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Ed Johnson (basketball)

Ed Johnson
Personal information
Born (1945-06-17)June 17, 1945
Atlanta, Georgia
Died April 5, 2016(2016-04-05) (aged 70)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school David T. Howard (Atlanta, Georgia)
College Tennessee State (1964–1967)
NBA draft 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career 1968–1980
Position Center
Number 50, 20, 32
Career history
As player:
1968–1969 Los Angeles Stars
19691971 New York Nets
1971 Texas Chaparrals
1972–1973 Hartford Capitols
1973–1974 Manresa
1974–1975 Bagnolet
1975–1977 Manresa
1977–1978 Joventut Badalona
1978–1979 Mollet
1979–1980 Joventut Badalona
As coach:
1984–1985
1988–1989
Gijón Baloncesto
1998–2000 Gijón Baloncesto (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • EBA MVP (1973)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ed Lee Johnson (June 17, 1945 – April 5, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. After a collegiate career at Tennessee State University, Johnson was selected in both the 1968 ABA draft and 1968 NBA draft.

In a career that spanned 12 seasons, Johnson played in the original American Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association, and some of the top leagues in Spain and France. He was named the most valuable player of the Eastern Basketball Association in 1972–73.

On 2 May 2016, the Town Hall of Gijón, where he lived during 27 years, renamed in his honour the central court of the Municipal Palacio de Deportes.



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