Ed Johnson (basketball)

Ed Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1944-06-17)June 17, 1944 Atlanta, Georgia
Died
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	David T. Howard (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	Tennessee State (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1968–1980
Position	Center
Number	50, 20, 32
Career history
As player:
1968–1969	Los Angeles Stars
1969–1971	New York Nets
1971	Texas Chaparrals
1972–1973	Hartford Capitols
1973–1974	Manresa
1974–1975	Bagnolet
1975–1977	Manresa
1977–1978	Joventut Badalona
1978–1979	Mollet
1979–1980	Joventut Badalona
As coach:
1984–1985 1988–1989	Gijón Baloncesto
1998–2000	Gijón Baloncesto (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
EBA MVP (1973)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ed Lee Johnson (June 17, 1944 – April 5, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. After a collegiate career at Tennessee State University, Johnson was selected in both the 1968 ABA draft and 1968 NBA draft.

In a career that spanned 12 seasons, Johnson played in the original American Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Association, and some of the top leagues in Spain and France. He was named the most valuable player of the Eastern Basketball Association in 1972–73.

Reactions to his death

On 2 May 2016, the Town Hall of Gijón, where he lived during 27 years, renamed in his honour the central court of the Municipal Palacio de Deportes.