Kyle Johnson (basketball)

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Kyle Johnson
Pallacanestro Cantù
Position Shooting guard
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35)
Scarborough, Ontario
Nationality Canadian / British
Listed height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High school West Hill Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)[1]
College LIU Brooklyn (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011 Ilissiakos
2011–2012 APOEL
2012–2013 Sutor Montegranaro
2013 Basket Ferentino
2013–2014 Vanoli Cremona
2014–2015 Brampton A's
2015 Pallacanestro Biella
2015–present Pallacanestro Cantù

Kyle Johnson (born 31 December 1988) is a Canadian-born British basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Biella of the Serie A2 Basket.[2]

College career

Johnson's college career spanned four season where he averaged 11.6 points per game whilst making a Long Island University record 124 appearances. During his senior year Johnson helped the Blackbirds to a 27-6 record, Win the 2011 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and an appearance in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He ranks 11th all-time at the school in scoring (1,433) and is second in both three-pointers made (240) and attempted (666).[3]

Professional career

In September 2011 he signed a contract with Ilissiakos in Greece,[4] but in November 2011 he moved to Cypriot club APOEL. He then played one season with Sutor Montegranaro. In November 2013, he signed with Basket Ferentino.[5] He was waived on 18 December 2013.[6] On 23 December 2013 he signed with Vanoli Cremona.[7] On March 25, 2015, he signed with Pallacanestro Biella of the Serie A2 Basket.[8]

International career

Johnson was part of the Great Britain national basketball team that competed at the 2012 Olympics & 2011 Eurobasket championship in Lithuania.[9]

References

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