Marques Johnson
Johnson with UCLA in 1976–77
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
February 8, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | UCLA (1973–1977) |
| NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1977–1990 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 8 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1984 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984–1987 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1989 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1989–1990 | Fantoni Udine |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 13,892 (20.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,817 (7.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,502 (3.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 |
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Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player. The small forward played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977–1989, where was a five-time All-Star. He spent a majority of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Johnson was a Los Angeles City Section player of the year in high school before attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and won a national championship in 1975. In his senior year, he won multiple national player of the year awards. Johnson was the third overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played seven seasons with Milwaukee before finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. He is currently a basketball analyst for Fox Sports Net.
Johnson was born in and raised in South Los Angeles, where he played high school basketball at Crenshaw High School in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, winning the Los Angeles City Section 4-A Division Player of the Year in 1973. He later attended UCLA, and became a star player on its basketball teams, under the guidance of legendary coach John Wooden. In his sophomore season in 1974–75, Johnson helped to lead the Bruins to Coach John Wooden's 10th and final NCAA Men's Division I basketball championship. Wooden retired from coaching after the season, and Gene Bartow became the head coach. Johnson continued to excel, averaging 21.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in his senior season and won the inaugural John R. Wooden Award in addition to the USBWA College Player of the Year as the nation's top collegiate basketball player. Johnson also majored in Theater Arts at UCLA. In 1996, UCLA retired his number.
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