Buck Johnson
Personal information
Born (1964-01-03) January 3, 1964
Birmingham, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolHayes (Birmingham, Alabama)
CollegeAlabama (1982–1986)
NBA draft1986: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1986–2006
PositionSmall forward
Number1, 2, 8
Career history
1986–1992Houston Rockets
1992–1993Washington Bullets
1993Wichita Falls Texans
1993–1994Tofaş
1994–1995Hapoel Tel Aviv
1995–1996Apollon Patras
1996–1997Maccabi Tel Aviv
1997–1998Girona
1998–2000Iraklis Thessaloniki
2000–2002Dafni
2002Peristeri
2005–2006Birmingham Magicians
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,617 (9.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,760 (1.7 rpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Palma de Mallorca Under-19

Alphonso "Buck" Johnson Jr. (born January 3, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player. Johnson, a 6'7" small forward, played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and Washington Bullets.[1] After playing in the NBA, he spent his next ten professional seasons playing abroad for various teams, in top leagues around the world.[2]

High school career

Johnson played high school basketball at, and graduated from, Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

College career

Johnson played college basketball at the University of Alabama, with the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1982 to 1986.

Professional career

Johnson was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft. Johnson played in 7 NBA seasons, from 1986 to 1993. He played for the Rockets from 1986 to 1992, and for the Washington Bullets during the 1992–93 season.

Johnson's best year as a pro came during the 1989–90 season, as a member of the Rockets, when he appeared in 82 games, and averaged 14.8 points per game. In his NBA career, Johnson played in 505 games, and scored a total of 4,617 points.

National team career

Johnson won a gold medal with Team USA's Under-19 junior national team, at the 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[3] In eight games played at the tournament, he averaged 15.8 points per game.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Buck Johnson | Houston Rockets". www.nba.com.
  2. ↑ "Buck Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "1983 World Championship for Junior Men | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". archive.fiba.com.
  4. ↑ "Buck Johnson profile, World Championship for Junior Men 1983". FIBA.COM.
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