Clemon Johnson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 12, 1956 Monticello, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Florida A&M University School (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| College | Florida A&M (1974–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1978–1993 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 44, 45 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1978–1979 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1979–1983 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1983–1986 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1986–1988 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1988–1991 | Knorr Bologna (Italy) |
| 1991–1993 | Lotus / Bialetti Montecatini (Italy) |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2011 | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 2011–2014 | Florida A&M University |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,102 (5.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,508 (4.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 744 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Clemon Johnson (born September 12, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player and the former head basketball coach at Florida A&M. Johnson was a 6'10", 240 lb (110 kg) center who played 761 games for four teams during his 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association. From 1974 to 1978 he played college basketball at Florida A&M University where he earned a Master's Degree in Sports Management.
Johnson was selected with the 22nd pick of the second round of the 1978 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He won an NBA title with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1982–83. After his NBA playing days ended in 1988, Johnson extended his career overseas in Italy.
After his professional basketball career, Johnson became an economics teacher and high school basketball coach in Tallahassee, Florida. His son Chad played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh until 2002.
In May 2007, Clemon Johnson was named interim head coach of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks men's basketball team. He served as interim head coach in 2007–08 and was named head coach following that season. He has coached the team for four total seasons (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11). On May 6, 2011, Johnson was named head coach at his alma mater, Florida A&M. After three seasons and a 32–64 record, Johnson was fired from Florida A&M by athletic director Kellen Winslow.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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