East honors and helped the Warriors win the PSAC championship, guiding them back to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years. He appeared in 32 games for the Warriors and started 31 of them, averaging 12.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.7 minutes per game.[1] On February 4, he scored a career-high 29 points against Kutztown.[9]

As a senior in 2012–13, Johnson earned second-team All-PSAC East honors after helping the Warriors to a third NCAA Tournament appearance in four years, and a fourth straight PSAC Final Four appearance. He was subsequently named ESU's Male Senior Athlete of the Year and ESU's Coaches Award recipient alongside Terrance King. He started in all 28 games for the Warriors as a senior, averaging 14.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.5 minutes per game.[1] During the season, the team recorded a school record-tying 14-game winning streak, and had a nine-game road winning streak, the latter coming to an end one game shy from tying a school record set between 1926–28. Both streaks came to an end on February 16 against Shippensburg, a game which saw Johnson tie his career-high of 29 points.[10]

In four years at ESU, Johnson and teammate Terrance King led the Warriors to unprecedented success, including an 82–37 record from 2009–10 through 2012–13. Johnson left ESU seventh in career points (1,347), ninth in rebounds (608), fourth in steals (148) and eighth in blocks (90), and was just the third three-time All-PSAC East selection in program history.[11] In addition, Johnson played 3,267 career minutes, the most by an ESU player since 1990, and led the Warriors in minutes played as a sophomore, junior and senior.[12]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 East Stroudsburg 30 0 17.8 .471 .417 .701 3.4 1.2 .7 .6 6.9
2010–11 East Stroudsburg 28 27 28.8 .504 .341 .744 4.9 1.8 1.5 .7 12.4
2011–12 East Stroudsburg 32 31 32.7 .435 .254 .752 6.2 2.4 1.4 .9 12.4
2012–13 East Stroudsburg 28 28 31.5 .441 .314 .787 6.2 1.9 1.5 .9 14.1
Career 118 86 27.7 .459 .312 .753 5.2 1.8 1.3 .8 11.4

Professional career

Australia

In December 2013, Johnson signed with the Corio Bay Stingrays for the 2014 Big V season.[12] He joined a Stingrays team coming off their maiden championship in 2013.[13][14] In his first season out of college, Johnson scored in double figures in all but one game, and recorded 13 double-doubles, helping the Stingrays finish the regular season with a 22–2 win/loss record, good for second place. He and fellow import Scooter Renkin led the Stingrays back to the Grand Final where they took out Game 1 of the best-of-three series against the Ringwood Hawks. However, the Hawks stormed back to win Games 2 and 3, defeating the Stingrays 2–1.[15] In 27 games on the season, Johnson averaged 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.[16] He was subsequently named a nominee for All-Star forward selection,[17] but ultimately missed out on the final All-Star Five team.

The Basketball Tournament

In June 2015, Johnson was selected to play for the Sideline Cancer basketball team in the second annual The Basketball Tournament (TBT).[18][19] The team's first game of the tournament came on July 18 in a second-round match-up with the North Broad Street Bullies. Johnson recorded five points and three rebounds as a starter, helping Sideline Cancer win 72–63.[20] The win moved the team onto the third round where they faced Big Apple Basketball the following day. Johnson again started for Sideline Cancer, and with 11 points and 10 rebounds,[21] he helped the team upset the No. 2 seeded Big Apple with a 70–67 win, advancing them onto the Round of 16 in Chicago.[22] On July 24, Sideline Cancer faced Team City of Gods, but despite Johnson's 10 points and 4 rebounds,[23] the team was eliminated from the tournament with a 91–78 loss.[24]

Ireland

On November 20, 2015, Johnson signed with the DCU Saints for the rest of the 2015–16 Irish Premier League season.[25] He made his debut for the club the following day, recording 16 points and 30 rebounds in a 73–70 regular season win over UCD Marian.[26][27] His next game came on December 5 in a National Cup match-up with UCD Marian, a game the Saints lost 80–67 despite Johnson's 18 points and 26 rebounds;[28] this loss knocked them out of the National Cup.[29] In his third game with the club, a regular season contest against the UL Eagles on December 13, Johnson scored a career-high 40 points to help the Saints garner a 96–78 win.[30] In that game, he also recorded 26 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.[31] After starting the regular season with a 0–6 win/loss record prior to signing Johnson, the Saints improved to 3–7 at the conclusion of Round 10,[32][33] largely thanks to Johnson's 29.8 points, 21.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game over his first four regular season games. On January 7, 2016, he was named Player of the Month for December.[34][35] The Saints finished the regular season in sixth place on the ladder with a 7–11 win/loss record, going 7–5 to end the season after starting 0–6. Johnson appeared in 12 regular season games for the Saints, averaging league-leading numbers with 26.2 points and 18.7 rebounds per game, in addition to 3.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 3.1 blocks in 38.7 minutes per game.[31] He subsequently earned All-Premier League first team honors.[36][37]

References

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  2. ↑ "Penn Wood 2008-09 Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Santoliquito, Joseph (March 25, 2009). "Pennsylvania: Penn Wood Turns Penn State Into A Patriot Party". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Armas, Genaro C. (March 21, 2009). "Penn Wood beats York, takes 1st AAAA title". TimesHerald.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Pompey, Keith (March 22, 2009). "Penn Wood storms past William Penn". Philly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "1,000-point scorers". delcohssports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015. Duane Johnson, Penn Wood 1,082
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  8. ↑ "#12 JOHNSON, Duane – 2010–11 Game Log". esuwarriors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "#12 JOHNSON, Duane – 2011–12 Game Log". esuwarriors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ship ends ESU's win streak at 14". PoconoRecord.com. February 17, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Housenick, Tom (September 26, 2014). "ESU grad King signs pro basketball contract". MCall.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "ESU’s Duane Johnson Signs Professional Contract with Corio Bay Stingrays in Australia". esuwarriors.com. December 9, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  13. ↑ "DUANE JOHNSON TO BE ‘THE ROCK’ FOR STINGRAYS". FoxSportsPulse.com. February 17, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ Reynolds, Ryan (March 5, 2014). "US imports promise to leave Corio Bay fans slam dunked". GeelongAdvertiser.com.au. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ringwood Hawks win two games in Geelong to overcome 1-0 deficit and win best-of-three Big V state championship men’s grand final series against Corio Bay Stingrays". HeraldSun.com.au. August 25, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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  17. ↑ "2014 Big V Award Nominees". BigV.com.au. August 27, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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  26. ↑ "Game Stats - DCU Saints v UCD Marian [21/11/15 7 pm]". bi.comortais.com. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Johnson inspires second half Saints comeback". TheCollegeView.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Game Stats - DCU Saints v UCD Marian [05/12/15 7:15 pm]". bi.comortais.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  29. ↑ Coughlan, John (December 7, 2015). "Montenotte dig deep for thrilling victory". IrishExaminer.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  30. ↑ Coughlan, John (December 14, 2015). "Killester go joint top after easy win". IrishExaminer.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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  32. ↑ "2015–16 Men's Premier League". BasketballIreland.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  33. ↑ Coughlan, John (December 21, 2015). "Duane Johnson inspires DCU Saints to shock win over UCC Demons". IrishExaminer.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  34. ↑ "DECEMBER AWARDS 2015". BasketballIreland.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Duane Johnson Named Basketball Ireland Premier League Player of the Month". esuwarriors.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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