Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1942)

Ollie Johnson
	power forward
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – NABC (1965); Third-team All-American – UPI (1965); 2× WCAC Player of the Year (1964, 1965); 3× First-team All-WCAC (1963–1965); No. 32 retired by San Francisco Dons; AAU All-American (1965);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Oliver Johnson (born December 25, 1942) is a retired American basketball player. He was an All-American forward at the University of San Francisco and a first-round draft pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1965.

Johnson, A 6'7

power forward, was a 3-time All Interhigh and 2-time All MET playing for William Roundtree at Spingarn HS. Johnson teamed with Dave Bing

to win the DC Interhigh Titles in ‘60 and ‘61 and a City Championship vs DeMatha in 1961,in front of a sold out crowd (10,500) at the U of Maryland's Cole Field House. Johnson averaged 19.9 pts and 17.5 rebounds for his senior season.

Johnson played college basketball at the University of San Francisco from 1962 to 1965. At USF, Johnson was a first team All-

1965 NCAA tournament, Johnson led all players in scoring in rebounding average as he tallied 36 points and 18.5 rebounds per game.^[2]

For his career, Ollie Johnson scored 1,668 points (19.9 per game) and grabbed 1,323 rebounds (15.8 per game), ranking him in the school's top ten all-time in both categories. In addition to his conference accolades, Johnson was named an All-American in 1964 and 1965.[1]

Johnson was drafted in the first round of the

Basketball League Belgium

for three seasons.

References

^ ^a ^b 2010-11 USF men's basketball media guide, accessed October 8, 2011
^ 1965 NCAA Tournament at CBSSports.com, accessed October 8, 2011
^ History of the Amateur Athletic Union, accessed October 8, 2011

External links

College stats at the Draft Review

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[GUIDE-1] 2010-11 USF men's basketball media guide, accessed October 8, 2011

[2] 1965 NCAA Tournament at CBSSports.com, accessed October 8, 2011

[3] History of the Amateur Athletic Union, accessed October 8, 2011

[2]

v t e 1965 NBA draft
Territorial pick	Bill Bradley Bill Buntin Gail Goodrich
First round	Fred Hetzel Rick Barry Dave Stallworth Jerry Sloan Billy Cunningham Jim Washington Nate Bowman Ollie Johnson
Second round	Wilbert Frazier Dick Van Arsdale Tom Van Arsdale Tal Brody Jesse Branson Harold Blevins Flynn Robinson John Fairchild Ron Watts