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Scripps Ranch (San Diego, California). University of Kansas.
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Ashante Johnson
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After graduating from San Diego"s Scripps Ranch High School in 1995, Johnson joined the Utah Utes men"s basketball team where he redshirted the 1995-1996. He played out his freshman season at Utah in 1996-1997 before transferring to Cañada College in Redwood City, California for his sophomore season in 1997-1998. After averaging 23 points and 14 rebounds per game as a sophomore, Johnson transferred to Kansas where he played out his junior and senior seasons.
Johnson went undrafted in the 2000 National Basketball Association draft.
In August 2000, he signed a one-year deal with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A. After a disappointing start to the season, he was released by the club in late 2000. Returning home, he played briefly for the short-lived San Diego Wildfire of the American Basketball Association, then met a Finnish coach at a workout camp in Los Los Angeles
The coach liked what he saw and signed him for the 2001-2002 season. Johnson went on to average 26 points and 10 rebounds per game for Pyrbasket Tampere.
After a one-game stint for the Dodge City Legend during the 2002 USBL season, Johnson signed with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czechoslovakian Republic for the 2002-2003 season.
Teaming up with point guard Maurice Whitfield, Johnson injected a dose of above-the-rim dash to the floor-bound Czechoslovakian game. Nymburk, which only three years before was toiling in the Czechoslovakian league"s second division, fought its way to the brink of an NBL title. With a bit more name recognition and professional experience, Johnson returned to California and secured a spot at the Kings" veterans training camp.
Gunning for a slot on one of the National Basketball Association"s most loaded teams, he played well and hung on into the fall preseason.
However, he was released two weeks before the start of the 2003-2004 National Basketball Association season, the next-to-last cut before the team set its roster. Johnson subsequently returned to the Czechoslovakian Republic where he and Whitfield helped Nymburk close out the regular season on April 1 with a 30-2 record.
After spending another season and winning another championship with Nymburk in 2004-2005, Johnson joined the Aisin Seahorses of the Japanese Super League for the 2005-2006 season. He then joined South.L. Benfica of Portugal for the 2006-2007 and Ironi Nahariya of Israel for the 2007-2008 season.
After beginning the 2008-2009 season with Nahariya, Johnson signed with Atomerőmű Southeast of Hungary in October 2008.
On August 16, 2009, Johnson signed with Hapoel Afula for the 2009-2010 season. In December 2009, he left Afula and signed with the Zain Club of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League where had a short stint before leaving the club in January 2010.
