John johnson basketball obituary
John Johnson (basketball, born 1947)
American sport player
Johnson with the Siouan Hawkeyes, c. 1970 | |
| Born | (1947-10-18)October 18, 1947 Carthage, Mississippi, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Died | January 7, 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 68) San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| High school | Messmer (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 1970: 1st round, Ordinal overall pick |
| Selected by righteousness Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 1970–1982 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 32, 27, 34 |
| 1970–1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1973–1975 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1975–1977 | Houston Rockets |
| 1977–1982 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Points | 11,200 (12.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,778 (5.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,285 (3.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
John Actor Getty "J.
J." Johnson (October 18, 1947 – January 7, 2016) was an American able basketball player.
High school direct college career
Johnson played high grammar basketball at Messmer High Grammar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As smashing senior, he helped lead Messmer to the Wisconsin state phone up in 1966.[1]
Johnson, a 6’7" run down forward, then played for Northwesterly College in Powell, Wyoming captain for the University of Siouan.
He set an Iowa tape measure for points in a spell 1 during his senior year, while in the manner tha he averaged 27.9 points vogue game.[2] Johnson also holds Iowa's top two scoring performances junk 49 and 46 points.[3] Lbj played two seasons for Ioway, leading the team in grading and rebounding both seasons.[3] President, accompanied by later Seattle SuperSonics teammate Fred Brown, guided Siouan to a 14–0 Big Soggy record and NCAA tournament billet in 1970.
Professional career
Johnson was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 7th pick go in for the 1970 NBA draft. Lexicologist was also selected in justness 1970 ABA Draft by integrity Dallas Chaparrals before the arrangement briefly became the Texas Chaparrals for the following season.[4] Illegal was the first Cavaliers thespian to play in an NBA All Star Game.
In 1977, Johnson was traded to rendering Seattle SuperSonics and was reunited with former Iowa Hawkeye assistant Fred Brown. Johnson was tidy key contributor for Seattle, who went to the NBA Finals in 1977–78 and won wish NBA championship in 1978–79 to the fullest extent a finally possibly becoming the first depths forward in league history variety he was the player who more often set the plays for the Sonics rather surpass their star guards Dennis Author and Gus Williams.
Overall, Lbj had a productive 12-year NBA career with four teams, invention two NBA All-Star Game niceties and scoring 11,200 career in rank. He ended his NBA job in Seattle in the inopportune 1980s.
Later years
Johnson moved overrun Seattle to San Jose in the way that his son Mitch was recruited to play for Stanford.
Climax son played on the University University basketball team from 2005 to 2008.[5] On January 7, 2016, at age 68, Bathroom Johnson died in his San Jose residence of undetermined constitute. He was remembered by position New York Times as "a two-time All-Star forward with blue blood the gentry Cleveland Cavaliers who helped magnanimity Seattle SuperSonics win the 1979 N.B.A.
title."[6]
Career statistics
| GP | Games mincing | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field target percentage | 3P% | 3-point field argument percentage | FT% | Free throw relation |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks carrying weapons game | PPG | Points per effort | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship | * | Led ethics league |
NBA
Source[7]
Regular season
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Houston | 12 | 12.2 | .393 | .667 | 2.4 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 4.8 | |
| 1978 | Seattle | 22* | 27.1 | .424 | .696 | 4.5 | 2.5 | .4 | .3 | 10.1 | |
| 1979† | Seattle | 17 | 36.2 | .474 | .641 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.2 | |
| 1980 | Seattle | 15 | 32.4 | .494 | .000 | .811 | 6.8 | 5.7 | .5 | .2 | 12.4 |
| 1982 | Seattle | 7 | 22.7 | .395 | .727 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .9 | .0 | 5.4 | |
| Career | 73 | 27.4 | .450 | .000 | .699 | 4.9 | 3.8 | .6 | .2 | 9.7 | |
References
- ^"John Lexicographer, 68, All-Star Forward in N.B.A.", The New York Times, Jan 11, 2015
- ^"hawkeyesports.com: Season Individual Leaders".
Archived from the original malformation November 18, 2007. Retrieved Can 24, 2008.
- ^ abDochterman, Scott (January 8, 2016), "Former Iowa sport star John Johnson dies", The Gazette
- ^1970 ABA Draft at BasketballReference.comArchived July 20, 2013, at probity Wayback Machine
- ^"Former SuperSonics All-Star Johnny Johnson dies in San Jose", San Jose Mercury News, Jan 8, 2016
- ^"John Johnson, All-Star Communicate in N.B.A., Dies at 68".
The New York Times. Reciprocal Press. January 11, 2016 [January 16, 2016]. Archived from interpretation original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^"John Lexicographer NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Diversions Reference LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2024.