Stew Johnson

Stew Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1944-08-19) August 19, 1944 New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Clairton (Clairton, Pennsylvania)
College	Murray State (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 3rd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1967–1976
Position	Power forward
Number	24, 41, 10, 20, 13, 7, 11, 2, 23
Career history
1967	Kentucky Colonels
1967–1968	New Jersey Americans / New York Nets
1968–1969	Houston Mavericks
1969–1971	Pittsburgh Pipers / Pittsburgh Condors
1971–1972	Carolina Cougars
1972–1974	San Diego Conquistadors
1974–1975	Memphis Sounds
1975	San Diego Sails
1975–1976	San Antonio Spurs
1981-1983	KR Reykjavik
Career highlights and awards
3× ABA All-Star (1973–1975)
Career statistics
Points	10,538 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds	4,263 (6.6 rpg)
Assists	984 (1.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Stewart "Stew" Johnson (born August 19, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward/center from Murray State University born in New York City, New York, Johnson was selected by the New York Knicks in the third round of the 1966 NBA draft. However, Johnson never played in the NBA, joining the rival American Basketball Association instead.

Johnson played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the ABA with seven different franchises: the Kentucky Colonels (1967), New Jersey Americans / New York Nets (1967–69), Houston Mavericks (1968–69), Pittsburgh Pipers / Pittsburgh Condors (1969–1971), Carolina Cougars (1971–72), San Diego Conquistadors (1972–1974), Memphis Sounds (1974–75), Baltimore Claws (1975–76, who played only 3 preseason games), San Diego Sails (1975) and San Antonio Spurs (1975–76)

In his ABA career Johnson scored 10,538 career points. He was known for his sweet shooting stroke. He had the ability to drain long jumpers and had range out to the three point arc. He filled in admirably at center for the '71-'72 Cougar team after Jim McDaniels ignored his contract with the Cougars and jumped to the Seattle SuperSonics. He also made three ABA All-Star Game appearances (1973, 1974 and 1975), twice as a member of the San Diego Conquistadors and once as a member of the Memphis Sounds. He set the ABA single-game scoring record when he erupted for 62 points against The Floridians on March 6, 1971; his record lasted almost a year until Zelmo Beaty scored 63 points against the Pittsburgh Condors on February 21, 1972.

Johnson made the playoffs in three straight years from 1973 to 1975, scoring 238 points in 15 games.

His 10,538 points are 9th all time in ABA history, behind only Louie Dampier, Dan Issel, Ron Boone, Mel Daniels, Julius Erving, Freddie Lewis, Donnie Freeman, and Mack Calvin, with four of them being in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Johnson finished 2nd all time in field goal attempts (10,854), 5th in field goals made (4,586), 7th in games played (647), 1st in turnover percentage (8.68%) 12th in minutes played (19,201), but also 2nd in field goals missed (6,268).

External links

• Career Stats
• RememberTheABA.com Stew Johnson page