Coming from West Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto,[1] Johnson's college career spanned four seasons, where he averaged 11.6 points per game whilst making a Long Island University record 124 appearances.
[3] In September 2011 he signed a contract with Ilysiakos in Greece,[4] but in November 2011 he moved to Cypriot club APOEL.
[10] On 29 December 2016, Johnson signed with London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada.
Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with a 89–77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup behind Johnson's 21 points.
[14] In February 2020, Kyle Johnson signed to play for the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
[18] After appearing in 4 games for the Blackjacks, Johnson signed with the Hamilton Honey Badgers in July.