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Meet David Johnson

Davidjohnson_medium One of the names on the summer league roster you haven't heard before: David Johnson. (That's him in the Blue Devils jersey, jumping over a 6'8 Woodland Warrior.) Well, maybe you've heard of him if your kid plays basketball at Holmes Junior High in Davis. That's where Johnson coaches 7th- and 8th-grade boys and girls basketball.

Johnson is locally-bred, attending Davis High in the late '90s. He was recruited by programs including Oregon State, St. Mary's, and Cal, but couldn't make grades. He ended up playing ball at Napa Valley College for a little bit, but had to begin working full-time to raise his two young children. Along with his work at Holmes Junior High, Johnson trains one-on-one with other players throughout the region.

Geoff Petrie gave him a shot this summer, and here's what Johnson has to say about it:

"I'm really excited about having this opportunity to showcase my talent, thanks to Geoff Petrie. For those of you who'd like to know what my outlook is on basketball; I believe that defense is the ultimate offense. If you've noticed, a majority of the players put all of their focus into offense but put absolutely no emphasis on improving their defensive skills. I appreciate someone who has the courage to go hard on BOTH sides of the floor--or at least try. I believe that anyone can throw the ball up and just by luck, it can go in. But if you have D, you can actually put a halt to all of their luck. Therefore, you never lose."

I asked David (through his wife Jessica -- who I should thank for all the info and the photo) if his goal in Las Vegas is to get notice by a D-League team or European club.

"My ultimate goal is not to go to D-League, nor Europe.  Rather, it's to become a Sacramento King.  I'd love to be a part of a great franchise."

The odds are extremely tough -- the Kings have 13 guaranteed contracts already, not counting the second-round picks -- but Vegas has been surprising before. We wish David luck in Vegas and wherever else basketball takes him.

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Good luck David.

That’s some serious explosiveness, and the NBA could always use more defense oriented players.

by moproblemz on Jul 5, 2008 8:57 AM PDT reply actions  

Representing My Alma Mater

I’d be thrilled if he made the Kings…I need to go back and look at my yearbooks and see if he and I attended DHS at the same time. Surprising to think he couldn’t make the grades for college if he went to Davis—they were like the #13 ranked high school in the state for grades. Then again, I got kicked out of college on academic probation on my first attempt and I graduated from Davis too…

by #12Pick...who? on Jul 5, 2008 10:45 AM PDT reply actions  

He sounds like an intelligent, classy guy. I’ll definitely be pulling for him in summer league!

by jeremy548 on Jul 5, 2008 10:49 AM PDT reply actions  

sexy image placement there, TZ

somebody’s fleshing out the html muscle

Mikki Moore in the skills challenge! - LPA

by iashwash on Jul 5, 2008 10:53 AM PDT reply actions  

Another reason for the Artest/K9 for Odom trade
The odds are extremely tough - the Kings have 13 guaranteed contracts already, not counting the second-round picks - but Vegas has been surprising before.

We trade two players under contract and get back one. It frees up another roster spot.

Best of luck, David. You seem like a stand-up guy. I hope you make it.

TickTickTickTickTickTick

by LeaguePassAddict on Jul 5, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Good luck David.

If you have to choose whether or not to go the D-league rout, I’m orignally from 30 minutes south of Reno, it’s a wonderful place, I’m sure you and your family would love it there as well.

by dkons21 on Jul 7, 2008 11:06 AM PDT reply actions  

A little magic

Would be great

eternal skeptical optimist

by lietothegirls on Jul 8, 2008 7:54 AM PDT reply actions  

Proud of you DJ

I’ve know you since you were 15 and I know how hard you have worked at not only basketball but at taking care of your two kids. Keep working at it, you never know when you will catch another break, get down here to SD and help me coach!-James

by tre3187 on Jul 13, 2008 6:50 PM PDT reply actions  

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