Tyren Johnson

Tyren Milton Johnson (born July 24, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for SYNTAINICS MBC of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). A native of Edgard, Louisiana, Johnson played college basketball at Louisiana where he was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2009–10. Since 2010 he has competed professionally and was named an NBA Development League All-Star in 2011–12.

College career After graduating from West St. John High School in Edgard, Johnson began his collegiate career for Louisiana–Lafayette in 2006. His freshman season was inauspicious; he averaged 1.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 25 games played. He scored a total of 41 points on the year. For the third time in as many seasons, they failed to earn a postseason tournament bid.

The 2009–10 season saw Johnson become an All-Sun Belt Conference performer. His season statistical averages shot up to 17.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game. The league's coaches voted him as a first team All-Sun Belt selection as well. He returned to the United States in 2011–12 and signed with the NBA Development League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He was called up as a replacement player for the 2012 NBA Development League All-Star Game after Lance Thomas was unable to participate.

The 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons saw Johnson playing in France for Châlons Reims and Hyères-Toulon Var, respectively. In September 2014, he signed with Okapi Aalstar for his second stint with the Belgian club. Johnson left the team in August 2015 after he failed a team physical.

On September 26, 2016, he signed with Lavrio of Greek Basket League. He was officially released on November 19, 2016, in order to attend to family matters back in his homeland.

In the 2017–18 season, Johnson played with ADA Blois Basket 41 of the French second-tier LNB Pro B. He led his team to the championship, which therefore meant promotion to the first-tier LNB Pro A. As well, he was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Johnson spent the 2019–20 season with ADA Blois and averaged 18.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and three assists per game. On June 8, 2020, Johnson signed with Dorados de Chihuahua of the LNBP. Later in 2020, he returned to ADA Blois.

In May 2023, the 16th, the ADA Blois basketball Club announces that Tyren Johnson is leaving the team at the end of a season in which he strongly participated to make the team stay at the highest French level

On July 27, 2023, he signed with SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A.

On July 25, 2024, he signed with SYNTAINICS MBC of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).