Trey Johnson
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Clinton "Trey" Johnson III (born August 30, 1984) is an American
professional basketball
player. Johnson played college basketball
with the Alcorn State Braves
and the Jackson State Tigers
in the Southwestern Athletic Conference
(SWAC). During his senior year, he won the SWAC Player of the Year award
. He has spent most of his professional career with the Bakersfield Jam
in the NBA Development League
(NBA D-League), a minor league
basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association
(NBA). During his time in the D-League, he received a call-up to the NBA and has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers
, the Toronto Raptors
and the Los Angeles Lakers
. He has also spent several short stints overseas in Serbia, France
, and Italy.
. His father, Clinton Jr., and his older brother, Will, played college baseball
for Jackson State University
. He followed his father footsteps and started playing baseball since he was little. He then started to play basketball during his teenage years. However, he only played basketball intermittently through middle school and high school. He attended Murrah High School
and played both basketball and baseball there. He starred as a pitcher
during high school and after graduating, he was selected in the 30th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
by the Kansas City Royals
. However, he opted to attend college and play collegiate sports
before turning pro.
in Booneville, Mississippi
. He played both baseball and basketball there for one season. As a basketball player, he averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game. After a year, he enrolled at Alcorn State University
and continued to play both sports there. However, at his first appearance as a pitcher for Alcorn State, he suffered a ligament
injury on his elbow that required a Tommy John surgery
. He needed one year to fully recover from the injury and therefore, he became a full-time basketball player. He averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 41.5% from three-point range
. However, he was unsatisfied with the basketball program there and later transferred to Jackson State University for his junior season.
Due to the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) transfer rules, Johnson sat out the 2004–05 season. He led the Jackson State Tigers
to the Southwestern Athletic Conference
(SWAC) Semifinal but the Tigers was defeated by the eventual champion, the Southern Jaguars
, 66–59. He averaged 23.5 points on 45.5 percent shooting, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32 games. With 23.5 points per game, he became the 10th leading scorer in the country and second in the SWAC. He scored a season-high 40 points during a game against Texas Southern
. After his junior season, he declared himself eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft
but later withdrew his name and decided to return to Jackson State for his senior year.
In his senior year, Johnson led the Tigers to the SWAC Final. He scored a game-high 33 points in the final as Jackson State defeated Mississippi Valley State
81–71. Jackson State also earned a spot in the NCAA tournament
for the first time in seven years. However, their NCAA trip was cut short when the Tigers was beaten 112–69 by the eventual champion, the Florida Gators
. Nevertheless, Johnson became one of the season's best performers by averaging 27.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 35 games. He ranked second in scoring, after Reggie Williams
who averaged 28.1 points per game. He was also named as the SWAC Player of the Year
. He scored a career-high 49 points during a game against UTEP. He finished his college career with 1,698 points in only two seasons with Jackson State and became the school's eighth all-time leading scorer.
for the 2007 NBA Draft
after finishing his four-year college eligibility. However, he went undrafted. He then played for the Miami Heat
in the 2007 Orlando Summer League
. On October 1, 2007, he was signed by the New Orleans Hornets for their training camp and preseason roster. He played in five games, averaging 4.0 points and 1.8 assists in 13.8 minutes per game. Before the season started, Johnson was waived by the Hornets and became a free agent
.
Johnson started his professional career in Serbia with KK Hemofarm
. He later returned to the U.S. to sign with the Bakersfield Jam
of the NBA Development League
(D-League) on January 25, 2008. He played 24 games (1 as a starter) with the Jam and averaged 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 27.2 minutes per game.
in the 2008 NBA Summer League
. He played in five games, averaging 5.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. On September 26, 2008, he was signed by the Phoenix Suns
for their training camp and pre-season roster. However, he did not appear in any preseason game for the Suns and was waived on October 13.
