George T. Johnson

George T. Johnson
Personal information
Born (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948
Tylertown, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Gulledge (Tylertown, Mississippi)
College Dillard (1966–1970)
NBA draft 1970 / Round: 5 / Pick: 79th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 1972–1986
Position Center / Power forward
Number 52, 43
Career history
1972–1977 Golden State Warriors
1977 Buffalo Braves
1977–1980 New Jersey Nets
1980–1982 San Antonio Spurs
1982–1983 Atlanta Hawks
1984–1985 New Jersey Nets
1985–1986 Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 4,369 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds 5,887 (6.5 rpg)
Blocks 2,082 (2.5 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

George Thomas Johnson (born December 18, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'11" forward/center born in Tylertown, Mississippi and from Dillard University, he played in 13 NBA seasons (1972–1983; 1984–1986) as a member of the Golden State Warriors, the Buffalo Braves, the New Jersey Nets, the San Antonio Spurs, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Seattle SuperSonics.

Johnson was a key reserve on the Warriors team that won the NBA Championship in 1975, and he grabbed 5,887 rebounds in his career. Johnson led the NBA in blocked shots per game three times, led the NBA in disqualifications in 1977–78 with 20, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1980–81. He blocked at least 10 shots in a game six times during his NBA career.

Johnson recorded the first five-by-five in NBA history, and is one of only twelve players to accomplish one. On March 26, 1978, he had 15 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 7 blocks in a 118-104 victory over the Washington Bullets.[1][2]

Inspired by his teammate Rick Barry, Johnson shot his free throws underhanded.[3]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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
† Denotes season in which Johnson won an NBA championship
* Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1972–73 Golden State 56–6.2.410–.4122.50.1––1.6
1973–74 Golden State 66–19.6.483–.5517.91.10.51.96.1
1974–75† Golden State 82–17.5.476–.6597.00.80.41.74.4
1975–76 Golden State 82–21.3.484–.6737.61.00.62.14.9
1976–77 Golden State 39–15.3.487–.8065.40.70.41.94.4
1976–77 Buffalo 39–27.1.448–.68710.32.00.62.77.6
1977–78 New Jersey 81–29.8.395–.7199.61.41.03.4*8.7
1978–79 New Jersey 78–26.4.427–.7617.91.10.93.26.6
1979–80 New Jersey 81–26.2.457.000.7067.42.10.73.27.2
1980–81 San Antonio 82–23.6.473–.7347.31.10.63.4*5.0
1981–82 San Antonio 756221.0.467–.6726.11.10.33.1*3.0
1982–83 Atlanta 37012.5.439–.7373.20.50.31.61.7
1984–85 New Jersey 65012.3.5321.000.8152.80.30.31.21.6
1985–86 Seattle 4106.4.522–.6881.50.30.10.90.9
Career 9046220.0.451.500.6946.51.00.52.54.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1973 Golden State 9–5.0.400–.2501.60.3––1.4
1975† Golden State 17–18.9.571–.5937.40.90.52.45.2
1976 Golden State 13–20.1.574–.7376.71.31.11.85.8
1979 New Jersey 2–35.0.667–.33312.51.01.03.514.5
1981 San Antonio 7–23.6.462–.7009.00.90.42.34.4
1982 San Antonio 9–19.4.500–.6005.11.30.71.71.2
1983 Atlanta 104.0–––0.00.00.00.00.0
Career 59017.7.551–.6186.10.90.72.04.2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "George Johnson posted 15 points versus the Washington Bullets on March 26, 1978. StatMuse". statmuse. statmuse. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ↑ New Jersey Nets at Washington Bullets Box Score, March 26, 1978 | Basketball-Reference.com
  3. ↑ O'Connor, Ian (June 3, 1995), "Barry Cries Foul Has Underhanded Plan For Shaq", New York Daily News
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