(1957-04-25)April 25, 1957 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died
June 13, 1987(1987-06-13) (aged 30) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
Jones Valley (Birmingham, Alabama)
College
Lawson State CC (1975–1977)
Nevada (1977–1979)
NBA draft
1979: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
1979–1986
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
Number
12, 22, 11
Career history
1979–1981, 1982–1984
Phoenix Suns
1984
Wyoming Wildcatters
1984–1985
Cincinnati Slammers
1985–1986
Baltimore Lightning
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,396 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds
617 (1.9 rpg)
Assists
525 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Johnny Harold "Sky" High (April 25, 1957 – June 13, 1987) was an American professional basketball player. He played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Phoenix Suns.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, High attended high school at Birmingham's Jones Valley High School. He went on to play college basketball at Lawson State Community College and University of Nevada and was selected by Phoenix in the second round of the 1979 NBA draft. As of February 2018, he is the last Nevada Wolf Pack player to achieve a triple double in a game. During an NBA game against Washington on January 28, 1981, High recorded nine steals.
In October 1981, High was traded to the Chicago Bulls for a third round draft pick.[1] He failed to make the Bulls roster and played in an industrial league during the 1981–82 season.[1] High returned to the Suns in July 1982 and was waived in December 1983.[1] He signed two 10-day contracts with the Suns in January 1984 that marked his final stint with the team.[1] High played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Wyoming Wildcatters, Cincinnati Slammers and Baltimore Lightning from 1984 to 1986.[2]
In 1987, High testified before a Maricopa County grand jury that indicted 11 people – including five current and former Phoenix Suns players – on cocaine and drug charges.[1]
High died in an early-morning automobile accident on June 13, 1987, in Phoenix, Arizona.[3][4][1] He was working as a shoe salesman in Phoenix at the time of his death.[1]
^ abcdefg"Former Phoenix Suns player Johnny High was killed early..." UPI. June 13, 1987. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^"Johnny High minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^Ex-Suns Player Dies After Crash New York Times]
^SPORTS PEOPLE; Death of Key Witness New York Times
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