John Johnson (basketball)
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John Howard Getty "J.J." Johnson (born October 18, 1947 in Carthage, Mississippi) is a former American basketball player. A 6’7” small forward who played collegiately for Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming and for the University of Iowa, Johnson was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 7th pick of the 1970 NBA Draft. He went on to have a productive twelve-year NBA career with four teams, making two NBA All-Star Game appearances and scoring 11,200 career points. He also won an NBA championship ring as a key contributor for the 1978-1979 Seattle SuperSonics.
His son, Mitch, is a sophomore on the Stanford University basketball team.
Seattle SuperSonics 1978-79 NBA Champions
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