Cory Johnson (basketball)

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson
No. 25 – Harvard Crimson
Position	Shooting guard
League	Ivy league
Personal information
Born	(1996-04-19) April 19, 1996 Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High school	West Carleton Secondary School (Ottawa, Ontario)
College	Harvard (2015–present)

Corey Johnson (born April 19, 1996) is a Canadian college basketball player for Harvard University of the NCAA Division One Ivy League.

College Career

Johnson began his college career at Harvard University where he has played one season for the Crimson. After entering the university, Johnson spent the 2015–16 basketball season competing for the Crimson. During his freshman year, he helped lead the crimson to a 14–16 record , 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. Johnson averaged 9.8 points with a .398 three-point field goal percentage; and, he also set a Harvard freshman record with 74 3-pointers in 2015-16, the third-most in program history.^[1]

International Career

While still in high school, in 2014 Johnson tried out for and was selected to the U-18 Canadian National Basketball team. The team won the silver medal at the U-18 FIBA Americas for Men in Colorado Springs. In 2015, Johnson was selected to the U-19 Canadian National Basketball team. The team went 6-1 and finished 5th at the FIBA U-19 World Championship. This was the national teams highest finish at the event. Johnson averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists for Canada FIBA U-19 World Championship.^[2]

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