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Cory Johnson
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
BornApril 5, 1988 (age 36)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolDuluth East
(Duluth, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Korihait
2012–2013Básquet Coruña
2013–2014Società Atletica Basket Massagno
2014–2015KTP Basket
2015–2016Yokohama B-Corsairs
2016–2018T71 Dudelange
2018–2019Ehime Orange Vikings

Cory Rockne Johnson (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Ehime Orange Vikings in Japan.[1] He played college basketball for Iowa State and Valparaiso.

Johnson began his college career at Iowa State University where he played two seasons for the Cyclones before transferring to Valparaiso University.[2] After sitting out a redshirt year, Johnson spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 basketball seasons competing for the Crusaders. During his senior year, he was selected as a preseason Second Team All-Horizon League honoree and named MVP of the Lou Henson Award Tournament.[3] He helped lead the crusaders to a 23–12 record and a spot in the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. A Second Team All-Horizon League selection in his Junior year, Johnson also earned a spot on the league All-Newcomer squad averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds. Johnson also finished second in the Horizon League with .556 field goal percentage, which ranked 20th nationally.[4]

Professional career

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Following the completion of his college career, Johnson signed with basketball club WCAA Giants of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[5] Due to financial difficulties the club withdrew from the DBL prior to the 2011–12 season.[6] Johnson then signed with UU-Korihait, which competes in Korisliiga, the top men's basketball league in Finland. He averaged 16.9 points 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists for Korihait during the 2011–12 season.[7]

Johnson played for CB Coruña during the Spain 2012–13 LEB Oro season.[8]

In July 2013, Johnson signed with SAM Massagno Basket in Switzerland for the 2013–2014 season.[9] He finished the regular season second in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in scoring, averaging 20.3 points, while adding 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[10] In the 2014 post season awards, Johnson was named All-Swiss LNA 3rd team by Eurobasket.com.[11]

In October 2014, Johnson joined KTP Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga to compete in the 2014–2015 EuroChallenge.[12]

On February 10, 2015, he signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket.[13]

On August 22, 2015, an agreement was made with the Yokohama B-Corsairs for the final season of the Japanese bj League.[14]

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
  1. ^ Ehime Vikings (17 August 2018). "コーリー・ジョンソン選手 契約合意(新規)のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ Cyclones. "Cory Johnson To Transfer". Iowa State Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ^ Potter, Bill. "Valpo Takes Lou Henson Award Tournament Title with 103–102 Comeback Over Oakland". Horizon League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Cory Johnson". Valpo Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Johnson, Fletcher Headed to WCAA Giants of Dutch League". Horizon League. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  6. ^ Roggen, Fred. "European Leagues BasketMe Preview: Dutch Basketball League". basketme. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Cory Johnson". Finnish Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. ^ Gómez, Pablo (5 August 2012). "The American power forward Cory Johnson, basketball Coruña". La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Colpo SAM Massagno, preso Cory Johnson". Tichinoonline. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  10. ^ "CUMUL / SAM Basket Massagno". www.lnba.ch. LNBA. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  11. ^ "LNA: Season 2013–2014". www.eurobasketb.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  12. ^ "KTP hankki neljännen amerikkalaisen". ktpbasket.fi. KTP Basket. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  13. ^ BBC Monthey lands Cory Johnson
  14. ^ "Notice of Cory Johnson basic contract agreement". b-corsairs.com. Yokohama b-corsairs. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.