George L. Johnson Explained

George Johnson
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:8 December 1956
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
High School:New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)
College:St. John's (1974–1978)
Draft Year:1978
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:12
Draft Team:Milwaukee Bucks
Career Start:1978
Career End:1992
Career Number:24, 20, 12, 31
Career Position:Power forward
Team1:Milwaukee Bucks
Team2:Denver Nuggets
Years3:
Team3:Indiana Pacers
Team4:Philadelphia 76ers
Team5:Washington Bullets
Years6:1988–1989
Team6:Badajoz Caja Rural
Years7:1989
Team7:S. Bennedetto Gorizia
Years8:1989–1991
Team8:Valvi Girona
Years9:1992
Team9:Long Island Surf
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:4,214 (9.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:2,610 (5.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:817 (1.8 apg)
Bbr:johnsge03

George Lee Johnson (born December 8, 1956) is a former professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's University and born in Brooklyn, New York, Johnson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1985 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 9.1 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in his NBA career.

Johnson was player-coach for the Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League in 1992.[1]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1978–79| align="left" | Milwaukee| 67 || – || 17.3 || .482 || – || .718 || 5.4 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 6.2|-| align="left" | 1979–80| align="left" | Denver| 75 || – || 25.8 || .476 || .222 || .783 || 7.8 || 2.1 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 10.2|-| align="left" | 1980–81| align="left" | Indiana| 43 || – || 21.6 || .462 || .000 || .762 || 6.5 || 2.0 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 10.6|-| align="left" | 1981–82| align="left" | Indiana| 59 || 4 || 12.2 || .412 || .000 || .750 || 3.7 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 5.1|-| align="left" | 1982–83| align="left" | Indiana| 82 || 64 || 28.0 || .477 || .184 || .733 || 6.6 || 2.7 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 11.6|-| align="left" | 1983–84| align="left" | Indiana| 81 || 20 || 25.6 || .465 || .234 || .826 || 5.7 || 2.4 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 13.0|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | Philadelphia| 55 || 3 || 13.7 || .407 || .100 || .875 || 3.0 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 4.8|-| align="left" | 1985–86| align="left" | Washington| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 464 || 91 || 21.3 || .463 || .189 || .779 || 5.6 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 9.1|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1980–81| align="left" | Indiana| 2 || – || 11.5 || .625 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.0|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | Philadelphia| 5 || 0 || 4.8 || .625 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 7 || 0 || 6.7 || .625 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0|}

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Notes and References

  1. News: Daniels Getting A Chance At NBA With Spurs . 9 November 2020 . The Tyler Courier-Times . Associated Press . 30 July 1992 . Tyler, Texas . 15.