Player Profile
Avery Johnson | 7
Position:  G
Born: 03/25/65
Height: 5-11 /  1,80
Weight: 185  lbs. /  83,9  kg.
College - Southern University

 2004-05 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
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Career Highlights

  • Owns career averages of 8.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 25.3 minutes (1,054 regular season games with Seattle, Denver (twice), San Antonio (three stints), Houston, Dallas and Golden State (twice)
  • Owns a career 3.34 assist-to-turnover ratio
  • Has appeared in 90 playoff games, averaging 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.13 steals in 31.2 minutes
  • Became the 75th player in NBA history to play 1,000 career games on 3/28/03 and joined Calvin Murphy as the only other player under 6-feet in height to reach that milestone
  • Was just the fifth player in NBA history to increase his scoring average in each of his first seven seasons, reaching 13.4 points in 1994-95
  • Holds the Spurs franchise record for most consecutive games played appearing in 296 straight (from 12/1/92 to 3/14/97)
  • Had a string of 378 consecutive games played snapped against the Boston Celtics on 3/14/97
  • Named winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 1997-98
  • Has been named to the NBA All-Interview First Team three times
  • Reached the 5,000 career assists plateau on 2/27/00 against the Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Named captain of the Golden State Warriors on 11/3/93 after just 9 days with the team

    • Personal

    • He and his wife Cassandra have two children, Christianne and Avery, Jr.
    • Created the Avery Johnson Foundation during the 1995-96 season
    • His main focus now is then developement of a new school at Antoich Baptist Church
    • He is the most community minded of all the Spurs, making numerous appearances in the San Antonio region
    • He and Cassandra were given the President's Award for Service to Families by the Family Service Association in March of 2000
    • Named one of the 40 Most Influential People Under 40 by the San Antonio Buiness Journal
    • Was given the 1999 Excellence in Sportsmanship Award by the Citizenship Through Sports Alliance
    • A past winner of USA Weekend's Most Caring Athlete Award
    • The 1999 winner of the Spirit of Philanthropy Award by the Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas
    • Has a group of 25 tickets which he donates to underpriviledged youths in San Antonio
    • Honored by the Fannie Mae Foundation with the inaugural Home Team Community Service Award for his volunteer work in helping re-vitalize inner-city neighborhoods
    • Involved in the Toys for Tots and Kids Now programs
    • His favorite food is his wife's cabbage and rice and his mom's pancakes
    • Enjoys playing golf and tennis
    • A true gym rat, he trains five hours a day in the offseason
    • Says any perfect day must include "the two B's" (Bible study and Biking)
    • In 2003-04, was named the winner of the Fourth Annual Golden State Warriors Foundation Award, which recognizes the player who best exemplifies the spirit of community service during the season through their outstanding commitment of time, service and financial support to children and families in the Bay Area...
     Season Highs / Career Highs
      2004-05 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
     Pointsnull 29 vs. Denver 4/18/95
     Field Goals Madenull12 2 Times
     Field Goals Attemptednull20 @ Toronto 12/05/99
     Three Point Field Goals Made null1 27 Times
     Three Point Field Goals Attemptednull3 2 Times
     Free Throws Madenull12 vs. Houston 4/25/93
     Free Throws Attemptednull13 @ Miami11/24/93
     Offensive Reboundsnull3 7 Times
     Defensive Reboundsnull8 vs. Sacramento 2/15/94
     Total Reboundsnull10 vs. Sacramento 2/15/94
     Assistsnull20 2 Times
     Stealsnull6 3 Times
     Blocksnull3 @ Cleveland 11/05/96
     Minutes Playednull53 @ New York 12/10/95
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     CAREER AVERAGES
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
      YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
     88-89 SEA 43 0 6.8 .349 .111 .563 .30 .30 .60 1.7 .49 .07 .42 .80 1.6
     89-90 SEA 53 10 10.8 .387 .250 .725 .40 .40 .80 3.1 .49 .02 .91 1.00 2.6
     90-91 DEN 21 4 10.3 .426 .000 .656 .40 .60 1.00 3.7 .67 .10 1.29 1.00 3.8
     90-91 SAS 47 10 15.8 .483 .200 .691 .30 .90 1.20 3.3 .70 .04 1.00 .90 5.1
     90-91 -- 68 14 14.1 .469 .111 .678 .30 .80 1.10 3.4 .69 .06 1.09 .90 4.7
     91-92 SAS 20 14 23.2 .509 .200 .750 .30 1.50 1.80 5.0 1.05 .15 2.25 2.20 6.8
     91-92 HOU 49 1 15.8 .464 .300 .609 .20 .80 .90 3.4 .82 .12 1.33 .90 5.1
     91-92 -- 69 15 17.9 .479 .267 .653 .20 1.00 1.20 3.9 .88 .13 1.59 1.30 5.6
     92-93 SAS 75 49 27.1 .502 .000 .791 .30 1.70 1.90 7.5 1.13 .21 1.93 1.90 8.7
     93-94 GSW 82 70 28.4 .492 .000 .704 .50 1.60 2.10 5.3 1.38 .10 2.10 2.00 10.9
     94-95 SAS 82 82 36.7 .519 .136 .685 .60 1.90 2.50 8.2 1.39 .16 2.52 1.90 13.4
     95-96 SAS 82 82 37.6 .494 .194 .721 .50 2.10 2.50 9.6 1.45 .26 2.38 2.20 13.1
     96-97 SAS 76 76 32.5 .477 .231 .690 .40 1.50 1.90 6.8 1.26 .20 1.92 2.10 10.5
     97-98 SAS 75 73 35.7 .478 .154 .726 .40 1.60 2.00 7.9 1.12 .24 2.20 1.90 10.2
     98-99 SAS 50 50 33.4 .473 .083 .568 .40 1.90 2.40 7.4 1.02 .22 2.24 2.00 9.7
     99-00 SAS 82 82 31.4 .473 .111 .735 .40 1.50 1.90 6.0 .93 .22 1.71 1.80 11.2
     00-01 SAS 55 20 23.5 .447 .167 .683 .40 1.20 1.50 4.3 .60 .07 1.09 1.60 5.6
     01-02 DEN 51 13 23.5 .486 .000 .747 .30 1.00 1.30 5.1 .69 .16 1.31 1.40 9.4
     01-02 DAL 17 0 8.9 .429 .000 .706 .00 .30 .30 1.6 .29 .06 .53 1.00 3.2
     01-02 -- 68 13 19.9 .479 .000 .742 .20 .80 1.00 4.2 .59 .13 1.12 1.30 7.9
     02-03 DAL 48 0 9.0 .420 .000 .769 .20 .40 .60 1.3 .31 .02 .60 .50 3.3
     03-04 GSW 46 1 13.8 .402 .000 .667 .10 .70 .70 2.4 .57 .07 1.11 .70 4.6
     Career 1,054 637 25.3 .479 .145 .706 .40 1.30 1.70 5.5 .96 .15 1.66 1.60 8.4
     Playoff 90 65 31.2 .486 .063 .661 .50 1.60 2.10 6.2 1.13 .12 1.90 1.90 10.5

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