George E. Johnson (born June 19, 1947) is a retired American professional
basketball player born in
Harleton, Texas.
A 6'11"
center from
Stephen F. Austin State University
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Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1923 and subsequennly renamed after one of Texas's founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part ...
, where he was a teammate of San Antonio Spurs great James Silas. Johnson played in the
National Basketball Association and
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...
from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the
Baltimore Bullets,
Dallas Chaparrals and
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
. In his NBA/ABA career, Johnson averaged 3.7
points per game
Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by nu ...
and 5.0
rebounds per game
'Rebound' is a term used in sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play) becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put the ball or puck into the goal has been unsuccessful. Rebounds are generally ...
.
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Career statistics
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1947 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) draft picks
Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) players
Basketball players from Texas
Centers (basketball)
Dallas Chaparrals players
Delaware Blue Bombers players
Houston Rockets players
People from Harrison County, Texas
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball players