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