John Johnson (basketball, born 1947)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ) | |
College |
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NBA draft | 1970: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
Playing career | 1970–1982 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 32, 27, 34 |
Career history | |
1970–1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1973–1975 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1975–1977 | Houston Rockets |
1977–1982 | Seattle SuperSonics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
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.com | |
John Howard Getty "J. J." Johnson (October 18, 1947 – January 7, 2016) was an American professional basketball player.
High school and college career
Johnson played high school basketball at
Johnson, a 6’7" small forward, then played for Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming and for the University of Iowa. He set an Iowa record for points in a season during his senior year, when he averaged 27.9 points per game.[2] Johnson also holds Iowa's top two scoring performances with 49 and 46 points.[3] Johnson played two seasons for Iowa, leading the team in scoring and rebounding both seasons.[3] Johnson, accompanied by later Seattle SuperSonics teammate Fred Brown, guided Iowa to a 14–0 Big Ten record and NCAA tournament berth in 1970.
Professional career
Johnson was selected by the
In 1977, Johnson was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics and was reunited with former Iowa Hawkeye teammate Fred Brown. Johnson was a key contributor for Seattle, who went to the NBA Finals in 1977–78 and won an NBA championship in 1978–79 while possibly becoming the first point forward in league history as he was the player who more often set the plays for the Sonics rather than their star guards Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams.
Overall, Johnson had a productive 12-year
Later years
Johnson moved from Seattle to San Jose when his son Mitch was recruited to play for Stanford. His son played on the Stanford University basketball team from 2005 to 2008.[5] On January 7, 2016, at age 68, John Johnson died in his San Jose residence of undetermined cause.
References
- ^ "John Johnson, 68, All-Star Forward in N.B.A.", The New York Times, January 11, 2015
- ^ "hawkeyesports.com: Season Individual Leaders". Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ The Gazette
- ^ 1970 ABA Draft at BasketballReference.com Archived July 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- San Jose Mercury News, January 8, 2016
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com