Malik Johnson (born January 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball for the Canisius Golden Griffins before playing professionally.[1]
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| No. 5 – Trepça | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Kosovo Superleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 25, 1997 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blue Ridge (Greer, South Carolina) |
| College | Canisius (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2023 | Vevey Riviera |
| 2023–2024 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2024–present | Trepça |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editMalik Johnson played four years of college basketball at Canisius University.
Professional career
editVevey Riviera Basket (2021–2023)
editOn September 19, 2021, Johnson signed for Vevey Riviera of the Swiss Basketball League.[2]
Brose Bamberg (2023–2024)
editOn June 28, 2023, Johnson signed for Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[3] In the 2023–24 BBL season, he averaged 7.9 points and 4.9 assists per game.[4]
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Trepça (2024–present)
editOn July 31, 2024, Johnson signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague, Liga Unike and Champions League.[4][5]
Personal life
editFormer NBA player Ben Wallace is Malik's uncle.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". gogriffs.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Malik Johnson Signs Pro Contract in Switzerland". gogriffs.com. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "MALIK JOHNSON KOMMT, SPENCER REAVES GEHT". Bamberg Basketball (in German). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Malik Johnson wechselt in den Kosovo". fraenkischertag.de (in German). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Trepça nuk e ka ndërmend të ndalet në merkato, një tjetër transferim bombastik". Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Malik Johnson Neuzugang der Baskets im Portät". Fraenkischertag.de (in German).
External links
edit- Malik Johnson profile at easycredit-bbl.de
- Malik Johnson profile at Sports Reference CBB
- Canisius Golden Griffins bio
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