Clemon Johnson

Clemon James Johnson Jr. (born September 12, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and the former head basketball coach at Florida A&M. Johnson was a 6'10", 240 lb (110 kg) center who played 761 games for four teams during his 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association.^[1] From 1974 to 1978 he played college basketball at Florida A&M University where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in sports management.^[2]

Clemon Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 68) Monticello, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Florida A&M University School (Tallahassee, Florida)
College	Florida A&M (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1978–1993
Position	Center / power forward
Number	44, 45
Career history
As a player:
1978–1979	Portland Trail Blazers
1979–1983	Indiana Pacers
1983–1986	Philadelphia 76ers
1986–1988	Seattle SuperSonics
1988–1991	Knorr Bologna
1991–1993	Lotus / Bialetti Montecatini
As a coach:
2007–2011	Alaska–Fairbanks
2011–2014	Florida A&M
Career highlights
NBA champion (1983) FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champion (1990) Saporta Cup champion (1990) Italian Cup champion (1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,102 (5.4 ppg)
Rebounds	3,508 (4.6 rpg)
Assists	744 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Johnson was selected with the 22nd pick of the second round of the 1978 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.^[2] He was acquired along with a 1984 third-round selection (48th overall–Georgia forward James Banks) by the Philadelphia 76ers from the Indiana Pacers for Russ Schoene, a 1983 first-rounder (23rd overall–Mitchell Wiggins) and a 1984 second-rounder (29th overall–Stuart Gray) on February 15, 1983.^[3] He famously said that his trade to the 76ers was "like going from the outhouse to the White House."^[4] He was a reserve with the team when it won the NBA Championship later that season.^[1] After his NBA playing days ended in 1988, Johnson extended his career overseas in Italy.^[2]

After his professional basketball career, Johnson became an economics teacher and high school basketball coach in Tallahassee, Florida.^[1] His son Chad played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh until 2002.^[1][2]

In May 2007, Clemon Johnson was named interim head coach of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks men's basketball team.^[2] He served as interim head coach in 2007–08 and was named head coach following that season. He has coached the team for four total seasons (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11). On May 6, 2011, Johnson was named head coach at his alma mater, Florida A&M.^[5] After three seasons and a 32–64 record, Johnson was fired from Florida A&M by athletic director Kellen Winslow.^[6]

Career playing statistics

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
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

NBA

Source^[7]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978–79	Portland	74		10.7	.470		.486	3.1	1.1	.3	.5	3.2
1979–80	Indiana	79	0	19.5	.503	–	.632	5.0	1.5	.6	1.5	6.0
1980–81	Indiana	81	2	20.3	.504	.000	.593	5.8	1.8	.5	1.5	7.2
1981–82	Indiana	79	42	25.1	.487	–	.651	7.2	1.6	.8	1.4	9.5
1982–83	Indiana	51*	7	23.8	.521	.000	.631	6.3	2.3	1.0	1.2	9.7
1982–83†	Philadelphia	32*	4	21.8	.500	–	.586	6.4	.8	.5	.9	6.8
1983–84	Philadelphia	80	10	21.5	.468	–	.611	5.0	.7	.4	.8	5.7
1984–85	Philadelphia	58	0	15.1	.498	.000	.735	3.8	.6	.3	.8	4.7
1985–86	Philadelphia	75	2	14.3	.471	–	.630	3.4	.2	.3	.8	3.5
1986–87	Seattle	78	7	13.5	.494	.000	.636	3.6	.3	.3	.5	3.2
1987–88	Seattle	74	26	9.8	.467	–	.688	2.4	.2	.2	.3	1.6
Career		761	100	17.5	.492	.000	.621	4.6	1.0	.5	.9	5.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979	Portland	3		15.7	.364		.545	5.7	.7	.7	1.3	4.7
1981	Indiana	2		27.5	.417	–	.500	10.0	1.5	2.0	1.0	7.5
1983†	Philadelphia	12		16.8	.510	–	.000	3.6	.6	.3	.4	4.2
1984	Philadelphia	5		9.0	.333	–	–	1.2	.0	.2	.8	1.6
1985	Philadelphia	13	0	12.7	.394	.000	.762	2.8	.2	.2	.5	3.2
1986	Philadelphia	12	2	25.3	.547	–	.640	5.0	.7	.9	1.3	6.2
1987	Seattle	14	7	18.7	.453	–	.632	3.5	.3	.5	1.1	4.3
1988	Seattle	5	0	7.8	.429	–	.500	1.4	.0	.2	.2	1.4
Career		66	9	16.9	.465	.000	.609	3.6	.4	.5	.8	4.1

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alaska Fairbanks (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2007–2011)
2007–08	Alaska-Fairbanks	5-22
2008–09	Alaska-Fairbanks	6-19	3-13
2009–10	Alaska-Fairbanks	9-16	4-12
2010–11	Alaska-Fairbanks	8-17	5-13
Alaska-Fairbanks:		28–74 (.275)	17-38
Florida A&M (MEAC) (2011–2014)
2011–12	Florida A&M	10-23	6-10	8th
2012–13	Florida A&M	8-23	5-11	9th
2013–14	Florida A&M	14-18	8-8	6th
Florida A&M:		32–64 (.333)	19-29
Total:		60–138 (.303)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion