Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1959)
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Kansas City Kings | |
Playing career | 1981–1999 |
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Position | Small forward |
Number | 8, 22 |
Career history | |
1981–1987 | Kansas City / Sacramento Kings |
1987–1990 | Phoenix Suns |
1990–1993 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1993–1994 | Charlotte Hornets |
1994–1995 | Olympiacos |
1995–1997 | Indiana Pacers |
1997–1999 | Houston Rockets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 19,202 (16.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 4,832 (4.0 rpg) |
Assists | 2,550 (2.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edward Arnet Johnson (born May 1, 1959) is an American former professional
Early life and college career
After graduating from
Johnson was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Eddie Johnson was selected as a member of the 2019 class of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame.
Playing career
NBA
Johnson would play for the Kings, the Phoenix Suns, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Charlotte Hornets, the Indiana Pacers, the Houston Rockets, and Greek team Olympiacos (1994–1995) before retiring from basketball in 1999. Although his 19,202 points over 1,199 NBA games was the 22nd-highest total in NBA history at the time of his retirement, Johnson was never selected to play in the All-Star game nor ever chosen for an All-NBA team. In fact, the "awards highlight" of his career occurred in 1989, when he received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award as a member of the Suns. Johnson's career point total of 19,202 is also higher than all but 30 inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Europe
Johnson also played for one year in the
Johnson did, however, taste success in the Greek Basket League, where he was instrumental in Olympiacos' 3–2 series win over Panathinaikos, in the Greek playoff finals of 1995. The fifth and vital game of that series, ended in one of the lowest-scoring games ever, as Olympiacos scraped a 45–44 victory, in a match that exhilarated the fans. In 35 games played in the Greek Basket League with Olympiacos, Johnson totaled averages of 21.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steals, in 34 minutes per game, in the 1994–95 season.[2][3]
Return to NBA
After his season overseas, he then returned to the NBA and started the 1995–96 season with the Indiana Pacers. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets on February 20, 1997, where he was quickly released. However, he signed with the Houston Rockets for the remainder of the season to where he returned for the following two seasons. Along with his Sixth Man of the Year Award, he is also remembered for hitting the game-winning three-pointer as time expired in a 95–92 Rockets win over the Utah Jazz in game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals.[4] Johnson would play an additional season for the Rockets and then 3 games the following season before finally retiring as a player.
Post-NBA career
After his playing career was over, Johnson turned to
Mistaken identity
In 2006, Eddie (Arnet) Johnson was mistaken in multiple media reports for former NBA player
Honors
College basketball
- 1979 – Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- 1980 – Team MVP[6]
- 1980 – 2nd Team All-Big Ten
- 1981 – Team Captain
- 1981 – Team MVP
- 1981 – 1st Team All-Big Ten
- 2004 – Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team"
- 2008 – Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in University of Illinois history
- 2019 – Inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame[7]
Career statistics
NBA
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981–82 | Kansas City | 74 | 27 | 20.5 | .459 | .091 | .664 | 4.4 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 9.3 |
1982–83 | Kansas City | 82 | 82 | 35.8 | .494 | .282 | .779 | 6.1 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | 19.8 |
1983–84 | Kansas City | 82 | 82 | 35.6 | .485 | .313 | .810 | 5.5 | 3.6 | .9 | .3 | 21.9 |
1984–85 | Kansas City | 82 | 81 | 36.9 | .491 | .241 | .871 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 22.9 |
1985–86 | Sacramento | 82 | 30 | 30.7 | .475 | .200 | .816 | 5.1 | 2.6 | .7 | .2 | 18.7 |
