George E. Johnson (basketball) explained

George E. Johnson
Height Ft:6
Height In:11
Weight Lb:245
Birth Date:19 June 1947
Birth Place:Harleton, Texas, U.S.
High School:Harleton (Harleton, Texas)
College:Stephen F. Austin (1966–1970)
Draft Year:1970
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:9
Draft Team:Baltimore Bullets
Career Start:1970
Career End:1976
Career Number:31, 25, 16, 6
Career Position:Center
Team1:Baltimore Bullets
Years2:1971
Team2:Delaware Blue Bombers
Years3:1971–1972
Team3:Dallas Chaparrals
Years4:
Team4:Houston Rockets
Years5:1975–1976
Team5:S.S. Lazio
Bbr:johnsge01

George E. Johnson (born June 19, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Harleton, Texas.

A 6'11" center from Stephen F. Austin State University, where he was a teammate of James Silas, who would later play most of his professional basketball career with the San Antonio Spurs. Johnson played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Baltimore Bullets, Dallas Chaparrals and Houston Rockets. In his NBA/ABA career, Johnson averaged 3.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source[1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Baltimore (NBA)24 14.0 .410 .367 4.8 .4 3.9
Dallas (ABA)67 22.0 .454  - .592 6.9 .9 4.7
Houston (NBA)19 8.9 .513 .750 2.4 .2 2.3
Houston (NBA)26 9.2 .451 .471 2.3 .3 .3 .3 2.1
Career (NBA)69 10.8 .442 .431 3.2 .3 .3 .3 2.8
Career (overall)136 16.3 .449  - .539 5.0 .6 .3 .3 3.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1971Baltimore (NBA)11 3.2 .538 .500 1.0 .2 1.4
1972Dallas (ABA)4 24.0 .333  -  - 6.0 2.3 1.5
Career (overall)15 8.7 .455  - .500 2.3 .7 1.4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Johnson NBA & ABA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 17 November 2024.