Damon Johnson (basketball)

Damon S. Johnson (born March 1, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and the Spanish Liga ACB.^[1] He won the Icelandic national championship three times and was voted the Úrvalsdeild foreign player of the year twice.^[2][3][4][5] A naturalized Icelandic citizen, he played with the Iceland national basketball team in 2003.

Born (1974-03-01) March 1, 1974 (age 52)

NationalityAmerican / Icelandic

Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

High schoolScience Hill
(Johnson City, Tennessee)

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Damon Johnson

Damon Johnson with Keflavík in 2015.
Personal information
Born	(1974-03-01) March 1, 1974 (age 52)
Nationality	American / Icelandic
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
High school	Science Hill (Johnson City, Tennessee)
College	Hiwassee (1992–1993) Tennessee (1993–1996)
NBA draft	1996: undrafted
Playing career	1996–2015
Position	Small forward
Career history
Playing
1996–1997	Keflavík
1997–1998	ÍA
1998–1999	Keflavík
1999–2000	Los Barrios Cadiz
2001–2003	Keflavík
2003–2004	Caceres
2004	Polaris World Murcia
2004–2005	CSF Sevilla
2005	Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket
2005–2006	Plus Pujol Lleida
2006–2007	C.B. Hospitalet
2007	Ciudad de Huelva
2007–2008	Alerta Cantabria
2008–2009	Smoky Mountain Jam
2013	Keflavík-b
2014–2015	Keflavík
Coaching
2010–2012	King University (assistant)
2012–2013	East Tennessee State (assistant)
Career highlights
2x Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the year (1999, 2002) Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team (2003) 3x Icelandic champion (1997, 1999, 2003) 2x Icelandic Cup champion (1997, 2003) Spanish LEB All-Star Game (2000) Icelandic All-Star Game MVP (2002)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 2003 Malta National Team

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