Buck Johnson

Alfonso "Buck" Johnson Jr. (born January 3, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. Johnson, a 6'7" small forward, played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and Washington Bullets. After playing in the NBA, he spent his next ten professional seasons playing abroad for various teams, in top leagues around the world.

High school career Johnson played high school basketball at, and graduated from, Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

College career Johnson played college basketball at the University of Alabama, with the Alabama Crimson Tide, from 1982 to 1986.

Professional career Johnson was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft. Johnson played in seven NBA seasons, from 1986 to 1993. He played for the Rockets from 1986 to 1992, and for the Washington Bullets during the 1992–93 season.

Johnson's best year as a pro came during the 1989–90 season, as a member of the Rockets, when he started all 82 games and averaged 14.8 points per game. In his NBA career, Johnson played in 505 games, and scored a total of 4,617 points (9.1 ppg).

On December 22, 1988, in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Johnson took a half-court shot with four seconds left in the third quarter which was successful. One second remained on the clock and the Clippers inbounded the ball to Danny Manning at halfcourt, who took a shot of his own which hit just as the buzzer sounded. Johnson's Houston Rockets team won the game 125-109 as Johnson scored a career-high 24 points. The shot by Manning was his first career successful three-point shot.

National team career Johnson won a gold medal with Team USA's Under-19 junior national team, at the 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. In eight games played at the tournament, he averaged 15.8 points per game.

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