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Vinnie Johnson
Personal information
Born
(1956-09-01) September 1, 1956 (age 67) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
Franklin D. Roosevelt
College
McLennan CC (1975–1977)
Baylor (1977–1979)
NBA draft
1979: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career
1979–1992
Position
Shooting guard / point guard
Number
15, 25
Career history
1979–1981
Seattle SuperSonics
1981–1991
Detroit Pistons
1991–1992
San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1989, 1990)
No. 15 retired by Detroit Pistons
Second-team All-American – AP (1979)
Career NBA statistics
Points
11,825 (12.0 ppg)
Assists
3,212 (3.3 apg)
Rebound
3,109 (3.2 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Vincent Johnson (born September 1, 1956), is an American former professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was nicknamed "the Microwave" in the NBA for his ability to score quickly off the bench.
then took a 92–90 lead when VinnieJohnson sank a 15-foot jumper with 00.7 seconds left in the game; this shot earned Johnson a new nickname in Detroit...
Laimbeer, John Salley, VinnieJohnson, and Dennis Rodman were known as the "Bad Boys" for their physical style of play. Johnson and Thomas greeted each...
Adrian Dantley and Rick Mahorn, center Bill Laimbeer, and bench players VinnieJohnson, Dennis Rodman and John Salley. Midway through the season, Detroit gained...
they would be without Dennis Rodman, whose ankle had stiffened. But, VinnieJohnson found his range for the first time, making 9 of 13 shots for 21 points...
Johnson's nickname "DJ" was coined by play-by-play announcer Bob Blackburn, to help distinguish him from teammates, John Johnson and VinnieJohnson (whom...
Johnson had a size advantage, but was too slow to defend against the Pistons' three-headed backcourt monster of Joe Dumars, Isiah Thomas, and Vinnie Johnson...
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indemnification debt to the Knicks. The Sonics used the pick to draft VinnieJohnson. f On May 31, 1979, the New Jersey Nets acquired John Gianelli and the...
congratulate the new Eastern Conference champions, though Joe Dumars, VinnieJohnson, and John Salley did remain to shake the Bulls' hands. The Lakers were...
Bench players who played more than 15 minutes per game were sixth man VinnieJohnson and the backup forwards Rick Mahorn and John Salley. Rodman fit well...
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1988–89 season, Thomas, along with teammates Joe Dumars, Rick Mahorn, VinnieJohnson, Dennis Rodman, James Edwards, John Salley, Bill Laimbeer, and Mark...
first time since 1981, and for just the second time since drafting Magic Johnson first overall in 1979. After the Pistons had ended their season the last...
hired saxophonist Carl Atkins, guitarist John Abercrombie, and drummer VinnieJohnson. The music was an odd combination of psychedelic rock and bebop jazz...
scorer but did not get as many shots with Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, VinnieJohnson, and Bill Laimbeer all averaging at least 10 points per game. Dantley...
Darrell Walker, Brad Sellers, and Orlando Woolridge, and let go of VinnieJohnson and James Edwards to try to make the team younger. He drafted Doug Overton...
analysts including former Detroit Pistons players John Mengelt, Dave Bing, VinnieJohnson, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, and current partner Greg...
A non-exhaustive list of BU players who played in the NBA include VinnieJohnson, David Wesley, Michael Williams, Terry Teagle, and Brian Skinner. Ekpe...