Played at Union County HS in Morganfield, KY
Was a good player for us but is rarely mentioned.
Finished with 789 career pts and 302 assists.
Was a good player for us but is rarely mentioned.
Finished with 789 career pts and 302 assists.
For you old timers, Whatever happened to Larry Johnson who played PG for us from 1973-1977
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Good player, good defensive player, fair playmaker, not a great shooter...but seems I recall his going full court, end to end to hit game winning layup in a NIT game maybe?
Not a ton of info outside of basketball, but here's his Wikipedia entry:
Larry O. Johnson (born November 28, 1954) is an American retired basketball player who had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'3" shooting guard and played competitively at Kentucky's Union County High School and the University of Kentucky (UK) from 1973 to 1977. He was the first of three African-Americans from Union County recruited by UK.[1]
Johnson was selected in the second round in the 1977 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves. He played only four games for them in 1977–78 season, averaging 1.5 points per contest.[1] Johnson would go on to play internationally for many years.[1] Most notably in Japan for Matsushita Denki, which later became known as the Panasonic Corporation, from 1979 to 1989 and eventually coached the team after he retired.[2]
Larry O. Johnson (born November 28, 1954) is an American retired basketball player who had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'3" shooting guard and played competitively at Kentucky's Union County High School and the University of Kentucky (UK) from 1973 to 1977. He was the first of three African-Americans from Union County recruited by UK.[1]
Johnson was selected in the second round in the 1977 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves. He played only four games for them in 1977–78 season, averaging 1.5 points per contest.[1] Johnson would go on to play internationally for many years.[1] Most notably in Japan for Matsushita Denki, which later became known as the Panasonic Corporation, from 1979 to 1989 and eventually coached the team after he retired.[2]
I am not certain but seems like he was the all time assists leader when he graduated. He was a steady point guard who was the backup for Mike Flynn on the 75 runner-up team and a 2 year starter at pg. Kyle Macy was the starter after LJ so I guess it kinda made it easier to forget about him since Macy is one of the best (if not the best) pure point guards at Kentucky. I always liked Larry Johnson as a player, seemed like one of the most most underrated players for Kentucky.
I distinctly remember LJ trying to chase Phil Ford all over the floor withUNC Chicken$hit playing a 4 corner stall ( no shot clock era) so they could beat the best team in the NCAA tournament.
I'm an old timer so I'll tell you what I know...that I just found out on Wikipedia. 
He played pro ball in Japan from 1977 to 1989 and then coached that team he played for some undetermined amount of time and is still alive at 69 years young. That's all they've got so it's all I've got.
He played pro ball in Japan from 1977 to 1989 and then coached that team he played for some undetermined amount of time and is still alive at 69 years young. That's all they've got so it's all I've got.
