Johnny Neumann

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Johnny Neumann
South Panola HS
(assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

  • Cypriot League
    champion (1994)
  • 2×
    Cypriot League
    Coach of the Year (1994, 1995)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points
6,022 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,234 (2.7 rpg)
Assists1,345 (3.0 apg)
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Carl John Neumann (September 11, 1951 – April 23, 2019), nicknamed "Johnny Reb", was an American professional

coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played at the shooting guard and small forward
positions.

High school and college

Following a standout career at

SEC Player of the Year
honors at the end of the season.

Johnny Neumann returned to Ole Miss and completed his undergraduate degree, in 2016.[3] After earning his degree, he returned to coaching. He was named to the 2016 SEC Legends class. Neumann continues to hold the Ole Miss single-season scoring record of 923 points.

Professional career

Memphis Pros and Memphis Tams

After his sophomore season at Ole Miss, Neumann became the first player in basketball history to sign a hardship clause

Memphis Pros of the American Basketball Association.[5]
Neumann was later drafted by the Chicago Bulls, in the 6th round of the 1973 NBA draft.[6]

Neumann's professional career started strong, with averages of 18.3 points per game and 19.6 points per game in his first two full seasons with Memphis. He was named to the

Memphis Tams to the Utah Stars, in exchange for Glen Combs, Ronnie Robinson, Mike Jackson
and cash, in January 1974.

Utah Stars

In Neumann's first year with the

New York Nets
. Despite the team's success, Neumann struggled to regain his scoring average after being traded to Utah. He averaged just 10.1 points per game, in 44 games played with the Stars.

Virginia Squires and Indiana Pacers

In August 1974 the Stars traded Neumann and a draft choice, to the Virginia Squires, in exchange for Jim Eakins and Larry Miller. After just four games with the Squires, the Indiana Pacers bought Neumann's rights from the Squires, in November 1974. He averaged 8.3 points per game with Indiana.[6] Neumann finished out the 1974–75 season as a Pacer, and in March 1975, the Virginia Squires bought Neumann's rights back from the Pacers.[8]

Neumann averaged 16.6 points per game for Virginia during the 1975–76 season, but in January 1976, he was traded by the Squires.[6]

Kentucky Colonels

In January 1976, Neumann was traded along with Jan van Breda Kolff, to the Kentucky Colonels, in exchange for Marv Roberts. He averaged 10.1 points per game as the Colonels defeated the Indiana Pacers in the ABA Quarterfinals and lost a 4–3 seven-game series to the Denver Nuggets, in the 1976 ABA Semifinals.

NBA

After the

NBA, as a member of the Braves, Los Angeles Lakers
, and once again with the Pacers. His 1977–78 campaign with the Pacers, during which he averaged just 4.2 points per game, would be his last in the United States.

Europe

After leaving the NBA, Neumann took his game to Europe, where he competed in the

German Federal League, with Saturn Köln, from 1980 to 1982.[10][11]

Coaching career

Takamatsu Five Arrows
in 2010

Neumann became an

NBA.[13]

On June 23, 2010, Neumann was appointed as the new head coach of the

South Panola High School, in Batesville, Mississippi.[14]

Death

Neumann had suffered from several health issues for many years. By 2018, Johnny's health had declined significantly and it was discovered he had developed a brain tumor. In spite of surgery, Neumann died in Oxford, Mississippi, on April 23, 2019, after struggling against brain cancer. His ashes were deposited in an undisclosed location, but close to some of his most significant basketball achievements.[15]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Rizing Fukuoka
 2007–08 44 20 24 .455 3rd in Western 1 0 1 .000 Lost in playoff semifinals
Rizing Fukuoka
 2008–09 52 22 30 .423 4th in Western 2 0 2 .000 Lost in 1st round
Takamatsu Five Arrows
 2009–10 52 13 39 .250 7th in Western - - - – -

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.thelocalvoice.net/TLV-pages/athletics/TLV22-johnnyneumann.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "High scorers". Archived from the original on 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  3. ^ Documentary on former hoop star Neumann's life provides a cautionary tale.
  4. ^ NBA Official Site, "Where Are They Now? Johnny Neumann article
  5. ^ http://www.remembertheaba.com/MemphisMaterial/BuccaneersMemphisYearly.html Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b c Basketball-Reference.com Johnny Neumann page
  7. ^ RememberTheABA.com Memphis Pros Detailed Year to Year Notes Page Archived May 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ RememberTheABA.com Indiana Pacers Detailed Year to Year Notes Page
  9. ^ "John Neumann". Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  10. ^ http://www.remembertheaba.com/Memphis-Tams.html Archived November 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Johnny Neumann Stats".
  12. ^ His playbook has an atlas. Retrieved on August 12, 2008.
  13. NBA.com
    .
  14. ^ Johnny Neumann dead at 68.
  15. ^ Cobb, David (April 23, 2019). "Local basketball legend, former Ole Miss star Johnny Neumann dies at 68". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

External links

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