For the fictional video game character, see Avery Johnson (Halo). For the American football player, see Avery Johnson (American football).
Avery Johnson
Johnson coaching Alabama in 2016
Personal information
Born
(1965-03-25) March 25, 1965 (age 59) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight
185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
St. Augustine (New Orleans, Louisiana)
College
New Mexico JC (1983–1984)
Cameron (1984–1985)
Southern (1986–1988)
NBA draft
1988: undrafted
Playing career
1988–2004
Position
Point guard
Number
15, 6, 5
Coaching career
2004–2019
Career history
As player:
1988
Palm Beach Stingrays
1988–1990
Seattle SuperSonics
1990
Denver Nuggets
1991
San Antonio Spurs
1992
Houston Rockets
1992–1993
San Antonio Spurs
1993–1994
Golden State Warriors
1994–2001
San Antonio Spurs
2001–2002
Denver Nuggets
2002–2003
Dallas Mavericks
2003–2004
Golden State Warriors
As coach:
2004–2005
Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2005–2008
Dallas Mavericks
2010–2012
New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets
2015–2019
Alabama
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NBA champion (1999)
NBA Sportsmanship Award (1998)
No. 6 retired by San Antonio Spurs
2× NCAA season assists leader (1987, 1988)
2× SWAC Player of the Year (1987, 1988)
No. 15 retired by Southern Jaguars
As coach:
NBA Coach of the Year (2006)
NBA All-Star Game head coach (2006)
Career NBA statistics
Points
8,817 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds
1,751 (1.7 rpg)
Assists
5,846 (5.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Avery DeWitt Johnson (born March 25, 1965) is an American basketball television commentator and former player and coach who most recently served as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team. He is currently an NBA and college basketball analyst for CBS Sports.
Johnson spent 16 years in the National Basketball Association as a player, and subsequently served as the head coach of two NBA teams: the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets. He led the Mavericks to their first NBA Finals appearance and to three consecutive 50+ win seasons. During his playing days, Johnson was known as the "Little General" for his small stature (by NBA standards), his leadership skills as a point guard, and his close friendship with former San Antonio Spurs teammate David Robinson.
Avery DeWitt Johnson (born March 25, 1965) is an American basketball television commentator and former player and coach who most recently served as head...
Avery Junior Johnson is a Marine sergeant major who leads human forces throughout the Halo series. The character is voiced by David Scully. Johnson and...
Spur AveryJohnson, the point guard of the 1999 NBA champion Spurs team who hit the game-winning shot against the New York Knicks. Since Johnson was coached...
the most playoff games coached (64), and the most playoff wins (27). AveryJohnson is the franchise's all-time leader for the highest winning percentage...
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signed a four-year deal with Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks, replacing AveryJohnson. Carlisle adopted a team that consisted of superstar Dirk Nowitzki,...
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2003. Lawrence Frank was the coach for the Nets from 2004 to 2009. AveryJohnson was the head coach for the Nets from 2010 to 2012. A running total of...
assistant under future Hall of Famer Don Nelson and bringing with him AveryJohnson, who had been cut by the Spurs. In 1994, Popovich returned to San Antonio...
the game winning free throws with 2 seconds remaining In Game 3 Larry Johnson makes a game-winning 4-point play with 5.7 seconds left. This was the fifth...
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2008. Specific "Dallas' AveryJohnson Named 2005–06 NBA Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive...
with Kidd frequently leading a small lineup of four guards (Kidd, Kevin Johnson, Rex Chapman and Steve Nash) being on the floor at the same time together...
Dan Bonner, Jim Spanarkel, Steve Lappas, Gene Steratore, Pete Gillen, AveryJohnson, Jay Wright NCAA March Madness – Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Jim Jackson...
this in 130 games, one game fewer than the record set previously by AveryJohnson in 2006. Thibodeau and the Bulls were the East's top seed entering the...
extremely notable for two reasons Game 4: A fight broke out between Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning at the end of the game (in which the Knicks won 90–85)...
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