Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who is a
basketball analyst
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for the
Milwaukee Bucks
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on
Bally Sports Wisconsin
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. He played as a
small forward
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in the
National Basketball Association
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(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
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player of the year in high school before attending the
University of California, Los Angeles
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(UCLA). He played
college basketball
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for the
UCLA Bruins
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and won a
national championship
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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
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by the
Milwaukee Bucks
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. He played seven seasons with Milwaukee before finishing his NBA career with the
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
and the
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...
.
Early life
Johnson was born in
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Natchitoches ( ; french: link=no, Les Natchitoches) is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was n ...
and raised in
South Los Angeles
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It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as ...
, where he played high school basketball at
Crenshaw High School
Crenshaw High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located on 11th Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls aro ...
in
Crenshaw, Los Angeles
Crenshaw, or the Crenshaw District, is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California.
In the post–World War II era, a Japanese American community was established in Crenshaw. African Americans started migrating to the district in the mid ...
, winning the
Los Angeles City Section
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4-A Division Player of the Year in 1973.
College career
He later attended
UCLA
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, and became an All-American player on its basketball teams, under Coach
John Wooden
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the Wizard of Westwood, Los Angeles, Westwood, he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I men's basket ...
and coach
Gene Bartow
Bobby Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 January 3, 2012) was an American men's college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Bartow coac ...
.
In his sophomore season in
1974–75, Johnson helped to lead the Bruins to Coach
John Wooden
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the Wizard of Westwood, Los Angeles, Westwood, he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I men's basket ...
's 10th and
final NCAA Division I men's basketball championship. Wooden retired from coaching after the season, and Gene Bartow became the head coach. Johnson continued to excel, earning the first of his two first-team
All-Pac-8 selections as a junior in 1976. He averaged 21.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in his senior season and won the inaugural
John R. Wooden Award in addition to the
USBWA College Player of the Year
The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to the outstanding men's college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the ...
as the nation's top collegiate basketball player. Johnson also majored in Theater Arts at UCLA. The
Bruins retired his No. 54 jersey in 1996.
Professional career
Milwaukee Bucks (1977–1984)
Johnson was selected third overall in the
1977 NBA draft
The 1977 NBA draft was the 31st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1977, before the 1977–78 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball player ...
by the
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
, coached by
Don Nelson
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 ...
. Johnson averaged 19.5 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game in his first professional season, and was named to the
1978 NBA All-Rookie Team.
In his second season in
1978–79, Johnson was the NBA's third leading scorer (25.6 PPG), behind
George Gervin
George Gervin ( ; born April 27, 1952), nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, ...
(29.6) and
Lloyd Free (28.8). He played in the
1979 NBA All-Star Game
The 1979 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 4, 1979, at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan.
*Coaches: East: Dick Motta, West: Lenny Wilkens.
*Officials: John Vanak, ...
and was named to the
All-NBA First Team
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. That season, in what was perhaps one of the best games of his career, on December 12, 1978, Johnson scored 40 points (on a remarkable 74% shooting percentage) and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 120–114 win against the
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Pacific Division (NBA), P ...
. However, despite having the 6th highest offensive efficiency rating and 13th highest defensive rating of any team, the Bucks would miss the playoffs with a 38–44 record. It would be the last time the Bucks missed the playoffs during Johnson's tenure.
The following season, on February 27, 1980, Johnson recorded a triple double with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 119–110 victory against the
Phoenix Suns
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. During that year's playoffs, Johnson averaged 19.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in 43.7 minutes a game, in a tightly contested 7-game series loss to the
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conf ...
(it was the last season Milwaukee was in the Western Conference).
On November 2, 1980, Johnson scored 40 points, along with 7 rebounds and 7 assists, to lead the Bucks to a 135–121 victory against the
Indiana Pacers
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. The feat was especially impressive as key teammates
Junior Bridgeman
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Bridgeman played in the National Basketball League (NBA) for twelve years from 1975 until 1987, beginning with the Milw ...
and
Sidney Moncrief were limited with injuries.
On May 2, 1983, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Johnson scored 33 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Bucks to a 4–0 sweep of
Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded a ...
and the
Boston Celtics
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. Despite this, the Bucks would fall to the eventual champion
Philadelphia 76ers
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, led by
NBA MVP Moses Malone
Moses Eugene Malone (March 23, 1955 – September 13, 2015) was an American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. A cen ...
, during the next round in 5 games, in what were contested matchups. It was the only series Philadelphia did not win in 4 games that postseason.
Johnson claims to have coined the term ''
point forward'', a position he played out of necessity in 1984. During the
1984 playoffs,
Milwaukee
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became short on
point guards due to injuries. Nelson instructed Johnson to set up the offense from his forward position. Johnson responded, "OK, so instead of a point guard, I'm a point forward".
