Lee Johnson (basketball)

Lee Willie Johnson (born 16 June 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and several other leagues.

Lee Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1957-06-16) June 16, 1957 (age 68) Plumerville, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Omaha South (Omaha, Nebraska)
College	McCook CC (1975–1976) Montana (1976–1977) East Texas A&M (1977–1979)
NBA draft	1979: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by	Houston Rockets
Playing career	1979–1993
Position	Power forward / center
Number	1, 50
Career history
1979–1980	Arrigoni Rieti
1980	Houston Rockets
1980	Detroit Pistons
1980–1981	Rochester Zeniths
1981–1984	Seleco / Febal Napoli
1984–1987	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1987–1988	Enichem Livorno
1988–1989	Paris Basket Racing
1989–1993	Olympique Antibes
Career highlights
FIBA Korać Cup champion (1980) French League champion (1991) 3× Israeli League champion (1985–1987) 3× Israeli Cup winner (1985–1987) CBA champion (1981) CBA Playoff/Finals MVP (1981) All-CBA First Team (1981) CBA Rookie of the Year (1981) CBA blocks leader (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

Johnson played college basketball for four years at East Texas State University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1979 NBA draft.

Professional career

Johnson played only one season in the NBA, with the Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Johnson played for the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1980–81 season and was selected as the CBA Playoff/Finals MVP and CBA Rookie of the Year and named to the All-CBA First Team.^[1]

Johnson also played in Italy, Israel, and France, most notably for Arrigoni Rieti, with whom he won the 1979–80 season of Korać Cup, and with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1984 through 1987.

Awards

• 1980–81 CBA Rookie of the Year
• 1980–81 CBA Playoffs MVP