Nationality American Role Basketball player Position Point guard Name Frank Johnson Education Wake Forest University | Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Weight 84 kg Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.85 m Siblings Eddie Johnson | |
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Born November 23, 1958 (age 65)
Weirsdale, Florida ( 1958-11-23 ) High school Lake Weir (Summerfield, Florida) College Wake Forest (1976–1981) NBA draft 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall | ||
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Franklin Lenard Johnson (born November 23, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.
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Playing career
After playing collegiately for Wake Forest University, Johnson was selected in the first round of the 1981 NBA draft with the 11th pick by the Washington Bullets. He played point guard in the NBA for the Bullets (1981–1988), the Houston Rockets (1988–89) (he signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, but they traded him to the Rockets before he played in any games for them). He also played for the Phoenix Suns (1992–94) where his principal role was to relieve star Kevin Johnson. He was selected from the Rockets by the Orlando Magic in the 1989 expansion draft, but was waived before the 1989–90 season started. He played 650 games in the NBA (regular season and playoffs), with regular season career averages of 8.3 PPG and 4.2 APG in 21.6 minutes.
He played professionally in Italy for Ranger Varese (1989–91, played in the finals of the Italian Championship in 1990) and Marr Rimini (Serie A2, 1991).
Family
Johnson's brother "Fast Eddie" also played in the NBA. He spent more than eight seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, and closed out his career with stints in Cleveland and Seattle. Eddie was a two-time (1980, 1981) All-Star while with the Hawks, yet he is often confused with the sharpshooter Eddie Johnson, who played for NBA franchises in Kansas City, Phoenix, Seattle, Indiana, Charlotte and Houston during the 1980s and '90's.