Johnson helped lead Milwaukee to several division titles (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984). Johnson and the Bucks reached as far as the Eastern Conference Finals twice, in 1983 and again in 1984.
While on the Bucks, both Johnson and teammate
Mickey Johnson
Wallace Edgar "Mickey" Johnson (born August 31, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Career Basketball
After graduating from Chicago's Lindblom High School and playing colleg ...
were the first two players in NBA history to have their full first and last names displayed on their jerseys, as they both shared the same first initial and last name.
When asked about his favorite experience on the Bucks upon the announcement of his jersey being retired in 2019, Johnson said “It was a compilation of everything. It was getting there in 1977, 21 years old out of L.A., stars in my eyes, and thoughts of being a great NBA player was my goal. And winning a championship in Milwaukee. But what happened was, I come to Milwaukee, and we’ve got this nucleus of just great young talent from all sorts of solid programs: myself and
Dave Meyers from UCLA; and
Junior Bridgeman
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Bridgeman played in the National Basketball League (NBA) for twelve years from 1975 until 1987, beginning with the Milw ...
from Louisville;
Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both ...
, who we lost to twice in ’76 on that great Indiana team with
Kent Benson
Michael Kent Benson (born December 27, 1954) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player. Benson was a two time All-American at Indiana University, winning the 1976 Helms Foundation Player of the Year and helping lead th ...
;
Brian Winters
Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach.
Career
Winters attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1970. He then played collegi ...
from South Carolina. So this great youth movement in Milwaukee with an opportunity to build and grow together.”
Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1987)
In the 1984 off-season, Nelson – who was also Bucks general manager – traded Johnson, forward-guard
Junior Bridgeman
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, forward
Harvey Catchings
Harvey Lee Catchings (born September 2, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player.
He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 to 1985 as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Buc ...
and cash to the
Los Angeles Clippers
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in exchange for forward
Terry Cummings
Robert Terrell "Terry" Cummings (born March 15, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Cummings was voted Rookie of the Year and was a two-time All-Star, a ...
, and guards
Craig Hodges and
Ricky Pierce
Richard Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Deuces" and "Big Paper Daddy", he was selected as an NBA All-Star (1991) and was twice the NBA Sixth Man of the Year (19 ...
. This was a homecoming for Johnson, as he grew up and attended high school just a few miles from the Clippers' home at
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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. In his first season with the Clippers in 1984–85, he had career lows in scoring and shooting. They moved him to
guard in 1985–86, and he bounced back with an all-star season and was named the
NBA Comeback Player of the Year
The NBA Comeback Player of the Year Award was an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award presented to a player who recovered from a subpar season after achieving success in the past. It was awarded from 1981 though 1986. Along with se ...
.
The Clippers struggled to win. Johnson later said that playing for those losing Clippers teams "kind of wore you down and made you feel like you were kind of the
JV team in Los Angeles." Being named the team captain by head coach
Don Chaney, a fellow Louisianan, was one of the few things that kept him from demanding a trade. During a game in the 1986–87 season, Johnson suffered a neck injury, which effectively ended his career.
Golden State Warriors (1989)
Johnson made a brief comeback during the 1989–90 season, playing only 10 games with the
Warriors
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History
Warriors seem to have been ...
before retiring on December 27, 1989.
Personal life
Johnson has five sons,
Kris
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, Josiah, Joshua, Moriah and Cyrus.
Kris, like his father, played basketball at Crenshaw High and UCLA.
Johnson and Kris are the first father–son combo to be honored as Los Angeles City Section 4-A Player of the Year.
[ They are also one of four father-son duos to each win an NCAA basketball championship and the only ones to accomplish it at the same school.][The others are Scott and Sean May, ]Henry
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People
* Henry (given name)
*Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
and Mike Bibby
Michael Bibby (born May 13, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He last served as the head coach for Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix, ...
, and Derek
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Common variants of the name are ...
and Nolan Smith
Nolan Derek Smith (born July 25, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for the Louisville Cardinals. He played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overa ...
.
Josiah also played basketball at UCLA, but later helped create the Comedy Central show, The Legends of Chamberlain Heights.
Josh played college basketball at Western Oregon State University.
Moriah played basketball at Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU), formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute, is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the state legislature.
The campus was ...
and is an actor on the BET's '' Baldwin Hills''.
Johnson also has two daughters. Jasmine is an accomplished tennis player and Shiloh excels at golf and swimming.
Johnson's child, Marques Kevin Johnson Jr., was 15-months-old when he fell into the family swimming pool on May 15, 1987, and drowned.
During his early playing career, Johnson suffered with substance abuse issues. While on the Bucks, in 1982, Johnson was treated for cocaine addiction at a drug rehabilitation facility.
