Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1942)

Ollie Johnson
	Johnson as a senior at USF
Personal information
Born	December 25, 1942 (age 79); Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
College	San Francisco (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Position	Center / Power forward
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – NABC (1965); Third-team All-American – UPI (1965); 2× WCAC Player of the Year (1964, 1965); 3× First-team All-WCAC (1963–1965); No. 32 retired by San Francisco Dons; AAU All-American (1965);

Oliver Johnson (born December 25, 1942) is a retired American basketball player. He was an All-American forward at the University of San Francisco and a first-round draft pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1965.

Johnson, A 6'7 power forward, was a 3-time All Interhigh and 2-time All MET playing for William Roundtree at Spingarn HS. Johnson teamed with Dave Bing to win the DC Interhigh Titles in ‘60 and ‘61 and a City Championship vs DeMatha in 1961,in front of a sold out crowd (10,500) at the U of Maryland's Cole Field House. Johnson averaged 19.9 pts and 17.5 rebounds for his senior season.

Johnson played college basketball at the University of San Francisco from 1962 to 1965. At USF, Johnson was a first team All-West Coast Conference pick each of his three years there (freshmen were ineligible) and was named WCC player of the year as a junior and senior.^[1] Johnson led the Dons to WCC championships and NCAA tournament appearances in all three of his seasons. The Dons lost in the West regional final in consecutive years to eventual champion UCLA. In the 1965 NCAA tournament, Johnson led all players in scoring in rebounding average as he tallied 36 points and 18.5 rebounds per game.^[2]

For his career, Ollie Johnson scored 1,668 points (19.9 per game) and grabbed 1,323 rebounds (15.8 per game), ranking him in the school's top ten all-time in both categories. In addition to his conference accolades, Johnson was named an All-American in 1964 and 1965.^[1]

Johnson was drafted in the first round of the 1965 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics (8th pick overall), but he never played in the NBA. Before being cut by the Celtics, he played for the San Francisco Athletic Club in the Amateur Athletic Union, where he was named an AAU All-American in 1965.^[3] He then played overseas in the Basketball League Belgium for three seasons.

References[]

^ ^a ^b 2010-11 USF men's basketball media guide, accessed October 8, 2011
^ 1965 NCAA Tournament at CBSSports.com, accessed October 8, 2011
^ History of the Amateur Athletic Union, accessed October 8, 2011

External links[]

College stats at the Draft Review

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[GUIDE-1] 2010-11 USF men's basketball media guide, accessed October 8, 2011

[2] 1965 NCAA Tournament at CBSSports.com, accessed October 8, 2011

[3] History of the Amateur Athletic Union, accessed October 8, 2011

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v t 1965 NBA draft
Territorial pick	Bill Bradley Bill Buntin Gail Goodrich
First round	Fred Hetzel Rick Barry Dave Stallworth Jerry Sloan Billy Cunningham Jim Washington Nate Bowman Ollie Johnson
Second round	Wilbert Frazier Dick Van Arsdale Tom Van Arsdale Tal Brody Jesse Branson Harold Blevins Flynn Robinson John Fairchild Ron Watts

Personal information
Johnson as a senior at USF
Born	(1942-12-25) December 25, 1942 (age 79) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
College	San Francisco (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Position	Center / Power forward
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – NABC (1965) Third-team All-American – UPI (1965) 2× WCAC Player of the Year (1964, 1965) 3× First-team All-WCAC (1963–1965) No. 32 retired by San Francisco Dons AAU All-American (1965)