The Niners Chemnitz are strengthening their team with the experienced and accurate US-American Jaron Johnson (32)!
Chemnitz – The Niners Chemnitz are strengthening their team with the experienced and accurate American Jaron Johnson! For the 32-year-old, 1.98 meter tall and 93 kilogram heavy shooting guard, most recently under contract with the Turkish first division club Cagdas Bodrum, this is the eighth overseas station.
Jaron Johnson (32, r.) is expected to bring qualities on both sides of the field. © IMAGO/Fotoagenzia
“Jaron has his value at both ends of the field. He can take on responsibility,” explained coach Rodrigo Pastore (51). Over the course of his entire career, Johnson played 459 competitive games from college in Louisiana to his last stop in Turkey, 283 of which were as a starter.
He played basketball in Italy, France, Russia, Israel, Australia, Puerto Rico and the American G-League.
Pastore: “An extremely experienced player who can not only use his shooting ability to widen the court, but can also attack the basket, where he can score with a high percentage or force the opponent to foul.”
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The new signing will arrive in Chemnitz at the beginning of August. He will wear the number 92, his year of birth, on his shirt. “I am convinced that we have a good team and can cause a stir in the BBL and the Champions League. At the moment I don’t know much about the city of Chemnitz, but I know that the Niners are a club with big ambitions and a real winning mentality,” said the American.
Niners start the new BBL season at the end of September
This also needs to be proven in the BBL Cup. The Niners have a bye in the first round, and in the round of 16 they will face the winner of the match between Academics Heidelberg and the Hamburg Towers.
The powerhouse Johnson, who reached the French championship and cup finals with the top club Dijon three years ago and reached the top four of the Basketball Champions League, is the fifth new addition to the Niners.
The FIBA Europe Cup winner had previously signed Nicholas Tischler (23, Braunschweig), Eddy Edigin (28, Ludwigsburg), Roman Bedime (22, Vechta) and the Finn Olivier Nkamhoua (24).
The Saxons were able to keep numerous key players after the best season in the club’s history: the US Americans Jeff Garrett (29) and DeAndre Lansdowne (35), the Canadian Aher Uguak (26) and captain and Niners veteran Jonas Richter (27).
The Niners will start the new BBL season at the end of September. The schedule will be published in the coming days.
2024-07-26 12:05:00
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