Looking back on his transition from comparatively warm-weather southern California to Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
upon being drafted, Johnson said “My first year — and I may get this conflated — but the first year was more snow than they’d had in 25 years. It was just snow, snow, snow until May, and then my second year was the coldest that it had been in 30 years… And everybody kept telling me that ‘This is really extreme. It’s bad, but it’s not really this bad.’ And you couldn't have told me different.”
Media career
As his playing career ended, Johnson got into the entertainment business, as he acted in small roles in many films, including ''White Men Can't Jump
''White Men Can't Jump'' is a 1992 American sports comedy film written and directed by Ron Shelton. It stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as streetball hustlers. The film was released in the United States on March 27, 1992, by 20th Cent ...
'', '' Love and Action in Chicago'', ''Blue Chips
''Blue Chips'' is a 1994 American sports drama film, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college coach trying to recruit a winning team. His players were portrayed by actors as well as real-life baske ...
'', and ''Forget Paris
''Forget Paris'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film produced, directed, co-written by and starring Billy Crystal as an NBA referee and Debra Winger as an independent working woman whose lives are interrupted by love and marriage.
It also sta ...
''. Johnson is still actively enhancing his creative roots, writing screenplays and short stories. His role in the aforementioned White Men Can't Jump as Raymond was praised, and Johnson claims fans still regularly quote the movie to him if they recognize him in public.
Johnson was the early morning show co-host on the Clippers' flagship radio station, KFWB-AM in Los Angeles.
Johnson served a color analyst
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and th ...
for the Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conf ...
in the late 1990s. He was nationally on Fox Sports
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The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the F ...
and Fox Sports 1
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as a basketball analyst.
Since 2015, Johnson has worked as both a full-time and part-time analyst for Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
telecasts on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
Awards and honors
* The Milwaukee Bucks retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Johnson's No. 8 jersey on March 24, 2019.
* The Bruins retired his No. 54 jersey in 1996.
* In 2013, Johnson was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame
The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the Nation ...
.
* In 2019, Johnson was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame
The California Sports Hall of Fame recognizes athletes, coaches, and members of sports media who have made a "lasting impression to California sports". It was established in 2006 by Christian Okoye, former running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. T ...
.
* In 2019, Johnson was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michig ...
.
* 5× NBA All-Star
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(–, , )
* All-NBA First Team
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()
* 2× All-NBA Second Team
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(–)
* NBA All-Rookie First Team
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()
* NCAA champion
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(1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
)
* Naismith College Player of the Year
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History an ...
(1977)
* John R. Wooden Award (1977)
* USBWA Player of the Year (1977)
* Adolph Rupp Trophy (1977)
* NABC Player of the Year
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(1977)
* AP College Player of the Year (1977)
* UPI College Basketball of the Year (1977)
* Helms Foundation Player of the Year
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year was an annual men's college basketball award given to the most outstanding men′s player in the United States. It was awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation, an organization founded in ...
(1977)
* ''Sporting News'' Player of the Year (1977)
* Pac-10 Player of the Year (1977)
* Consensus first team All-American (1977)
* Pac-10 Hall of Honor
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 74 , , 74 , , 36.7 , , .502 , , .154 , , .709 , , 6.5 , , 4.3 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , 20.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division in the league's Western C ...
, 72 , , 68 , , 34.0 , , .452 , , .231 , , .731 , , 5.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 16.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division in the league's Western C ...
, 75 , , 75 , , 34.7 , , .510 , , .067 , , .760 , , 5.5 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 20.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division in the league's Western C ...
, 10 , , 10 , , 30.2 , , .439 , , .000 , , .714 , , 3.3 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 16.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Golden State
, 10 , , 0 , , 9.9 , , .375 , , .667 , , .824 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .0 , , .1 , , 4.0
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 691 , , 359 , , 34.3 , , .518 , , .152 , , .739 , , 7.0 , , 3.6 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 20.1
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star
, 5 , , 2 , , 21.2 , , .314 , , , , .750 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 6.8
Playoffs
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government).
* January 6 – ...
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 9 , , , , 35.7 , , .549 , , , , .750 , , 12.4 , , 3.4 , , 1.1 , , 1.9 , , 24.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Syst ...
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 7 , , , , 43.3 , , .422 , , .333 , , .750 , , 6.9 , , 2.9 , , .7 , , .9 , , 19.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 7 , , , , 38.0 , , .556 , , .000 , , .719 , , 9.4 , , 4.9 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , 24.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 6 , , , , 39.2 , , .440 , , .250 , , .571 , , 7.3 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 18.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 9 , , , , 42.4 , , .486 , , .000 , , .651 , , 8.0 , , 4.2 , , .9 , , .8 , , 22.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 16 , , , , 37.8 , , .473 , , .250 , , .722 , , 5.3 , , 3.4 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 20.3
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 54 , , , , 39.1 , , .489 , , .231 , , .701 , , 7.9 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 21.5
Notes
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Marques
1956 births
Living people
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National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
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