Kannard Johnson

{{short description|American basketball player}}

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

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kannard Johnson

| image =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 220

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|6|24}}

| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Taft (Cincinnati, Ohio)

| college = Western Kentucky (1983–1987)

| draft_year = 1987

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 41

| draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number = 33

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1987|start}}

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years2 = 1989–1993

| team2 = TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

| highlights =

• First-team All-Sun Belt (1987)
• 2× Second-team All-Sun Belt (1985, 1986)

| bbr = johnska01

}}

Kannard Johnson (born June 24, 1965) is an American retired college and professional basketball player. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers with the 41st overall pick (second round) of the 1987 NBA draft.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Johnson, played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. At Western Kentucky University, he was a key player in the resurgence of the basketball program. He was a four-year starter and led the team to its first Sun Belt Conference basketball championship, a top ten national ranking, a 2nd-place finish in the pre-season NIT, and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1987.html|website=1986-87 Sun Belt Conference|accessdate=October 22, 2018|title=1986-87 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary}}

Johnson appeared in four games with the Cavaliers in the 1987–88 NBA season. He scored 2 points with a 33% field goal percentage in the 12 minutes he played.{{Cite web|url=https://stats.nba.com/player/77153/career/|title=Kannard Johnson}}