Clay Johnson (basketball)

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Clay Johnson
Personal information
Born ( 1956-07-18 ) July 18, 1956 (age 67)
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Manual ( Kansas City, Missouri )
College
NBA draft 1978 : 5th round, 110th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career 1979?1986
Position Shooting guard
Number 34
Career history
1979?1982 Hawaii / Billings Volcanos
1982 ? 1983 Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Sarasota Stingers
1983?1984 Seattle SuperSonics
1984?1985 Evansville Thunder
1985?1986 Kansas City Sizzlers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats   Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Clay Johnson lll (born July 18, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player from Yazoo City, Mississippi .

A 6'4" shooting guard from the University of Missouri , Johnson played three seasons (1981?1984) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Seattle SuperSonics . He averaged 2.8 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1982. [1]

Johnson played in 65 games spread over two seasons with the Lakers and was a member of the 1982 NBA championship team, appearing in seven playoff games. [2] Johnson also played 192 games in the Continental Basketball Association CBA, averaging 16.7 points and 4.6 rebounds for the Billings Volcanos , Sarasota Stingers , Evansville Thunder and Kansas City Sizzlers from 1979 to 1986. [3]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Clay Johnson Stats | Basketball-Reference.com" .
  2. ^ "Clay Johnson - All Things Lakers - Los Angeles Times" .
  3. ^ "1986?87 CBA Oficial Guide and Register, page 235". Continental Basketball Association . October 1987. {{ cite magazine }} : Cite magazine requires |magazine= ( help )

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