Armon Deshawn Johnson (born February 23, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Nevada.
College career In his three-year career at Nevada, Johnson averaged 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 101 games.Armon Johnson Stats
Professional career Johnson was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 34th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. On August 2, 2010, he signed with the Trail Blazers after averaging 11.6 points and 4.2 assists in five summer league games.Trail Blazers sign rookie guard Armon Johnson After a promising debut game on October 26, 2010, in which he scored six points with two rebounds and three assists in nine minutes, Johnson went on to have three double-figure scoring games in November, reaching a high in playing time of 22 minutes. However, his minutes and production declined over the following two months.Basketball Reference
On January 28, 2011, he was assigned to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. He was recalled on February 22, 2011, then reassigned on January 4, 2012, and recalled again on January 15, 2012. On February 27, 2012, he was waived by the Trail Blazers. He signed a ten-day contract with the New Jersey Nets on April 9, 2012.Nets Sign Armon Johnson to 10-Day Contract On April 20, he signed with the Nets for the rest of the season.NETS Sign Armon Johnson for Remainder of Season
On September 29, 2012, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic.Magic Sign Johnson, Jones; Prepare for Camp However, he was later waived by the Magic on October 23, 2012, after appearing in five preseason games.Magic Waive Eyenga, A. Johnson In December 2012, he joined Kazakh powerhouse team BC Astana.Armon Johnson joins BC Astana After scoring 13 points in his debut for Astana on December 16, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.A look at what ex-Wolf Pack/Hug star Armon Johnson is up to
In March 2014, after passing a tryout period, Johnson signed with the Spanish team CB Valladolid for the rest of the season.Armon Johnson continuará en el CB Valladolid hasta final de temporada
On July 7, 2014, Johnson joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE 2014 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER On July 29, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of France for the 2014–15 season.Le Mans signs Armon Johnson On October 29, 2014, he was waived by Le Mans after appearing in just five games.Le Mans extends Daniel Ewing for the season, waives Armon Johnson On April 2, 2015, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.Austin Spurs Acquire Armon Johnson
On August 14, 2015, Johnson signed with Göttingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. On September 15, 2015, he parted ways with Göttingen before the start of the season.Armon Johnson, BG Goettingen part ways
In 2016, he joined the Nevada Senators ABA team in Reno, Nevada.
Coaching career Following his professional career, Johnson returned to the University of Nevada, Reno as an undergrad assistant under Head Coach Eric Musselman. After a couple year stint with the Wolf Pack, he was hired as the head coach of Excel Christian School, a small 1A academy in Sparks, Nevada.Armon Johnson Named Excel Christian's Head Coach In his one season at Excel Christian School, Johnson failed to win a game, going 0–12.19–20 Excel Christian Varsity Basketball In May 2021, Johnson was hired as the head varsity basketball coach for Robert McQueen High School where he currently coaches.Ex-UNR star Armon Johnson new coach at Reno’s McQueen High As of December 31, 2021, Johnson is 7–2 with the Lancers. His overall prep coaching record stands at 7–14.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season
| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 38 || 0 || 7.3 || .455 || .417 || .591 || .9 || 1.2 || .1 || .0 || 2.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 1 || 0 || 5.0 || 1.000 || – || – || 1.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 8 || 0 || 14.9 || .452 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .0 || 5.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 47 || 0 || 8.5 || .458 || .400 || .679 || 1.0 || 1.2 || .2 || .0 || 3.3
Playoffs
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011 | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 2 || 0 || .0 || – || – || – || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
References
External links
Nevada Wolf Pack bio NBADraft.net profile FIBA.com profile