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Ron Johnson (basketball)

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Ron Johnson
Personal information
Born(1938-07-20)July 20, 1938
Hallock, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2015(2015-02-01) (aged 76)
St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Prague
(New Prague, Minnesota)
CollegeMinnesota (1957–1960)
NBA draft1960: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
PositionForward
Number9, 52
Career history
1960Detroit Pistons
1960–1961Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Ronald F. Johnson (July 20, 1938 – February 1, 2015) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Johnson played at New Prague High School where he became Minnesota's first boys’ high school basketball player to score 2,000 career points (2,190) when he graduated in 1956.[1]

As a junior at the University of Minnesota, Johnson was selected to the Associated Press (AP) All-American third team.[2] In his senior season, Ron was selected to the NABC All-American third team.[3] He played in the east–west college all-star game at New York City's Madison Square Garden in 1960. Johnson finished his collegiate career with 1,335 points (19.7 points per game average).[1]

Johnson was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the fourth pick in the second round of the 1960 NBA draft. On December 15, 1960, he was sold from the Pistons to the Los Angeles Lakers. In his one NBA season, Ron averaged 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.[4]

Johnson, who was an attorney in St. Cloud, Minnesota, died of an aneurysm on February 1, 2015. He was 76.[5]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Source[4]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1960–61 Detroit 6 10.0 .367 .643 2.3 .2 5.2
1960–61 L.A. Lakers 8 5.4 .154 .667 1.9 .1 .8
Career 14 7.4 .302 .647 2.1 .1 2.6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Former Gopher, New Prague basketball star Ron Johnson dies". Star Tribune. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA College Basketball AP All-American teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "All-America - Division I (1960's)". nabc.org. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Ron Johnson NBA statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Former Gophers star Johnson dies at 76". St. Cloud Times. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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