1986–87 | Sacramento | 81 | 30 | 30.3 | .463 | .314 | .829 | 4.4 | 3.1 | .5 | .2 | 18.7 |
1987–88 | Phoenix | 73 | 59 | 29.8 | .480 | .255 | .850 | 4.4 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | 17.7 |
1988–89 | Phoenix | 70 | 7 | 29.2 | .497 | .413 | .868 | 4.4 | 2.3 | .7 | .1 | 21.5 |
1989–90 | Phoenix | 64 | 4 | 28.3 | .453 | .380 | .917 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 16.9 |
1990–91 | Phoenix | 15 | 0 | 20.8 | .473 | .286 | .724 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 13.5 |
1990–91 | Seattle | 66 | 27 | 26.9 | .486 | .333 | .912 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .7 | .1 | 17.4 |
1991–92 | Seattle | 81 | 19 | 29.2 | .459 | .252 | .861 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .7 | .1 | 17.1 |
1992–93 | Seattle | 82 | 0 | 22.8 | .467 | .304 | .911 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 14.4 |
1993–94 | Charlotte | 73 | 27 | 20.0 | .459 | .393 | .780 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .5 | .1 | 11.5 |
1995–96 | Indiana | 62 | 1 | 16.2 | .413 | .352 | .886 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 7.7 |
1996–97 | Indiana | 28 | 0 | 10.9 | .434 | .321 | .741 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 5.3 |
1996–97 | Houston | 24 | 2 | 25.3 | .447 | .388 | .854 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .4 | .0 | 11.5 |
1997–98 | Houston | 75 | 1 | 19.9 | .417 | .333 | .831 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 8.4 |
1998–99 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .462 | .000 | — | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Career | 1,199 | 479 | 27.2 | .472 | .335 | .840 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | 16.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Kansas City | 3 | — | 35.7 | .438 | .400 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 17.0 |
1986 | Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 32.0 | .436 | .000 | .889 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 18.7 |
1989 | Phoenix | 12 | 0 | 32.7 | .413 | .342 | .769 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 17.8 |
1990 | Phoenix | 16 | 0 | 21.1 | .450 | .395 | .787 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | 12.3 |
1991 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 34.2 | .517 | .267 | .828 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .2 | 24.0 |
1992 | Seattle | 9 | 0 | 27.4 | .474 | .182 | .941 | 3.0 | .9 | .3 | .3 | 18.4 |
1993 | Seattle | 19 | 0 | 20.1 | .390 | .333 | .935 | 2.4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 10.8 |
1996 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
1997 | Houston | 16 | 0 | 17.8 | .410 | .298 | .958 | 2.3 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 8.3 |
1998 | Houston | 5 | 0 | 17.8 | .333 | .300 | .875 | 1.6 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 5.6 |
Career | 89 | 6 | 23.8 | .429 | .310 | .864 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 13.1 |
FIBA European League
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994–95 | Olympiacos | 18 | — | 35.1 | .432 | .387 | .850 | 4.6 | 1.8 | .7 | .0 | 21.9 | — |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977–78 | Illinois | 27 | 3 | 17.4 | .427 | — | .741 | 3.1 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 8.1 |
1978–79 | Illinois | 30 | 27 | 26.2 | .415 | — | .531 | 5.7 | 1.7 | .6 | .1 | 12.1 |
1979–80 | Illinois | 35 | 35 | 34.7 | .462 | — | .655 | 8.9 | 2.0 | .4 | .2 | 17.4 |
1980–81 | Illinois | 29 | 29 | 34.8 | .494 | — | .756 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 17.2 |
Career | 121 | 94 | 28.8 | .454 | — | .671 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .6 | .2 | 14.0 |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
References
- ^ EDWARD ARNETT JOHNSON (OLYMPIAKOS BC PIRAEUS).
- ^ Edy JOHNSON Statistics STOIXIMAN.GR Basket League OLYMPIACOS.
- ^ Έντι το... γρήγορο πιστόλι! (vids & pics) (in Greek).
- ^ Sam Smith. "Rockets 95, Jazz 92: Wake up: It's Wild In West". Chicago Tribune. May 26, 1997. Sports, 1.
- ^ Pells, Eddie (August 11, 2006). "Former Sun has worst day of life". Associated Press. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
- ^ "FightingIllini.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- FIBA EuroLeague Profile
- Positive Side of Sports