- Clemon Johnson
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Clemon Johnson No. 44, 45 Center / Power forward Personal information Date of birth September 12, 1956 Place of birth Monticello, Florida Nationality American High school Florida A&M University School
Tallahassee, Florida)Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg) Career information College Florida A&M (1974–1978) NBA Draft 1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers Pro career 1978–1993 Career history As player: 1978–1979 Portland Trail Blazers 1979–1983 Indiana Pacers 1983–1987 Philadelphia 76ers 1986–1988 Seattle SuperSonics 1988–1991 Knorr Bologna (Italy) 1991–1993 Lotus / Bialetti Montecatini (Italy) As coach: 2007–2011 University of Alaska Fairbanks 2011–present Florida A&M University Career highlights and awards - NBA Champion (1983)
- Saporta Cup Champion (1990)
- Coppa Italia Champion (1990)
Career NBA statistics Points 4,102 (5.4 ppg) Rebounds 3,508 (4.6 rpg) Blocks 717 (0.9 bpg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Clemon Johnson (born September 12, 1956 in Monticello, Florida) is a retired American professional basketball player and the current 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 1974–78 he played college basketball at Florida A&M University where he earned a Master's Degree in Sports Management.[2]
Johnson was selected with the 22nd pick of the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.[2] He won an NBA title with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1982-83.[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.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Cook: Senior class Pitt's Johnson refuses to pout, becomes leader, post-gazette.com published February 14, 2002
- ^ a b c d e Clemon Johnson Hired for Alaska Coaching Spot, release courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Office of Media Relations. May 24, 2007
- ^ Florida A&M hires former player as new head coach
External links
- Clemon Johnson at Basketball-Reference.com
Florida A&M Rattlers basketball head coaches Records lost (1932–1952) • Ed Ogelsby (1952–1970) • Dennis Jefferson (1970–1971) • Ed Ogelsby (1971–1972) • Wendell Meeks (1972–1973) • Ajac Triplett (1973–1979) • James Giles (1979–1983) • Anthony Fields (1983–1984) • Willie Booker (1984–1993) • Ron Brown (1993–1996) • Mickey Clayton (1996–2001) • Mike Gillespie (2001–2007) • Eugene Harris (2007–2011) • Clemon Johnson (2011– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Clifford Reed (Bethune-Cookman) • Fang Mitchell (Coppin State) • Greg Jackson (Delaware State) • Clemon Johnson (Florida A&M) • Edward Joyner (Hampton) • Kevin Nickelberry (Howard) • Frankie Allen (Maryland Eastern Shore) • Todd Bozeman (Morgan State) • Anthony Evans (Norfolk State) • Jerry Eaves (North Carolina A&T) • LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central) • Horace Broadnax (Savannah State) • Tim Carter (South Carolina State)
1978 NBA Draft First round Mychal Thompson · Phil Ford · Rick Robey · Micheal Ray Richardson · Purvis Short · Larry Bird · Ron Brewer · Freeman Williams · Reggie Theus · Butch Lee · James Hardy · George Johnson · Winford Boynes · Roger Phegley · Mike Mitchell · Jack Givens · Rod Griffin · Dave Corzine · Marty Byrnes · Frankie Sanders · Mike Evans · Raymond TownsendSecond round Terry Tyler · Keith Herron · Rick Wilson · Ron Carter · Wayne Radford · Buster Matheney · John Long · Jeff Judkins · Marvin Johnson · John Rudd · Harry Davis · Greg Bunch · Tommie Green · Maurice Cheeks · Terry Sykes · Lew Massey · James Lee · Wayne Cooper · Jerome Whitehead · Keven McDonald · Glenn Hagan · Clemon JohnsonPhiladelphia 76ers 1982–83 NBA Champions 2 Moses Malone (Finals MVP) | 4 Clint Richardson | 6 Julius Erving | 8 Marc Iavaroni | 10 Maurice Cheeks | 14 Franklin Edwards | 22 Andrew Toney | 24 Bobby Jones | 25 Earl Cureton | 31 Mark McNamara | 33 Reggie Johnson | 45 Clemon Johnson
Head coach Billy Cunningham
Assistant coaches Matt Guokas | Jack McMahonRegular season • Playoffs Categories:- 1956 births
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- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs
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