Cameron Johnson Biography
Cameron Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
On June 20, 2019, Johnson was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the eleventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
Minnesota Timberwolves then immediately traded him and Dario Šarić to the Phoenix Suns for Jarrett Culver, the sixth pick of the draft.
Cameron Johnson Age
Johnson was born on March 3, 1996, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. He is 23 years old as of 2019.
Cameron Johnson Parents
Johnson’s father is named Gilbert Johnson. His father played for North Carolina University from 1988-90.
Cameron Johnson High school
As a junior in high school, Johnson was a 6-foot-2 point guard before having a growth spurt.
He graduated from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
As a senior at Sacred Heart, he averaged 27.8 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game.
Johnson finished his career with 1,175 points. He signed with Pittsburgh in April 2014.
Cameron Johnson College Career
Pittsburgh
Johnson was forced to redshirt his freshman year due to missing much of the season with an injury. As a redshirt sophomore at Pitt, he averaged 11.9 points per game and hit 41.5% of his three-point attempts.
Johnson graduated from Pittsburgh with a degree in communications in three years. He took advantage of the graduate transfer rule and moved to North Carolina without sitting out a year.
The University of Pittsburgh had initially refused to allow his release to their in-conference rival Tar Heels but eventually relented.
Johnson cited uncertainty in coaching and a losing record as factors in his decision to transfer.
North Carolina
Johnson had surgery to fix a torn meniscus on November 15, 2017, five days after his team’s season opener. He ended up sitting out ten games.
Johnson was also hindered by a knee injury but despite that, he finished third on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game as well as grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game in his redshirt junior season.
He scored a career-high 32 points against Clemson. After the season, Johnson underwent an arthroscopic hip procedure and announced his intention to return to North Carolina for his senior season.
Cameron Johnson NBA Draft
Minnesota Timberwolves | Phoenix Suns
On June 20, 2019, Johnson was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the eleventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
Minnesota Timberwolves then immediately traded him and Dario Šarić to the Phoenix Suns for Jarrett Culver, the sixth pick of the draft.
Cameron Johnson Stats
College
|
Year
|
Team
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
|
2014-15
|
Pittsburgh
|
8
|
0
|
14.4
|
0.394
|
0.348
|
0.5
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
4.5
|
|
2015-16
|
Pittsburgh
|
32
|
1
|
11.7
|
0.397
|
0.375
|
0.808
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
4.8
|
|
2016–17
|
Pittsburgh
|
33
|
33
|
33.3
|
0.447
|
0.415
|
0.811
|
4.5
|
2.3
|
0.9
|
0.3
|
11.9
|
|
2017–18
|
North Carolina
|
26
|
20
|
29.3
|
0.426
|
0.341
|
0.847
|
4.7
|
2.3
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
12.4
|
|
2018–19
|
North Carolina
|
36
|
36
|
29.9
|
0.505
|
0.457
|
0.818
|
5.8
|
2.4
|
1.2
|
0.3
|
16.9
|
|
Career
|
135
|
90
|
25.4
|
0.456
|
0.405
|
0.817
|
4.1
|
1.8
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
11.2
|