Buck Johnson (basketball)

Alfonso "Buck" Johnson Jr. (born January 3, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. Johnson, a 6'7" small forward, played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and Washington Bullets. After playing in the NBA, he spent his next ten professional seasons playing abroad for various teams, in top leagues around the world.

Buck Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1964-01-03) January 3, 1964 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Hayes (Birmingham, Alabama)
College	Alabama (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by	Houston Rockets
Playing career	1986–2006
Position	Small forward
Number	1, 2, 8
Career history
1986–1992	Houston Rockets
1992–1993	Washington Bullets
1993	Wichita Falls Texans
1993–1994	Tofaş
1994–1995	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1995–1996	Apollon Patras
1996–1997	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1997–1998	Girona
1998–2000	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2000–2002	Dafni
2002	Peristeri
2005–2006	Birmingham Magicians
Career highlights
Spanish League All-Star (1997) 4× Greek League All-Star (1996 I, 1998, 1999, 2001) Israeli League champion (1997) 2× First-team All-SEC (1985, 1986) Second-team Parade All-American (1982) Alabama Mr. Basketball (1982) McDonald's All-American (1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,617 (9.1 ppg)
Rebounds	1,760 (3.5 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing United States FIBA U19 World Cup 1983 Palma de Mallorca Under-19

High school career

Johnson played high school basketball at, and graduated from, Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

College career

Johnson played college basketball at the University of Alabama, with the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1982 to 1986.

Professional career

Johnson was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft. Johnson played in seven NBA seasons, from 1986 to 1993. He played for the Rockets from 1986 to 1992, and for the Washington Bullets during the 1992–93 season.

Johnson's best year as a pro came during the 1989–90 season, as a member of the Rockets, when he started all 82 games and averaged 14.8 points per game. In his NBA career, Johnson played in 505 games, and scored a total of 4,617 points (9.1 ppg).

On December 22, 1988, in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Johnson took a half-court shot with four seconds left in the third quarter which was successful. One second remained on the clock and the Clippers inbounded the ball to Danny Manning at halfcourt, who took a shot of his own which hit just as the buzzer sounded. Johnson's Houston Rockets team won the game 125-109 as Johnson scored a career-high 24 points. The shot by Manning was his first career successful three-point shot.

National team career

Johnson won a gold medal with Team USA's Under-19 junior national team, at the 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. In eight games played at the tournament, he averaged 15.8 points per game.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986–87	Houston	60	3	8.7	.468	.000	.690	1.5	.7	.3	.3	3.8
1987–88	Houston	70	2	12.6	.520	.125	.736	2.4	.7	.4	.4	5.4
1988–89	Houston	67	51	27.6	.524	.111	.754	4.3	1.9	1.0	.5	9.6
1989–90	Houston	82*	82*	34.5	.495	.118	.759	4.6	3.1	1.3	.8	14.8
1990–91	Houston	73	70	31.2	.477	.133	.727	4.5	1.9	1.1	.6	13.6
1991–92	Houston	80	69	27.5	.458	.111	.727	3.9	2.0	.9	.6	8.6
1992–93	Washington	73	19	17.6	.479	.000	.730	2.7	1.2	.5	.2	6.5
Career		505	296	23.5	.488	.113	.738	3.5	1.7	.8	.5	9.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987	Houston	5	0	2.0	.333	–	–	.0	.0	.0	.0	.8
1988	Houston	4	0	5.0	.667	–	.500	1.0	.0	.3	.0	1.3
1989	Houston	4	4	29.5	.475	.000	.571	3.8	3.3	.8	.5	11.5
1990	Houston	4	4	37.0	.417	.000	.846	4.0	2.3	1.5	.5	12.8
1991	Houston	3	3	28.7	.357	–	1.000	4.7	2.7	.7	.3	8.0
Career		20	11	19.1	.424	.000	.727	2.5	1.5	.6	.3	6.5

External links

• nba.com Historical Profile
• Player Profile @ acb.com (in Spanish)
• Player Profile @ Fibaeurope.com