He returned to the Bakersfield Jam for the 2008–09 season. On February 3, 2009, after playing 25 games while averaging 20.1 points with the Jam, Johnson was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers
on a 10-day contract. On the same day, he was selected to the D-League All-Star Game
roster. In the game, he scored a team-high 15 points as his team, the Red Team, defeated the Blue Team 113–103. After the All-Star break, he rejoined the Cavaliers on second 10-day contract. He played four games with the Cavaliers, scoring four points from four free throw attempts. He only played a total of 14 minutes in those four games while failed to make a field goal. After his second 10-day contract expired, he returned to the D-League with the Jam. He ended the season with the Jam, playing 39 games, all of them as a starter, and averaging 20.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 40.1 minutes per game. He was also named to the All NBA D-League Second Team
.
in the 2009 Orlando Summer League. He played in all five games, averaging 9.6 points in 28.3 minutes per game. He later took part in the 2009 NBA Summer League as part of the NBA D-League Select Team. He was reportedly rejected an offer to play for the San Antonio Spurs
Summer League roster and opted to play with the D-League Select Team which was coached by Scott Roth
, his coach at Bakersfield Jam. He appeared in the first two games before missing the last three games due to injury. He averaged 16.0 points on 54.5 percent shooting in 24.5 minutes per game.
Johnson then signed with French
team BCM Gravelines on August 2009. He left Gravelines in February 2010 after playing in 17 games while averaging 8.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game. After leaving France, he was re-signed by the Bakersfield Jam on March 2, 2010. He averaged 21.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 13 games with the Jam. On April, after the D-League season ended, Johnson was signed by Italian team Pallacanestro Biella
for the rest of the season. He played four games in Italy and averaged 11.5 points per game.
in the 2010 NBA Summer League
. He played in all five games, averaging 6.6 points in 25.6 minutes per game. Despite playing for the Clippers in the offseason, Johnson was signed by the Clippers' crosstown rival
, the Los Angeles Lakers
, for their training camp and preseason games. After playing five games and averaging 2.8 points and 1.2 assists in 8.8 minutes per game, he was waived before the season started.
He then returned to the Bakersfield Jam for the 2010–11 season
. On January 26, 2011, after playing 26 games while averaging 25.8 points with the Jam, Johnson was signed by the Toronto Raptors
on a 10-day contract. After playing five games in 10 days, he earned a second 10-day contract. On February 2011, he received his second selection to the D-League All-Star Game. However, he did not participate because he was called up to the NBA and was not on a D-League roster on the day of the All-Star Game. After the All-Star Break, his second 10-day contract expired and Johnson returned to the D-League with the Jam. He ended the season with a 25.5 points per game average, becoming the league's scoring leader in the 2010–11 season. He scored in double figures in 38 games out of 39 games played for the Jam. He also scored a season-high 48 points in a game against Erie BayHawks
on March 18, 2011. He was also named to the All NBA D-League First Team
.
On April 13, 2011, Johnson was signed by the Lakers for the remainder of the season. On that day, he played 13 minutes and scored 6 points in the Lakers' final regular season game. He also played three games in the playoffs.
. However he was released before the season started, playing only in the pre-season.
|align="left"| 2003–04
|align="left"| Alcorn State
| 29 || || 28.8 || .414 || .415 || .781 || 2.4 || 2.7 || .5 || .1 || 11.0
|-
|align="left"| 2005–06
|align="left"| Jackson State
| 32 || 29 || 34.8 || .455 || .441 || .750 ||4.8 || 2.3 || 1.4 || .1 || 23.5
|-
|align="left"| 2006–07
|align="left"| Jackson State
| 35 || 35 || 37.8 || .414 || .333 || .743 || 4.5 || 2.6 || .9 || .1 || 27.1
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 96 || || 36.4 || .429 || .382 || .751 || 4.0 || 2.5 || .8 || .1 || 21.0
|align="left"|
|align="left"| Cleveland
| 4 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"| Toronto
| 7 || 0 || 11.6 || .333 || .333 || .875 || 1.0 || 1.6 || .1 || .1 || 4.0
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"| Los Angeles
| 1 || 0 || 13.0 || .667 || .000 || 1.000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 6.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 12 || 0 || 9.0 || .316 || .333 || .929 || .7 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 3.2
|align="left"| 2011
|align="left"| Los Angeles
| 3 || 0 || 3.9 || .200 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 3 || 0 || 3.9 || .200 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|align="left"| 2007–08
|align="left"| Bakersfield
| 24 || 1 || 26.0 || .457 || .378 || .792 || 3.3 || 4.0 || .6 || .0 || 11.8
|-
|align="left"| 2008–09
|align="left"| Bakersfield
| 39 || 39 || 40.1 || .464 || .409 || .795 || 3.8 || 4.5 || .7 || .0 || 20.7
|-
|align="left"| 2009–10
|align="left"| Bakersfield
| 13 || 13 || 39.7 || .469 || .167 || .867 || 3.4 || 7.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 21.3
|-
|align="left"| 2010–11
|align="left"| Bakersfield
| 39 || 39 || 35.9 || .499 || .323 || .815 || 4.2 || 4.5 || .9 || .1 || 25.5
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 114 || 92 || 36.0 || .478 || .352 || .812 || 3.8 || 4.7 || .8 || .1 || 20.7
|align="left"| 2009
|align="left"| Bakersfield
| 1 || 1 || 45.0 || .450 || .000 || .833 || 6.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 23.0
|-
|align="left"| 2011
|align="left"| Bakersfield
| 1 || 1 || 36.0 || .385 || .167 || .889 || 6.0 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 29.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 2 || 2 || 40.5 || .413 || .143 || .867 || 6.0 || 3.0 || .5 || .0 || 26.0
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. Johnson played college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
with the Alcorn State Braves
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...
and the Jackson State Tigers
Jackson State Tigers men's basketball
The Jackson State Tigers Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007...
in the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
(SWAC). During his senior year, he won the SWAC Player of the Year award
Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Southwestern Athletic Conference's most outstanding player...
. He has spent most of his professional career with the Bakersfield Jam
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
in the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
(NBA D-League), a minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA). During his time in the D-League, he received a call-up to the NBA and has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
, the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
and the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. He has also spent several short stints overseas in Serbia, France
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
, and Italy.
Early life
Trey Johnson was born and grew up in Jackson, MississippiJackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
. His father, Clinton Jr., and his older brother, Will, played college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
for Jackson State University
Jackson State University
Jackson State University is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York. The Society moved the school to Jackson in 1882, renaming it Jackson College, and developed its present campus in 1902. It became a state supported...
. He followed his father footsteps and started playing baseball since he was little. He then started to play basketball during his teenage years. However, he only played basketball intermittently through middle school and high school. He attended Murrah High School
Murrah High School
Murrah High School is a public high school in Jackson, Mississippi . It is part of the Jackson Public School District.-Demographics:There were a total of about 1,600 students enrolled in Murrah High during the 2008-2009 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 56% female and 44% male...
and played both basketball and baseball there. He starred as a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
during high school and after graduating, he was selected in the 30th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
2002 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2002 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 4 and 5.This year's draft is featured in Michael Lewis' 2003 book Moneyball.-First Round Selections:-Supplemental First Round Compensation Selections:...
by the Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
. However, he opted to attend college and play collegiate sports
College athletics
College athletics refers primarily to sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education . In the United States, college athletics is a two-tiered system. The first tier includes the sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies...
before turning pro.
College career
Johnson attended Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College, also known as NEMCC, is a public, comprehensive community college. NEMCC is a located in Booneville, Mississippi, USA...
in Booneville, Mississippi
Booneville, Mississippi
Booneville is a city in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 8,625 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prentiss County....
. He played both baseball and basketball there for one season. As a basketball player, he averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game. After a year, he enrolled at Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...
and continued to play both sports there. However, at his first appearance as a pitcher for Alcorn State, he suffered a ligament
Ligament
In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote any of three types of structures. Most commonly, it refers to fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones and is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.Ligament can also refer to:* Peritoneal...
injury on his elbow that required a Tommy John surgery
Tommy John surgery
Tommy John surgery, known in medical practice as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body...
. He needed one year to fully recover from the injury and therefore, he became a full-time basketball player. He averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 41.5% from three-point range
Three-point field goal
A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
. However, he was unsatisfied with the basketball program there and later transferred to Jackson State University for his junior season.
