George E. Johnson (basketball)

For the basketball player born in 1948, see George T. Johnson. For the basketball player born in 1956, see George L. Johnson. For other people named George Johnson, see George Johnson.

George E. Johnson (born June 19, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Harleton, Texas.

George E. Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1947-06-19) June 19, 1947 (age 78) Harleton, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Harleton (Harleton, Texas)
College	Stephen F. Austin (1966–1970)
NBA draft	1970: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by	Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1970–1976
Position	Center
Number	31, 25, 16, 6
Career history
1970–1971	Baltimore Bullets
1971	Delaware Blue Bombers
1971–1972	Dallas Chaparrals
1973–1974	Houston Rockets
1975–1976	S.S. Lazio
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6'11" center from Stephen F. Austin State University, where he was a teammate of James Silas, who would later play most of his professional basketball career with the San Antonio Spurs. Johnson played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Baltimore Bullets, Dallas Chaparrals and Houston Rockets. In his NBA/ABA career, Johnson averaged 3.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Career 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

NBA/ABA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1970–71	Baltimore (NBA)	24	14.0	.410		.367	4.8	.4			3.9
1971–72	Dallas (ABA)	67	22.0	.454	–	.592	6.9	.9			4.7
1972–73	Houston (NBA)	19	8.9	.513		.750	2.4	.2			2.3
1973–74	Houston (NBA)	26	9.2	.451		.471	2.3	.3	.3	.3	2.1
Career (NBA)		69	10.8	.442		.431	3.2	.3	.3	.3	2.8
Career (overall)		136	16.3	.449	–	.539	5.0	.6	.3	.3	3.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1971	Baltimore (NBA)	11	3.2	.538		.500	1.0	.2	1.4
1972	Dallas (ABA)	4	24.0	.333	–	–	6.0	2.3	1.5
Career (overall)		15	8.7	.455	–	.500	2.3	.7	1.4