Kris Johnson

Who is Kris Johnson?

Kristaan Iman "Kris" Johnson is an American retired professional basketball player. He was named Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year and won two consecutive California state basketball championships while playing high school basketball for Crenshaw High School. Johnson played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he also won a NCAA championship his freshman year in 1995. Johnson played eight years professionally in multiple countries, winning the Asian Basketball Confederation Champions Cup in 2002 and being named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. He later worked as a basketball analyst for Fox Sports before starting his own sports website, JerseyChaser.com.

Johnson and his father, Marques—who played basketball professionally in the National Basketball Association —are one of the few father–son combinations to either each be named Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year or to have both won an NCAA basketball championship.