Due to the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) transfer rules, Johnson sat out the 2004–05 season. He led the Jackson State Tigers
Jackson State Tigers men's basketball
The Jackson State Tigers Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007...
to the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
(SWAC) Semifinal but the Tigers was defeated by the eventual champion, the Southern Jaguars
Southern Jaguars
The Southern Jaguars represent Southern University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics.-Conference affiliation:Southern University's athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference which is a part of the NCAA Division I. Football participates in the Football Championship...
, 66–59. He averaged 23.5 points on 45.5 percent shooting, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32 games. With 23.5 points per game, he became the 10th leading scorer in the country and second in the SWAC. He scored a season-high 40 points during a game against Texas Southern
Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....
. After his junior season, he declared himself eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft
2006 NBA Draft
The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2006 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players,...
but later withdrew his name and decided to return to Jackson State for his senior year.
In his senior year, Johnson led the Tigers to the SWAC Final. He scored a game-high 33 points in the final as Jackson State defeated Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, in the United States. MVSU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund....
81–71. Jackson State also earned a spot in the NCAA tournament
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
for the first time in seven years. However, their NCAA trip was cut short when the Tigers was beaten 112–69 by the eventual champion, the Florida Gators
Florida Gators men's basketball
The Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball. The Gators compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Southeastern Conference...
. Nevertheless, Johnson became one of the season's best performers by averaging 27.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 35 games. He ranked second in scoring, after Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1986)
Reggie Williams is an American basketball player.-College career:He attended the Virginia Military Institute. He led the NCAA in scoring two straight times for the fast-paced VMI team. In April 2007 he decided to skip his senior season and enter the NBA Draft, but decided to return to school...
who averaged 28.1 points per game. He was also named as the SWAC Player of the Year
Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the Southwestern Athletic Conference's most outstanding player...
. He scored a career-high 49 points during a game against UTEP. He finished his college career with 1,698 points in only two seasons with Jackson State and became the school's eighth all-time leading scorer.
2007–08 season
Johnson was automatically eligibleEligibility for the NBA Draft
The NBA Draft, the annual event in which the 30 franchises in the National Basketball Association select new players for their teams, has distinctive eligibility rules, which have changed several times during the history of the league.-Early history:...
for the 2007 NBA Draft
2007 NBA Draft
The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
after finishing his four-year college eligibility. However, he went undrafted. He then played for the Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
in the 2007 Orlando Summer League
Orlando Summer League
The Orlando Pro Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA club the Orlando Magic in the United States each summer following the NBA Draft. Teams consist of players who have been in the league for 3 years or fewer as well as newly drafted talent....
. On October 1, 2007, he was signed by the New Orleans Hornets for their training camp and preseason roster. He played in five games, averaging 4.0 points and 1.8 assists in 13.8 minutes per game. Before the season started, Johnson was waived by the Hornets and became a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
.
Johnson started his professional career in Serbia with KK Hemofarm
KK Hemofarm
Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League...
. He later returned to the U.S. to sign with the Bakersfield Jam
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
of the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
(D-League) on January 25, 2008. He played 24 games (1 as a starter) with the Jam and averaged 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 27.2 minutes per game.
2008–09 season
On July 2008, Johnson played for the Milwaukee BucksMilwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
in the 2008 NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
. He played in five games, averaging 5.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. On September 26, 2008, he was signed by the Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
for their training camp and pre-season roster. However, he did not appear in any preseason game for the Suns and was waived on October 13.
He returned to the Bakersfield Jam for the 2008–09 season. On February 3, 2009, after playing 25 games while averaging 20.1 points with the Jam, Johnson was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
on a 10-day contract. On the same day, he was selected to the D-League All-Star Game
NBA Development League All-Star Game
The NBA Development League All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game held by the National Basketball Association Development League . The D-League was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League . The league adopted its current name at the start of the 2005–06 season...
roster. In the game, he scored a team-high 15 points as his team, the Red Team, defeated the Blue Team 113–103. After the All-Star break, he rejoined the Cavaliers on second 10-day contract. He played four games with the Cavaliers, scoring four points from four free throw attempts. He only played a total of 14 minutes in those four games while failed to make a field goal. After his second 10-day contract expired, he returned to the D-League with the Jam. He ended the season with the Jam, playing 39 games, all of them as a starter, and averaging 20.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 40.1 minutes per game. He was also named to the All NBA D-League Second Team
All-NBA Development League Team
The All-NBA Development League Team is an annual National Basketball Association Development League honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBADL season. The voting is conducted by the league's head coaches. The team has been selected in every season of the league's...
