Keldon Johnson

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Keldon Johnson
No. 3 – San Antonio Spurs
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 25)
Chesterfield, Virginia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College Kentucky (2018–2019)
NBA draft 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career 2019–present
Career history
2019–present San Antonio Spurs
2019–2020 →Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team

Keldon Wilder Johnson (born October 11, 1999)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Johnson attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in basketball as a member of the United States national team.

High school career

Johnson was rated as a five-star recruit and ranked as the 13th best player in the 2018 class by 247Sports.com.[2] He committed to University of Kentucky to play college basketball, being joined by fellow recruits Immanuel Quickley, E. J. Montgomery, Ashton Hagans, and Tyler Herro.[3][4]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keldon Johnson
SF		 South Hill, VA Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 11, 2017 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 15  247Sports: 18  ESPN: 7
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  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

As a freshman, Johnson averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from behind the arc. He scored 19 points in a win over top-ranked Tennessee on February 16, 2019. Johnson pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds in a victory over Auburn. Following the season he declared for the NBA draft.[5]

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2019–present)

On June 20, 2019, Johnson was selected with the 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft.[6] The Spurs obtained the draft pick used to draft Johnson in a 2018 trade; in that trade, Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard was sent to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, center Jakob Pöltl, and a draft choice.[7] Johnson was later listed in the roster of San Antonio Spurs for 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Arena.[8] Johnson signed with the Spurs on July 1, 2019.[9] On October 30, 2019, Johnson received his first assignment to the Austin Spurs, the Spurs’ affiliate team in the NBA G League.[10]

Johnson made his NBA debut on November 22, 2019, playing two minutes in a 115–104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. On August 11, 2020, Johnson scored a season-high 24 points in a 123–105 win over the Houston Rockets with eleven rebounds and three assists.[11] On January 1, 2021, Johnson scored a career-high 26 points in a 103–109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with ten rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block.[12]

National team career

Johnson had spent time as a member of the USA Select team and trained with the 2020 U.S. Olympic team. On July 16, 2021, Johnson and Denver Nuggets' center JaVale McGee were named to the Olympic roster in place of the injured Kevin Love and Bradley Beal, who was kept from traveling to Tokyo for health and safety protocols.[13]

Personal life

Johnson majored in undeclared/exploratory studies in agriculture during his college time.[14] Johnson's brother Kaleb also played college basketball, for Georgetown University during 2015-2019, and was drafted 34th overall by the Austin Spurs in the January 2021 NBA G League draft.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 San Antonio 17 1 17.7 .596 .591 .795 3.4 .9 .8 .1 9.1
2020–21 San Antonio 69 67 28.5 .479 .331 .740 6.0 1.8 .6 .3 12.8
2021–22 San Antonio 75 75 31.9 .466 .398 .756 6.1 2.1 .7 .2 17.0
Career 161 142 29.0 .478 .385 .753 5.8 1.8 .7 .2 14.4

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Kentucky 37 36 30.7 .461 .381 .703 5.9 1.6 .8 .2 13.5

References

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External links

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  • Kentucky Wildcats bio
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