Johnny Cox

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1936)}}

{{For|other people with similar names|John Cox (disambiguation)}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Johnny Cox

| image = Johnny Cox.jpeg

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|11|01}}

| birth_place = Neon, Kentucky, U.S.

| high_school = Hazard (Hazard, Kentucky)

| college = Kentucky (1956–1959)

| draft_year = 1959

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 28

| draft_team = New York Knicks

| career_start = 1960

| career_end = 1963

| career_number = 25

| career_position = Guard

| years1 = 1960

| team1 = Cleveland Pipers

| years2 = 1961

| team2 = Akron Goodyear Wingfoots

| years3 = 1961–1962

| team3 = Cleveland Pipers

| years4 = {{nbay|1962|full=y}}

| team4 = Chicago Zephyrs

| years5 = 1963–1964

| team5 = Battle Creek Warriors

| years6 = 1964–1965

| team6 = Muskegon Panthers

| highlights =

• All-ABL Second Team (1962)
• NCAA champion (1958)
• Consensus first-team All-American (1959)

|stats_league=NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 573 (7.8 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 280 (3.8 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 142 (1.9 apg)

}}

A jersey honoring Cox hangs in [[Rupp Arena|thumb|right]]

Johnny W. Cox (born November 1, 1936) is a retired American basketball player.

A 6'4" guard from Hazard High School in Kentucky, won a state championship in 1955 at Hazard. Cox starred at the University of Kentucky from 1956 to 1959. He scored 1,461 points in 84 career games and won an NCAA championship in 1958. His #24 jersey was later retired by the university.{{cite web |url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Cox_Johnny.html |title=Johnny Cox |website=BigBlueHistory.net |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212082740/http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Cox_Johnny.html |archivedate=December 12, 2007 |accessdate=January 11, 2008}}

Cox played one season (1962–63) in the NBA as a member of the Chicago Zephyrs. He averaged 7.8 points per game in 73 games.{{cite basketball-reference |id=c/coxjo01 |name=Johnny Cox |accessdate=February 25, 2024}} He also played in the American Basketball League.