Johnny Jorgensen

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{other people|Johnny Jorgensen|John Jorgensen (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Johnny Jorgensen

| image =

| width =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|12|28}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|01|19|1921|12|28}}

| death_place = Charlotte, North Carolina

| nationality = American

| high_school =

| college =

| career_start = 1947

| career_end = 1949

| career_number = 0, 16

| career_position = Guard / forward

| years1 = 1947–1948

| team1 = Chicago Stags

| years2 = 1947–1948

| team2 = Baltimore Bullets

| years3 = 1948–1949

| team3 = Minneapolis Lakers

| highlights =

• BAA champion (1949)
• NBL champion (1948)

| bbr = jorgejo01

}}

John Jay Jorgensen (December 28, 1921 – January 19, 1973) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'2" guard/forward, Jorgensen played two seasons (1947–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Chicago Stags, Baltimore Bullets, and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 2.3 points per game in his BAA career and won a championship with the Lakers in 1949. He also played in the National Basketball League.

Jorgensen played on the freshman team of the DePaul Blue Demons during the 1941–42 season.{{cite web |title=Johnny Jorgensen |url=https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/johnny-jorgensen/ |website=Pro Basketball Encyclopedia |accessdate=October 21, 2020}}