.
2009–10 season
During the 2009 offseason, Johnson participated in both the Orlando Summer League and the NBA Summer League. He played for the Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
in the 2009 Orlando Summer League. He played in all five games, averaging 9.6 points in 28.3 minutes per game. He later took part in the 2009 NBA Summer League as part of the NBA D-League Select Team. He was reportedly rejected an offer to play for the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
Summer League roster and opted to play with the D-League Select Team which was coached by Scott Roth
Scott roth
Scott Edward Roth is a retired American professional basketball player and an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors....
, his coach at Bakersfield Jam. He appeared in the first two games before missing the last three games due to injury. He averaged 16.0 points on 54.5 percent shooting in 24.5 minutes per game.
Johnson then signed with French
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
team BCM Gravelines on August 2009. He left Gravelines in February 2010 after playing in 17 games while averaging 8.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game. After leaving France, he was re-signed by the Bakersfield Jam on March 2, 2010. He averaged 21.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 13 games with the Jam. On April, after the D-League season ended, Johnson was signed by Italian team Pallacanestro Biella
Pallacanestro Biella
-Notable players :-Sponsorship names:In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:*Fila Biella *Lauretana Biella . For the 2009–10 season,*Lauretana Biella Eurocup-External links:* *...
for the rest of the season. He played four games in Italy and averaged 11.5 points per game.
2010–11 season
On July 2010, Johnson played for the Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
in the 2010 NBA Summer League
2010 NBA Summer League
The 2010 National Basketball Association Summer League was a pro basketball league ran by the NBA in the United States just following the 2010 NBA Draft. Teams consisted of players who have been in the league for three years or fewer as well as newly drafted talent. It gives rookies a chance to...
. He played in all five games, averaging 6.6 points in 25.6 minutes per game. Despite playing for the Clippers in the offseason, Johnson was signed by the Clippers' crosstown rival
Crosstown rivalry
In sports, a crosstown rivalry is a rivalry between two teams in the same metropolitan area. It is a term primarily used in the United States and Canada. They are called "crosstown rivalries" because in most cases, they are held in large cities or metropolitan areas where each team represents a...
, the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, for their training camp and preseason games. After playing five games and averaging 2.8 points and 1.2 assists in 8.8 minutes per game, he was waived before the season started.
He then returned to the Bakersfield Jam for the 2010–11 season
2010–11 NBA Development League season
The 2010–11 NBA Development League season is the tenth season of the NBA Development League . The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association . The league was formed in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League...
. On January 26, 2011, after playing 26 games while averaging 25.8 points with the Jam, Johnson was signed by the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
on a 10-day contract. After playing five games in 10 days, he earned a second 10-day contract. On February 2011, he received his second selection to the D-League All-Star Game. However, he did not participate because he was called up to the NBA and was not on a D-League roster on the day of the All-Star Game. After the All-Star Break, his second 10-day contract expired and Johnson returned to the D-League with the Jam. He ended the season with a 25.5 points per game average, becoming the league's scoring leader in the 2010–11 season. He scored in double figures in 38 games out of 39 games played for the Jam. He also scored a season-high 48 points in a game against Erie BayHawks
Erie BayHawks
The Erie BayHawks are a 2008-09 expansion team in the NBA Development League. The team plays its home games at the Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.The "BayHawks" name is a reference to Presque Isle Bay, on which the city of Erie lies...
on March 18, 2011. He was also named to the All NBA D-League First Team
All-NBA Development League Team
The All-NBA Development League Team is an annual National Basketball Association Development League honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBADL season. The voting is conducted by the league's head coaches. The team has been selected in every season of the league's...
.
On April 13, 2011, Johnson was signed by the Lakers for the remainder of the season. On that day, he played 13 minutes and scored 6 points in the Lakers' final regular season game. He also played three games in the playoffs.
