Tyren Johnson

Tyren Johnson
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1988-07-24) July 24, 1988
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school West St. John (Edgard, Louisiana)
College Louisiana–Lafayette (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Okapi Aalstar
2011–2012 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012–2013 Reims Champagne
2013–2014 Hyères-Toulon Var
2014–2015 Okapi Aalstar
Career highlights and awards

Tyren Johnson (born July 24, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian League. A native of Edgard, Louisiana, Johnson played college basketball at Louisiana–Lafayette where he was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2009–10. Since 2010 he has competed professionally and was named an NBA Development League All-Star in 2011–12.

College career

After graduating from West St. John High School in Edgard, Johnson began his collegiate career for Louisiana–Lafayette in 2006. His freshman season was inauspicious; he averaged 1.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 25 games played.[1] He scored a total of 41 points on the year.[1] The following season, 2007–08, was similar to his freshman campaign. Johnson averaged 3.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while only scoring 90 points on the year.[1]

In Johnson's junior season, his productivity markedly increased to 7.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 0.8 steals per game.[1] Despite his increase in personal success, the Ragin' Cajuns only mustered a 10–20 overall record for the year.[2] For the third time in as many seasons, they failed to earn a postseason tournament bid.

The 2009–10 season saw Johnson become an All-Sun Belt Conference performer. His season statistical averages shot up to 17.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game.[1] He led Louisiana–Lafayette in all five categories and was the only Sun Belt player to lead their team in all.[3] The league's coaches voted him as a first team All-Sun Belt selection as well.[3] Johnson became Louisiana–Lafayette's fourth conference player of the year since the school joined NCAA Division I, and the first since Michael Allen in 1993–94.[3] The 2009–10 season saw the Ragin' Cajuns go 9–0 in league play at home; they finished the year with an overall record of 13–17.[1][3]

Professional

Tyren Johnson was not selected in the 2010 NBA draft. He began his professional basketball career in Belgium for Okapi Aalstar.[4] He returned to the United States in 2011–12 and signed with the NBA Development League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[4] In 44 games played, he averaged 11.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[5] He was called up as a replacement player for the 2012 NBA Development League All-Star Game after Lance Thomas was unable to participate.[6]

The 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons saw Johnson playing in France for Châlons Reims and Hyères-Toulon Var, respectively.[4] While at Hyères-Toulon Var, Johnson averaged 15.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[7] In September 2014, he signed with Okapi Aalstar for his second stint with the Belgian club.[7]

On July 30, 2015, he signed with Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Basketball League.[8] Johnson left the team in August 2015 after he failed a team physical.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tyren Johnson College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Men's Basketball: Tyren Johnson Named Sun Belt's Best - Joins Lamar, Toney and Allen". AthleticNetwork.com. 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tyren Johnson Basketball Profile". Eurobasket, Inc. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tyren Johnson D-League Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Johnson Added to All-Star Roster". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 23, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Okapi Aalstar sign Tyren Johnson". Sportando. September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Usak signs Tyren Johnson". Sportando.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Usak Sportif: arriva Andre Harris per Tyren Johnsonl". Sportando. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

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