Johnson in Kentucky's Blue-White scrimmage in 2013
No. 41 – Anhui Wenyi
Position
Center
League
NBL
Personal information
Born
(1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 28) Brooklyn, New York
Nationality
American
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida)
College
Kentucky (2013–2015)
NBA draft
2015: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career
2015–present
Career history
2015–2017
Oklahoma City Blue
2017–2018
Oklahoma City Thunder
2018–2022
Qingdao Eagles
2019
Anhui Wenyi
2023
Anhui Wenyi
2023–2024
Qingdao Eagles
2024–present
Anhui Wenyi
Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (2023)
CBA All Import Player First Team (2021)
NBL champion (2019)
NBL Finals MVP (2019)
CBA All-Star (2019)
All-NBA D-League First Team (2017)
NBA D-League All-Star (2017)
NBA D-League All-Rookie Team (2016)
McDonald's All-American (2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA World U17 Championship
2012 Lithuania
National team
Dakari Naeem Johnson (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Anhui Wenyi of the NBL, the Second tier of professional basketball in China. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.
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(sophomore) Charles Jackson – F, Tennessee Tech (junior) DakariJohnson – C, Kentucky (sophomore) Stanley Johnson – F, Arizona (freshman) Tyus Jones – G, Duke (freshman)...
James Mays (2018) Darius Adams (2019–2021) Zhao Tailong (2019–2022) DakariJohnson (2019-2022) Arnett Moultrie (2023) Zimmerna, Kevin (9 October 2012)...
replacing Johnson is Nick Wiggins. He is the younger brother of former Kentucky Wildcats center and Oklahoma City Thunder player, DakariJohnson. "Kamani...
He then joined twin brothers Andrew and Aaron Harrison, James Young, DakariJohnson and Marcus Lee as the sixth incoming Kentucky player selected to play...
Randle, twins Andrew Harrison and Aaron Harrison, James Young, and DakariJohnson as one of six Kentucky signees to be selected in the 2013 McDonald's...
University of North Carolina basketball player, now playing professionally DakariJohnson (born 1995), professional basketball player who plays for the Qingdao...
Caruso, Markel Brown, Semaj Christon, Daniel Hamilton, Josh Huestis, and DakariJohnson. After a brief stint in the 2015–16 NBA season, Daigneault was named...
In 2011, center DakariJohnson was named National Freshman of the Year by ESPN HS. In the following months, Okafor beat out Johnson for a spot on the...
Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Trey Lyles, Devin Booker, and DakariJohnson. After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Harrison joined the Charlotte...
Lyles along with Kentucky teammates Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, DakariJohnson, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein declared to...
Hughes – F, Syracuse (junior) Isaiah Joe – G, Arkansas (sophomore) DakariJohnson – G, Cape Fear CC (freshman) C. J. Jones – G, Middle Tennessee (junior)...
joined by fellow Kentucky teammates Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, DakariJohnson, Willie Cauley-Stein, Trey Lyles, and Karl-Anthony Towns. On June 25...
2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015. "Thunder Selects Cameron Payne and DakariJohnson in the 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Archived from the original...
NBA draft, the Thunder selected Cameron Payne from Murray State and DakariJohnson from Kentucky. With Billy Donovan as the team's head coach the Thunder...
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