2011–12 season
On August 3, 2011, Johnson signed a one-year deal with Italian club Bancatercas TeramoTeramo Basket
Teramo Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Teramo, Italy and plays in the Italian League. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bancatercas Teramo. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...
. However he was released before the season started, playing only in the pre-season.
Television
Johnson was followed by a film crew throughout the 2011 NBA D-League Showcase, and will be the subject of a documentary.College
|-|align="left"| 2003–04
|align="left"| Alcorn State
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...
| 29 || || 28.8 || .414 || .415 || .781 || 2.4 || 2.7 || .5 || .1 || 11.0
|-
|align="left"| 2005–06
|align="left"| Jackson State
Jackson State Tigers men's basketball
The Jackson State Tigers Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007...
| 32 || 29 || 34.8 || .455 || .441 || .750 ||4.8 || 2.3 || 1.4 || .1 || 23.5
|-
|align="left"| 2006–07
|align="left"| Jackson State
Jackson State Tigers men's basketball
The Jackson State Tigers Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007...
| 35 || 35 || 37.8 || .414 || .333 || .743 || 4.5 || 2.6 || .9 || .1 || 27.1
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 96 || || 36.4 || .429 || .382 || .751 || 4.0 || 2.5 || .8 || .1 || 21.0
Regular season
|-|align="left"|
|align="left"| Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
| 4 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"| Toronto
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
| 7 || 0 || 11.6 || .333 || .333 || .875 || 1.0 || 1.6 || .1 || .1 || 4.0
|-
|align="left"|
|align="left"| Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 1 || 0 || 13.0 || .667 || .000 || 1.000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 6.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 12 || 0 || 9.0 || .316 || .333 || .929 || .7 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 3.2
Playoffs
|-|align="left"| 2011
2011 NBA Playoffs
The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...
|align="left"| Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 3 || 0 || 3.9 || .200 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 3 || 0 || 3.9 || .200 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
Regular season
|-|align="left"| 2007–08
|align="left"| Bakersfield
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
| 24 || 1 || 26.0 || .457 || .378 || .792 || 3.3 || 4.0 || .6 || .0 || 11.8
|-
|align="left"| 2008–09
|align="left"| Bakersfield
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
| 39 || 39 || 40.1 || .464 || .409 || .795 || 3.8 || 4.5 || .7 || .0 || 20.7
|-
|align="left"| 2009–10
|align="left"| Bakersfield
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
| 13 || 13 || 39.7 || .469 || .167 || .867 || 3.4 || 7.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 21.3
|-
|align="left"| 2010–11
|align="left"| Bakersfield
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
| 39 || 39 || 35.9 || .499 || .323 || .815 || 4.2 || 4.5 || .9 || .1 || 25.5
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 114 || 92 || 36.0 || .478 || .352 || .812 || 3.8 || 4.7 || .8 || .1 || 20.7
Playoffs
|-|align="left"| 2009
|align="left"| Bakersfield
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
| 1 || 1 || 45.0 || .450 || .000 || .833 || 6.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 23.0
|-
|align="left"| 2011
|align="left"| Bakersfield
Bakersfield Jam
The Bakersfield Jam is an expansion franchise of the National Basketball Association Development League that began play in 2006-07. It plays its home games at the newly-built Jam Events Center in Bakersfield, California, United States, which had been built as their practice facility...
| 1 || 1 || 36.0 || .385 || .167 || .889 || 6.0 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 29.0
|-class="sortbottom"
|align="center" colspan="2"| Career
| 2 || 2 || 40.5 || .413 || .143 || .867 || 6.0 || 3.0 || .5 || .0 || 26.0
External links
- Trey Johnson at NBA.com
- Trey Johnson at NBA.com/DLeague
- Trey Johnson Draft 2007 Profile at NBA.com
- Trey Johnson Stats at ESPN.com
- Trey Johnson College Stats - Alcorn State Braves at ESPN.com
- Trey Johnson College Stats - Jackson State Tigers at ESPN.com
- Trey Johnson NBA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Trey Johnson D-League Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Trey Johnson College Basketball Statistics at Sports-Reference.com