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Keldon Johnson
Keldon Wilder Johnson (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Johnson attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs with the 29th overall pick. In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in basketball as a member of the United States national team. Johnson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Spurs in 2026.
Johnson was born in Chesterfield, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond, and grew up in the rural Virginia community of South Hill. The son of a truck driver and a nurse, he grew up with three siblings. Often called a "country boy," he enjoyed fishing and hunting growing up.
Johnson played his freshman and sophomore high school seasons at Park View High School in South Hill. His freshman basketball season, he broke the Virginia High School League ninth-grade scoring record by averaging just over 27 points per game, and he earned all-state first team honors as a sophomore, positioning himself as a top 15 national that year. He then joined the elite basketball programs at Huntington Prep School in West Virginia and Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, in his junior and senior years, respectively.
During his time at Oak Hill, he was named the Virginia Gatorade High School Player of the Year and was selected to both the McDonald's All American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic Game.
Johnson was rated as a five-star recruit and ranked as the 13th best player in the 2018 class by 247Sports.com. He committed to University of Kentucky to play college basketball, being joined by fellow recruits Immanuel Quickley, E. J. Montgomery, Ashton Hagans, and Tyler Herro.
As a freshman, Johnson averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from behind the arc. He scored 19 points in a win over top-ranked Tennessee on February 16, 2019. Johnson pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds in a victory over Auburn. Following the season he declared for the NBA draft.
On June 20, 2019, Johnson was selected with the 29th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. The Spurs obtained the draft pick used to draft Johnson in a 2018 trade; in that trade, Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard was sent to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, center Jakob Pöltl, and a draft choice. Johnson was later listed in the roster of San Antonio Spurs for 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Arena. Johnson signed with the Spurs on July 1, 2019. On October 30, 2019, Johnson received his first assignment to the Austin Spurs, the Spurs’ affiliate team in the NBA G League.
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Keldon Johnson
Keldon Wilder Johnson (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Johnson attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs with the 29th overall pick. In 2021, he won an Olympic gold medal in basketball as a member of the United States national team. Johnson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Spurs in 2026.
Johnson was born in Chesterfield, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond, and grew up in the rural Virginia community of South Hill. The son of a truck driver and a nurse, he grew up with three siblings. Often called a "country boy," he enjoyed fishing and hunting growing up.
Johnson played his freshman and sophomore high school seasons at Park View High School in South Hill. His freshman basketball season, he broke the Virginia High School League ninth-grade scoring record by averaging just over 27 points per game, and he earned all-state first team honors as a sophomore, positioning himself as a top 15 national that year. He then joined the elite basketball programs at Huntington Prep School in West Virginia and Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, in his junior and senior years, respectively.
During his time at Oak Hill, he was named the Virginia Gatorade High School Player of the Year and was selected to both the McDonald's All American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic Game.
Johnson was rated as a five-star recruit and ranked as the 13th best player in the 2018 class by 247Sports.com. He committed to University of Kentucky to play college basketball, being joined by fellow recruits Immanuel Quickley, E. J. Montgomery, Ashton Hagans, and Tyler Herro.
As a freshman, Johnson averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from behind the arc. He scored 19 points in a win over top-ranked Tennessee on February 16, 2019. Johnson pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds in a victory over Auburn. Following the season he declared for the NBA draft.
On June 20, 2019, Johnson was selected with the 29th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. The Spurs obtained the draft pick used to draft Johnson in a 2018 trade; in that trade, Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard was sent to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, center Jakob Pöltl, and a draft choice. Johnson was later listed in the roster of San Antonio Spurs for 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Arena. Johnson signed with the Spurs on July 1, 2019. On October 30, 2019, Johnson received his first assignment to the Austin Spurs, the Spurs’ affiliate team in the NBA G League.