Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1954)

Larry Johnson
Personal information
Born	November 28, 1954 (age 69); Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Union County; (Morganfield, Kentucky)
College	Kentucky (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
	Selected by the Buffalo Braves
Position	Shooting guard
Number	10
Career history
1977	Buffalo Braves
1979–1989	Matsushita Denki
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Larry O. Johnson (born November 28, 1954) is an American retired basketball player who had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'3" shooting guard and played competitively at Kentucky's Union County High School and the University of Kentucky (UK) from 1973 to 1977. He was the first of three African-Americans from Union County recruited by UK.^[1]

Johnson was selected in the second round in the 1977 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves. He played only four games for them in 1977–78 season, averaging 1.5 points per contest.^[1] Johnson would go on to play internationally for many years.^[1] Most notably in Japan for Matsushita Denki, which later became known as the Panasonic Corporation, from 1979 to 1989 and eventually coached the team after he retired.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Larry Johnson enters Hall of Fame, by Brandon Cole, Union County Advocate website, posted June 6, 2007 Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Odeven, Ed (September 30, 2012). "Panasonic helped bring foreign players to Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

External links

NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
UK stats @ bigbluehistory.net

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[halloffame-1] Larry Johnson enters Hall of Fame, by Brandon Cole, Union County Advocate website, posted June 6, 2007 Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Odeven, Ed (September 30, 2012). "Panasonic helped bring foreign players to Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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v t e 1977 NBA draft
First round	Kent Benson Otis Birdsong Marques Johnson Greg Ballard Walter Davis Kenny Carr Bernard King Jack Sikma Tom LaGarde Ray Williams Ernie Grunfeld Cedric Maxwell Tate Armstrong Tree Rollins Brad Davis Rickey Green Bo Ellis Wesley Cox Rich Laurel Glenn Mosley Anthony Roberts Norm Nixon
Second round	Mike Glenn Larry Johnson Wilson Washington Glen Gondrezick Glen Williams Kim Anderson Alonzo Bradley Steve Sheppard Eddie Owens Toby Knight Eddie Jordan Larry Moffett Mark Landsberger Ben Poquette Jeff Wilkins Ricky Love Phil Walker Robert Reid T. R. Dunn Bob Elliott Herman Harris Essie Hollis