Johnny Norlander

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Johnny Norlander

| image = File:Johnny Norlander.jpeg

| caption = Norlander circa 1949

| number = 16

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|3|5}}

| birth_place = Virginia, Minnesota

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|3|6|1921|3|5}}

| death_place = Virginia, Minnesota

| nationality = American

| high_school = Roosevelt (Virginia, Minnesota)

| college = Hamline (1940–1943)

| career_start =

| career_end =

| years1 = 1945–1946

| team1 = Baltimore Bullets

| years2 = 1946–{{nbay|1950|start}}

| team2 = Washington Capitols

| years3 = 1951

| team3 = York Victory A.C.

| highlights =

• ABL champion (1946)
• All-EPBL Second Team (1951)

| bbr = norlajo01

}}

John Arthur Norlander (March 5, 1921 – March 6, 2002) was an American professional basketball player born in Virginia, Minnesota.

A 6'3" forward from Hamline University, where he joined Theta Chi fraternity, Norlander played five seasons (1946–1951) in the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball Association as a member of the Washington Capitols. He averaged 8.3 points per game in his BAA/NBA career. Norlander played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for York Victory A.C. during the 1950–51 season and was named to the All-EPBL Second Team.{{cite web |title=John Norlander minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-norlajoh001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=June 20, 2021}} He died one day after his 81st birthday in 2002.