CEBL Guelph Nighthawks

Guelph Nighthawks Re-Sign Corey Johnson

Published on March 18, 2021 under Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
Guelph Nighthawks News Release


GUELPH, ON - Corey Johnson (https://www.thenighthawks.ca/bio--corey-johnson) returns to the Guelph Nighthawks (https://www.thenighthawks.ca/) after a career season with the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League (BBL). A 6'5 guard that can shoot, pass and drive, Johnson has large growth potential at only 24 years old.

During his freshman season at Harvard University, Johnson helped lead the Harvard Crimson to a 14-15 record, going 6-8 in the Ivy League to end up in fourth place. Johnson averaged almost 10.0 points per game with 40 percent from three, while setting a Harvard freshman record with 74 threes, the third most three pointers made total in the program history. In his second season, he averaged 8.0 points per game and 3.0 rebounds, and led Harvard with 19 points in the Ivy season finale, to give the Crimson the number one seed in the Ivy League competition. During his four years with the Crimson, Johnson played in 105 games, averaging 24.4 mins per game and scoring 7.2 points per game.

Johnson began his international career while still in high school, being selected for the U18 Canadian team, winning silver at the 2014 FIBA Americas. In 2015, he was selected to the U19 Canadian team, and helped the team go 6-1, finishing fifth at the FIBA U19 World Championships, the highest ever finish for Canada at the event.

Professionally, Johnson signed his first contract with Zornotza ST in the Spanish LEB Plata, averaging 10.6 points per game over 15 games. Johnson then signed with the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League, where he scored a season high 32 points with 4 assists in the BBL championship game. During the 2020 CEBL Summer Series (https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-cbc-sports-announce-schedule-for-cebl-summer-series) with the Nighthawks, he averaged 2.4 points per game over seven games. Johnson returned to the BBL, where he helped lead the team to a 16-3 league-leading record, averaging 11.3 points per game.

Notables * Holds Harvard freshman record with 74 threes made in one season, third most in program history * Competed for the U-18 Canadian National team while still in high school in 2014 and earned a silver medal * Selected for the U-19 Canadian team where they went 6-1 and finished fifth in the FIBA U-19 World Championships, the highest they have ever finished. Averaged 12 points during the competition * In the 2020 BBL Championship, he posted an impressive 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists

The Nighthawks start their CEBL 2021 season (https://www.thenighthawks.ca/schedule) on June 8. All games are available on CBCSports.ca (https://www.cbc.ca/news2/networkstream/) and the CBC Gem App via Android or iOS devices.

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