Lee Johnson (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 16, 1957 Plumerville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Omaha South (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1979: 1st round, 17th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Houston Rockets |
| Playing career | 1979–1993 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 1, 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1980 | Arrigoni Rieti |
| 1980 | Houston Rockets |
| 1980 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1980–1981 | Rochester Zeniths |
| 1981–1984 | Seleco / Febal Napoli |
| 1984–1987 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1987–1988 | Enichem Livorno |
| 1988–1989 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 1989–1993 | Olympique Antibes |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Johnson played only one season in the NBA, with the Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Johnson played for the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1980–81 season and was selected as the CBA Playoff/Finals MVP and CBA Rookie of the Year and named to the All-CBA First Team.[1]
Johnson also played 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.
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Source[2]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | Houston | 10 | 8.0 | .304 | – | .600 | 2.0 | .1 | .0 | .5 | 1.7 |
| Detroit | 2 | 5.0 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
| Career | 12 | 7.5 | .280 | – | .600 | 1.8 | .1 | .0 | .4 | 1.4 | |
Awards
[edit]- 1980–81 CBA Rookie of the Year
- 1980–81 CBA Playoffs MVP
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Johnson minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "Lee Johnson NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Profile —TheDraftReview.com
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- S.S. Basket Napoli players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Centers (basketball)
- Detroit Pistons players
- East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball players
- Houston Rockets draft picks
- Houston Rockets players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Montana Grizzlies basketball players
- Olympique Antibes basketball players
- Paris Racing Basket players
- People from Conway County, Arkansas
- Power forwards
- Rochester Zeniths players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs