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Brooklyn Nets | #45 | Guard

Keon Johnson

PPG

10.6

RPG

3.8

APG

2.2

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

185lb (84kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Tennessee

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

March 10, 2002

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 21

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

6'5" | 185lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 21

BIRTHDATE

March 10, 2002

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Tennessee

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 82 games (12 starts) for the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers and has recorded averages of 5.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 14.3 minutes per game… Shot .363 (171-of-471) from the field, .346 (66-of-191) from 3-point range and .760 (79-of-104) from the free-throw line… Also has appeared in 33 games (eight starts) for the Long Island Nets and the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League… Holds averages of 17.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals in 28.4 minutes per game… Has shot .453 (215-of-475) from the field, .366 (59-of-161) from 3-point range and .778 (63-of-81) from the free-throw line… 2022-23 Season (Portland Trail Blazers): Appeared in 40 games with Portland as a reserve, averaging 4.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 10.4 minutes per game… Shot .376 (67-of-178) from the field, .346 (28-of-81) from 3-point range and .659 (27-of-41) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures seven times, including a career-high tying 20 points with a season-high tying six assists in a season-high 31 minutes vs. New Orleans on 3/27… Led the team in steals and blocks four times, assists three times and points once…Tied his career-high in steals with four on 3/24 vs. Chicago… Tallied a season-high five rebounds on 11/2 vs. Memphis… 2021-22 Season (Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA G League): Appeared in 37 games (12 starts) for the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers… Averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 18.8 minutes per game… Shot .353 (96-of-272) from the field, .340 (34-of-100) from 3-point range and .804 (41-of-51) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures in 11 games, including setting his career high with 20 points at San Antonio on 4/1… Made at least three 3-pointers in seven contests… Appeared in 22 games (12 starts) with Portland and averaged 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 25.5 minutes per game… Shot .357 (79-of-221) from the field, .348 (31-of-89) from 3-point range and .833 (25-of-30) from the free-throw line… Led Portland in scoring three times and assists five times… Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds with 14 points at Minnesota on 3/7… Recorded a career-high eight assists at New Orleans on 4/7… Set a career-high with four steals along with 17 points and five rebounds vs. Oklahoma City on 3/28… Made his first career start vs. Denver on 2/27, finishing with four points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals… Appeared in 15 games for the Los Angeles Clippers as a reserve, averaging 3.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game… Shot .333 (17-of-51) from the field and .762 (16-of-21) from the free-throw line… Made his NBA debut vs. New Orleans on 11/29, recording two points (2-of-2 FT) in three minutes… Also appeared in and started seven NBA G League regular season games for the Agua Caliente Clippers, averaging 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 31.1 minutes per game… Shot .372 (42-of-113) from the field, .310 (9-of-29) from 3-point range and .667 (10-of-15) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures five times, including two 20+ point performances… Recorded one double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on 1/15… Appeared in nine NBA G League Showcase Cup games and averaged 15.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 30.4 minutes per game… Shot .492 (60-of-122) from the field, .353 (6-of-17) from 3-point range and .857 (12-of-14) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures seven times, including three 20+ point performances… Recorded an NBA G League career-high nine assists with 14 points and eight rebounds vs. the Salt Lake City Stars on 12/1… Scored 27 points (12-of-16 FG, 3-of-6 3FG) with four rebounds, seven assists and three steals at the South Bay Lakers on 12/14.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: Played one season for Tennessee… Freshman Season (2020-21): Appeared in 27 games (17 starts) at Tennessee, posting averages of 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.5 minutes per game… Shot .449 (111-of-247) from the field, .271 (13-of-48) from 3-point range and .703 (71-of-101) from the free-throw line… Earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors and SEC Freshman of the Week on 2/8… Scored in double figures in 15 contests, including three games with 20+ points… Led the Volunteers in field goals made (111) and attempted (247) and charges drawn (11)… Ranked second on the team in scoring while ranking third in assists, steals and minutes played… Led the team in scoring six times, assists seven times, steals six times, rebounding three times and blocks three times… His 16 dunks were the second most on the team… Scored a career-high 27 points (9-of-16 FG, 9-of-11 FT) at Kentucky on 2/6… Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds twice with 20 points against Alabama on 3/13 and with 13 points and a career-high six assists against Florida on 3/12… Earned his first career start and scored 14 points while knocking down six clutch free-throw attempts in the final two minutes to help win at Arkansas on 1/6.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born Christopher Keon Johnson to Conswella and Keith Johnson…His mother was a two-time All-SEC women’s basketball player at Auburn… He played for Portland’s 2022 NBA Summer League Championship team… During the 2021 NBA Draft Combine, Johnson set the event’s all-time record in the max vertical jump with a leap of 48 inches… Majored in forestry wildlife/fisheries at Tennessee… Fishing is among his favorite hobbies… Also played baseball as a child… Attended The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tenn. for high school where he was rated as the number one overall prospect in the state of Tennessee… Was rated as a top-30 prospect nationally (Rivals No. 16, 247Sports No. 22, ESPN No. 26)… Named to the 25-man 2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys High School Midseason Team, qualifying him as a finalist for the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Naismith High School Boys Player of the Year Award… Won back-to-back Tennessee Division II-A “Mr. Basketball” awards as a sophomore and junior.