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Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1954)






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Larry Johnson
Personal information
Born (1954-11-28) November 28, 1954 (age 69)
Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnion County
(Morganfield, Kentucky)
CollegeKentucky (1973–1977)
NBA draft1977: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
PositionShooting guard
Number10
Career history
1977Buffalo Braves
1979–1989Matsushita Denki
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

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[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
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