Dave Johnson (basketball)

Dave Johnson
Personal information
Born (1970-11-16) November 16, 1970
Morgan City, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Maine Central Institute
(Pittsfield, Maine)
College Syracuse (1988–1992)
NBA draft 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career 1992–2001
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Number 4, 8
Career history
1992–1993 Portland Trail Blazers
1993–1994 Chicago Bulls
1994 NatWest Zaragoza (Spain)
1994–1995 Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA)
1995 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1995–1996 JDA Dijon (France)
1996–1997 Florida Beachdogs (CBA)
1997–1998 Pasta Baronia Napoli (Italy)
1998 Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
1998–1999 Rockford Lightning (CBA)
1999 Idaho Stampede (CBA)
1999 Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
2000 Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico)
2000–2001 Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dave M. Johnson (born November 16, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief career in the NBA in the early 1990s.

Born in Morgan City, Louisiana, Johnson attended Syracuse University, where, as a junior and senior, he developed into a high scoring small forward. After his senior year, he participated in the now defunct Orlando Classic pre-draft camp/tournament and made the all-tourney team. He had the highest measured vertical leap of all the camp participants (34 inches), was the leading scorer in the tournament (19 points per game) and also won the Slam Dunk Contest. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 26th pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He played one season for Portland before moving on to the Chicago Bulls in his second and final NBA season, for whom he played 17 games in 1993-94.


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