The Dinamo Banco di Sardegna It is pleased to announce the engagement of the US guard Nate Johnsonwhich will dress the biancoblu tank top in the 2025/26 season.
Born in Killeen (Texas) on April 25, 1998, 194 cm tall, Johnson is a complete exterior, equipped with physicality and talent, capable of both attacking iron and affecting the average and long distance effectively.
The card – His basketball path began to McArthur High School of Hollywood (Florida), where, in the year as a senior, he traveled to over 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 medium assists, earning a place in the first all-stakes.
Subsequently he started his university course a Gardner-Webbwhere he played for three seasons under coach Tim Craft, starting in the quintet in the last two. After a first year of accommodation, he grew up exponentially to become one of the team leaders, signing a 13.5 -point season with excellent shooting percentages: over 41% from three and more than 84% to free. Excellent defender and shooter, he also recorded almost 5 rebounds and almost 2 recoveries competing in his Senior vintage. In the 2018-19 season he was the protagonist in the first historic access of his university to NCAA Tournamentfacing Virginia’s future champions. In three years with i Runnin’ Bulldogshas collected 77 appearances and 136 triples on the report.
In 2020 the jump in a high profile reality like Xavier Universityin the Big East, where he confirmed his shooting skills. In the first season he closed with 11.4 points of average and 45.2% from three, resulting among the best specialists from beyond the arch at national level. The second year, despite some physical problems, was the protagonist in different key challenges, including a 30 -point performance against Virginia Tech with the decisive triple in the final.
In the summer of 2022 the landing in Europe with the Romanians of theAthletic Constanta: In 26 games in the “Divice A”, the new guard of the Banco di Sardegna recorded 17.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists on average with 40% from three points and 86% from the bezel.
The following season was among the protagonists of the surprising season of Saint-Quentinwhich as a serial number ranks 6th of the Pro to Frenchobtaining the qualification for the playoffs: for him 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 41 apparitions on the parquet.
Finally, in the last season, he played in the maximum Lithuanian division (LKL) with the Neptunas Klaipedawhere he continued to be the protagonist by contributing to the cause with 14.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 5 assists on average. In Lithuania, moreover, he was able to appear for the first time on the fore of the FIBA Europe Cupplaying the double round of the qualifiers against the future champions of Bilbao.
CURIOSITY’ – Nate Johnson graduated in Communication at Gardner-Webb University and then continued his academic path by enrolling in a Master in Sport Administration. His nickname is “Turtle-Man“, Affbbbiata from his brother Johnathan. He comes from a large family: his parents are Nathan Sr. and Carol Cruse, and he has six brothers and sisters.
The declarations – Mauro Sartori, sports director of Dinamo: «Nate is a player in the middle of his potential, with significant experiences behind him. He is an excellent striker, capable of effectively alternating the shot from distance and iron penetrations. He has physicality, athleticism and can also give us an important contribution in the construction of the game. In addition to this, it is a reliable presence also on the defensive level. He showed great enthusiasm towards our interest, immediately finding an important harmony with the coach. We are very happy that it has accepted our offer: it is a profile that has attracted the attention of several clubs at European level ».
Nate Johnson: «I decided to come to Dinamo for the motivation that this team has in wanting to win. I informed myself and I saw that in the past it has achieved important successes: I also want to contribute to reporting that level of results ».
