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Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1954)

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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Larry Johnson

Education
  
University of Kentucky

College
  
Kentucky (1973–1977)

Career start
  
1977


Listed weight
  
205 lb (93 kg)

Weight
  
93 kg

Listed height
  
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Role
  
Basketball player

Positions
  
Basketball positions

Born
  
November 28, 1954 (age 69) Morganfield, Kentucky (
1954-11-28
)

High school
  
Union County (Morganfield, Kentucky)

NBA draft
  
1977 / Round: 2 / Pick: 24th overall

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Larry O. Johnson (born November 28, 1954) is an American retired basketball player who had a brief career in the NBA. He was a 6'3" guard and played competitively at Kentucky's Union County High School and the University of Kentucky (UK) from 1973 to 1977. He was the first of three African-Americans from Union County recruited by UK.

Johnson was selected with the 2nd pick of the second round in the 1977 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves. He played only four games for them in 1977–78 season, averaging 1.5 points per contest. Johnson would go on to play internationally for many years.

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Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1954) Wikipedia