#DANIEL JOHNSON INKSLINGER SERIES#

Johnson is a long-time Australian state league player, having played for the Melbourne Tigers ( Big V, 2008–09) Willetton Tigers ( SBL, 2010) South Adelaide Panthers ( Premier League, 2011), West Adelaide Bearcats (Premier League, 2013–14) Sturt Sabres (Premier League, 2016) and Forestville Eagles (Premier League / NBL1 Central, 20). He was subsequently named Club MVP alongside Josh Giddey. He averaged a career-high 19.5 points per game in 2020–21 to lead the 36ers in scoring for the sixth time. He played his 300th game for the 36ers and 350th NBL game during the season. He was named co-captain for the 2020–21 season. In May 2020, Johnson's contract with the 36ers was extended until the end of the 2022–23 season. He went on to win the Club MVP for the fifth time. He scored an NBL career-high 38 points in a loss to the Cairns Taipans on 18 January 2020. In October 2019, Johnson played his 250th game for the 36ers as well as his 300th in the NBL. He went on to win the Club MVP and earn All-NBL Second Team honours. In the 2018–19 season, Johnson served as captain of the 36ers for the first time.

#DANIEL JOHNSON INKSLINGER SERIES#

In the 2017–18 season, Johnson helped the 36ers reach the NBL Grand Final series while earning All-NBL First Team honours.

In the 2016–17 season, Johnson helped the 36ers win the minor premiership while earning All-NBL First Team honours. In the 2015–16 season, Johnson's 9.3 rebounds per game saw him lead the NBL in rebounding for the second time while once again earning All-NBL Second Team honours. Johnson started the 2014–15 season in Poland with Stelmet Zielona Góra, but returned to the Adelaide 36ers in January 2015. He was also named the 36ers Club MVP for the third straight year. In the 2013–14 season, Johnson helped the 36ers reach the NBL Grand Final series while earning All-NBL First Team honors. In his third season with Adelaide, he led the league in rebounding (8.1 per game) and earned All-NBL Second Team honours. In his second season with Adelaide, Johnson earned his first player of the week award and won the NBL Most Improved Player while also earning All-NBL Third Team honours. Johnson played his first season with the Adelaide 36ers in 2010–11. In his rookie season, the Tigers made it to the grand final series, where they lost in five games to the South Dragons. Johnson returned to Australia in 2008 and played two seasons with the Melbourne Tigers in the NBL. Holding the Waves' starting centre position for most of the season, Johnson averaged 9.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 21 games. Johnson moved to the United States to play college basketball for Pepperdine University in the 2007–08 NCAA season. The following year, he played for the Emus at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Serbia. He was also a member of the Australian national under-19 team that competed in Germany, Taiwan and Italy in 2006. In 2006, he helped the AIS win the King Club International Cup en route to being voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player after averaging 22 points, six rebounds, one assist, two blocks and a steal over five games.

In 20, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and played for the program's SEABL team. Johnson was born in Carnarvon, Western Australia, and grew up in Perth, where he attended Willetton Senior High School.

Daniel johnson inkslinger