Clay Johnson (basketball)

Clay Johnson
Personal information
Born (1956-07-18) July 18, 1956
Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolManual (Kansas City, Missouri)
College
NBA draft1978: 5th round, 110th overall pick
Drafted byPortland Trail Blazers
Playing career1979–1986
PositionShooting guard
Number34
Career history
1979–1982Hawaii / Billings Volcanos
1982–1983Los Angeles Lakers
1983Sarasota Stingers
1983–1984Seattle SuperSonics
1984–1985Evansville Thunder
1985–1986Kansas City Sizzlers
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Clay Johnson lll (born July 18, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player from Yazoo City, Mississippi.

A 6'4" shooting guard from the University of Missouri, Johnson played three seasons (1981–1984) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Seattle SuperSonics. He averaged 2.8 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1982.[1]

Johnson played in 65 games spread over two seasons with the Lakers and was a member of the 1982 NBA championship team, appearing in seven playoff games.[2] Johnson also played 192 games in the Continental Basketball Association CBA, averaging 16.7 points and 4.6 rebounds for the Billings Volcanos, Sarasota Stingers, Evansville Thunder and Kansas City Sizzlers from 1979 to 1986.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1981–82† L.A. Lakers 7 0 9.3 .550 – .500 1.7 1.0 .4 .4 3.6
1982–83 L.A. Lakers 48 0 9.3 .393 .000 .792 1.4 .5 .5 .1 3.0
1983–84 Seattle 25 0 7.0 .400 1.000 .636 .5 .6 .3 .1 2.2
Career 80 0 8.6 .410 .333 .724 1.2 .6 .4 .1 2.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1982† L.A. Lakers 7 5.4 .556 – 1.000 .4 .1 .1 .0 1.7
1983 L.A. Lakers 7 2.9 .571 .000 – .6 .1 .1 .0 1.1
1984 Seattle 3 3.0 .500 .000 – .3 .3 .3 .0 1.3
Career 17 3.9 .550 .000 1.000 .5 .2 .2 .0 1.4

References

  1. ^ a b "Clay Johnson NBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Clay Johnson - All Things Lakers - Los Angeles Times".
  3. ^ 1986–87 CBA Oficial Guide and Register. Continental Basketball Association. October 1987. p. 235.


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