Lee Johnson (basketball) explained

Lee Johnson
Height Ft:6
Height In:11
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:16 June 1957
Birth Place:Plumerville, Arkansas
Nationality:American
High School:Omaha South (Omaha, Nebraska)
College:
  • McCook CC (1975–1976)
  • Montana (1976–1977)
Draft Year:1979
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:17
Draft Team:Houston Rockets
Career Start:1979
Career End:1993
Career Number:1, 50
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:1979–1980
Team2:Houston Rockets
Team3:Detroit Pistons
Years4:1980–1981
Years5:1981–1984
Years6:1984–1987
Years7:1987–1988
Years8:1988–1989
Team8:Paris Basket Racing
Years9:1989–1993
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Lee Willie Johnson (born 16 June 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and several other leagues.

College career

Johnson played college basketball for four years at East Texas State University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1979 NBA draft.

Professional career

Johnson played only one season in the NBA, with the Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Throughout his career, Johnson played with the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association, in Italy, Israel, and France, most notably for Arrigoni Rieti, with whom he won the 1979–80 season of Korać Cup, and with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1984 through 1987.

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