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DerMarr Johnson Hekmeh Shooting guard/Small forward Personal information Date of birth May 5, 1980 Place of birth Washington, D.C. Nationality American High school Maine Central Institute Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College Cincinnati NBA Draft 2000 / 6th overall Selected by the Atlanta Hawks Pro career 2000–present League Lebanese Basketball League Career history Atlanta Hawks (2000-2002)
Long Beach Jam (2003)
New York Knicks (2003-2004)
Denver Nuggets (2004-2007)
Pallacanestro Treviso (2007)
Austin Toros (2007)
San Antonio Spurs (2007-2008)
Jiangsu Dragons (2009-10)
Leones de Ponce (2010)Career highlights and awards 2000 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
2000 All-Conference USA 3rd TeamDerMarr Miles Johnson (born May 5, 1980) is an American basketball player currently playing for Sagesse in the Lebanese Basketball League.
Johnson was a consensus McDonald's, Parade Magazine and USA Today high school All-American as well as Parade's National High School Player of the Year as a senior in 1999. After attending the University of Cincinnati with future NBA players Kenyon Martin, Kenny Satterfield, and draftee Steve Logan, he was selected sixth overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2000 NBA Draft. In two seasons with the team he averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. On September 13, 2002, Johnson crashed his blue Mercedes-Benz S600 into a tree and broke his neck, nearly causing paralysis.[1] He was subsequently sidelined for the entire 2002-03 NBA season, and questions surfaced regarding him ever playing again. Johnson's miraculous return to the league began in October 2003 when he signed with the Phoenix Suns only to be waived two weeks later without ever having played a game for them. He then moved on to the American Basketball Association's Long Beach Jam where he played 19 games, before rejoining the NBA, signing a contract with the New York Knicks. The following season, in 2004-05, Johnson rejuvenated his career with the Denver Nuggets, participating in 71 games, and averaging 7.1 points on 49.9 percent field goal shooting. During the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons, Johnson averaged 5 points on 40 percent shooting in 97 games.
Johnson reportedly signed with Italian team Pallacanestro Treviso in August 2007,[2] but quickly jumped back to the NBA Developmental League's San Antonio affiliate Austin Toros. Johnson averaged 15.8 points and 6 rebounds in 10 games with the Toros. On December 29 he signed with the San Antonio Spurs after they waived rarely used rookie combo guard Marcus Williams.[3] But on January 7, 2008, Johnson was released from San Antonio Spurs. He was again re-signed by the Spurs, in April.[4] In October 2010 Johnson signed with Hekmeh in Lebanon.[5]
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Personal life
Johnson was tasered and arrested outside a Denver nightclub on June 9, 2007. He was charged with interfering with police and resisting arrest.[6]
Johnson was arrested for driving while intoxicated on May 31, 2008 in San Antonio after police saw his black SUV swerving, speeding 20 miles over the speed limit and following other cars closely. His speech was also slurred when pulled over, and he failed both a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer test. He was released after June 1, after posting a $1,000 bail.[7]
Johnson's god brother is Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley.[8]
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 2000–01 Atlanta 78 21 16.8 .374 .323 .736 2.3 .8 .6 .4 5.1 2001–02 Atlanta 72 46 24.0 .396 .360 .810 3.4 1.1 .9 .8 8.4 2003–04 New York 21 1 13.7 .371 .361 .903 1.9 .5 .4 .3 5.4 2004–05 Denver 71 40 17.4 .499 .358 .792 2.1 1.1 .6 .2 7.1 2005–06 Denver 58 21 15.9 .431 .350 .810 1.7 .9 .4 .4 6.1 2006–07 Denver 39 7 10.7 .325 .216 .762 1.5 .4 .4 .3 3.5 2007–08 San Antonio 5 0 5.6 .500 .333 .000 .2 .2 .2 .0 3.4 Career 344 136 17.2 .411 .336 .789 2.2 .9 .6 .4 6.2 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2003–04 New York 3 0 5.7 .000 .000 .000 .7 .7 .0 .3 .0 2004–05 Denver 4 2 19.5 .550 .364 1.000 2.0 .8 .5 .5 7.3 2005–06 Denver 3 0 11.3 .231 .100 .000 3.3 .7 .0 .3 2.3 Career 10 2 12.9 .368 .208 1.000 2.0 .7 .2 .4 3.6 References
- ^ Flight Delay - ESPN Insider
- ^ Denver Post Footnotes, updated September 11, 2007
- ^ Spurs add journeyman guard Johnson, waive rookie Williams
- ^ Spurs Sign DerMarr Johnson, NBA.
- ^ http://www.asia-basket.com/Lebanon/basketball.asp?NewsID=204953
- ^ Nuggets' Johnson charged with resisting arrest, interfering with police, updated June 11, 2007
- ^ Spurs guard Johnson arrested on DWI charge
- ^ Miami Heat NotesPDF (334 KiB); retrieved February 1, 2009
External links
- DerMarr Johnson NBA.com Profile
- DerMarr Johnson stats
- DerMarr Johnson on MySpace
- Boss Slim on MySpace
2000 NBA Draft First round Kenyon Martin · Stromile Swift · Darius Miles · Marcus Fizer · Mike Miller · DerMarr Johnson · Chris Mihm · Jamal Crawford · Joel Przybilla · Keyon Dooling · Jérôme Moïso · Etan Thomas · Courtney Alexander · Mateen Cleaves · Jason Collier · Hedo Türkoğlu · Desmond Mason · Quentin Richardson · Jamaal Magloire · Speedy Claxton · Morris Peterson · Donnell Harvey · DeShawn Stevenson · Dalibor Bagarić · Jake Tsakalidis · Mamadou N'Diaye · Primož Brezec · Erick Barkley · Mark MadsenSecond round Marko Jarić · Dan Langhi · A. J. Guyton · Jake Voskuhl · Khalid El-Amin · Mike Smith · Soumaila Samake · Eddie House · Eduardo Nájera · Lavor Postell · Hanno Möttölä · Chris Carrawell · Olumide Oyedeji · Michael Redd · Brian Cardinal · Jabari Smith · DeeAndre Hulett · Josip Sesar · Mark Karcher · Jason Hart · Kaniel Dickens · Igor Rakočević · Ernest Brown · Dan McClintock · Cory Hightower · Chris Porter · Jaquay Walls · Scoonie Penn · Pete MickealCategories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Atlanta Hawks players
- New York Knicks players
- Denver Nuggets players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
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