For the American football player, see Marquis Johnson.
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Marques Johnson
Johnson with UCLA in 1976–77
Personal information
Born
(1956-02-08) February 8, 1956 (age 68) Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school
Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California)
College
UCLA (1973–1977)
NBA draft
1977: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career
1977–1990
Position
Small forward
Number
8
Career history
1977–1984
Milwaukee Bucks
1984–1987
Los Angeles Clippers
1989
Golden State Warriors
1989–1990
Fantoni Udine
Career highlights and awards
5× NBA All-Star (1979–1981, 1983, 1986)
All-NBA First Team (1979)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1980, 1981)
NBA Comeback Player of the Year (1986)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978)
No. 8 retired by Milwaukee Bucks
NCAA champion (1975)
National college player of the year (1977)
Consensus first-team All-American (1977)
Second-team All-American – NABC (1976)
Pac-8 Player of the Year (1977)
2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1976, 1977)
No. 54 retired by UCLA Bruins
Career NBA statistics
Points
13,892 (20.1 ppg)
Rebounds
4,817 (7.0 rpg)
Assists
2,502 (3.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1989, where he was a five-time All-Star. He played the majority of his career with the Bucks.
Johnson was a Los Angeles City Section player of the year in high school before attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and won a national championship in 1975. In his senior year, he won multiple national player of the year awards. Johnson was the third overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played seven seasons with Milwaukee before finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors.
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had three first-round picks and drafted Kent Benson, MarquesJohnson and Ernie Grunfeld. Johnson would become a staple in the Bucks for years to come...
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injury during the 1985–86 season, followed by Norm Nixon (knee) and MarquesJohnson (spinal cord) the following season. The team's 12–70 finish in the...
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placed third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, behind Walter Davis and MarquesJohnson. He would surpass this record with his 2,027-point season in 1983–84...
year in which the Lakers failed to win a playoff series with both Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the team. * Division winner Bold Series winner...
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