Jerry Johnson (basketball player)

Jerry Jamar Johnson (born April 23, 1982) is an American-born naturalised Kazakhstani professional basketball player who last played for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Jerry Johnson
Personal information
Born (1982-04-23) April 23, 1982
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
NationalityKazakhstani / American
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High schoolJ. P. McCaskey
(Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
CollegeRider (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–present
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
2005–2006Polpharma Starogard Gdańsk
2006–2007Mersin BB
2007–2008Stade Clermontois BA
2008–2010Spirou Charleroi
2010–2011Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2011Galatasaray
2011–2016Astana
2016Guaros de Lara
2016–2017Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2017–2018Neptūnas Klaipėda
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Belgium League champion (2008–2010)
  • Belgian Cup winner (2009)
  • Kazakhstan League champion (2012–2015)
  • Kazakhstan Cup winner (2011–2014)
  • VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019)
  • Rider Athletic Hall of Fame (2013)

Playing as a point guard, he played college basketball at Rider, earning a slew of personal awards. Since 2011 he has been playing for Astana in Kazakhstan, he later became a citizen of the country, playing for the national team.

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