Steve Johnson (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 3, 1957 Akron, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
San Gorgonio (San Bernardino, California) |
| College | Oregon State (1976–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the Kansas City Kings | |
| Playing career | 1981–1991 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 33, 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1981–1984 | Kansas City Kings |
| 1984–1985 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1985–1986 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986–1989 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1989–1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1990 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1990–1991 | Golden State Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 7,345 (11.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,450 (5.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 777 (1.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Clarence Stephen "Steve" Johnson (born November 3, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player, who played for numerous NBA teams. He played the power forward and center positions. He was generally regarded as a good low-post offensive player, but as a poor defender and rebounder (and as a foul-prone player as well).
Johnson played collegiately at Oregon State University under Naismith Hall of Fame coach Ralph Miller. He was the star player on the 1980–81 team (known as the Orange Express) which spent most of the season at #1 in the national rankings, before losing in the NCAA basketball playoffs. That season, Johnson made 235 of 315 field goals for a field goal percentage of 74.6% — a single-season mark which is an NCAA men's basketball record to this day.
He was drafted the following summer, with the 7th pick overall, by the Kansas City Kings, and played with the Kings for 2½ seasons before being traded to the Chicago Bulls. After a season and a half with the Bulls, Johnson played a season with the San Antonio Spurs. While with the Spurs, Johnson led the league in field goal percentage at 0.632 — one of the highest in NBA history.
During the 1986 off-season, Johnson was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for longtime Blazers' fixture Mychal Thompson; the team intended to start Johnson at power forward alongside defensive-minded center Sam Bowie. Five games into the season, however, Bowie suffered a broken leg (one of many such injuries he would endure in his ill-fated career), and Johnson was moved to the starting center role, with aging veteran Caldwell Jones replacing him at power forward. That year, Johnson enjoyed his best season as a pro, averaging nearly 17 points a game, and shooting a respectable 0.555 from the field.
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