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: |
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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]
|-| 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|}
|-| 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|}