Lee Johnson (basketball)

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Lee Johnson

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|06|16}}

| birth_place = Plumerville, Arkansas, U.S.

| high_school = Omaha South (Omaha, Nebraska)

| college =

McCook CC (1975–1976)
Montana (1976–1977)
{{nowrap|Texas A&M–Commerce (1977–1979)}}

| draft_year = 1979

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 17

| draft_team = Houston Rockets

| career_start = 1979

| career_end = 1993

| career_number = 1, 50

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = 1979–1980

| team1 = Arrigoni Rieti

| years2 = {{nbay|1980|start}}

| team2 = Houston Rockets

| years3 = {{nbay|1980|start}}

| team3 = Detroit Pistons

| years4 = 1980–1981

| team4 = Rochester Zeniths

| years5 = 1981–1984

| team5 = Seleco / Febal Napoli

| years6 = 1984–1987

| team6 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| years7 = 1987–1988

| team7 = Enichem Livorno

| years8 = 1988–1989

| team8 = Paris Basket Racing

| years9 = 1989–1993

| team9 = Olympique Antibes

| highlights =

EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1987)
FIBA Korać Cup champion (1980)
French League champion (1991)
3× Israeli League champion (1985–1987)
3× Israeli Cup winner (1985–1987)
CBA champion (1981)
CBA Playoff/Finals MVP (1981)
All-CBA First Team (1981)
CBA Rookie of the Year (1981)
CBA blocks leader (1981)

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Lee Willie Johnson (born 16 June 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and several other leagues.

College career

Johnson played college basketball for four years at East Texas State University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1979 NBA draft.

Professional career

Johnson played only one season in the NBA, with the Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Johnson played for the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1980–81 season and was selected as the CBA Playoff/Finals MVP and CBA Rookie of the Year and named to the All-CBA First Team.{{cite web |title=Lee Johnson minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-johnslee001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 20, 2025}}

Johnson also played in Italy, Israel, and France, most notably for Arrigoni Rieti, with whom he won the 1979–80 season of Korać Cup, and with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1984 through 1987.