NBA.com: Larry Johnson Bio

1999-2000
Missed 8 games with a pinched nerve in his back (11/19 - 12/4) Totaled 16 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in an 80-74 loss in Boston on 11/12 Scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, in a 92-84 victory over Cleveland on 11/2

1998-1999
Scored 20-or-more points 5 times and led the Knicks in scoring in 5 games Scored his 10,000th career point, recording a team-high 23 points (10-13 FG) and 5 rebounds, in an 82-80 win over the Miami Heat on 4/25 Scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished 7 assists against the Washington Wizards on 4/14 Totaled a game-high 22 points (9-14 FG), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a 93-78 victory over the New Jersey Nets on 4/11 Posted 20 points (8-12 FG, 4-5 3FG) and 3 rebounds in a 113-89 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 3/16 Recorded a team-high 19 points (8-13 FG), 7 rebounds and 3 assists against the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/9 Totaled 22 points (8-11 FG, 5-5 FT), 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a 115-113 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 2/25 Posted 13 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists against the Miami Heat on 2/7

1997-1998
Scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 108-79 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 4/16 Totaled a game-high 23 points (11-15 FG), 7 rebounds and 4 assists in an 88-75 win over the Golden State Warriors on 3/24 Posted 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 100-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/17 Registered 17 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and 4 assists against the Indiana Pacers on 3/15 Recorded 23 points and 9 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets on 3/11 Scored a game-high 23 points (10-14 FG, 3-3 FT) and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 94-91 victory over the New Jersey Nets on 3/3 Totaled 19 points and a game-high 14 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors on 2/24 Posted 25 points and 5 rebounds in a 98-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on 2/20 Registered 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists in a 102-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 2/15 Recorded a season-high 35 points and 3 rebounds in an 89-83 victory over the Miami Heat on 2/1 Scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 93-82 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 1/17 Totaled team-highs of 20 points and 9 rebounds in a 92-91 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on 1/11 Posted team-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds and added 3 assists in an 89-88 overtime win over the New Jersey Nets on 1/7 Registered team-highs of 21 points (9-14 FG), 8 assists and 3 steals and grabbed 5 rebounds against the New Jersey Nets on 1/2 Recorded a game-high 26 points (10-16 FG, 2-2 3FG, 4-4 FT) and 4 rebounds in an 84-79 win over the Orlando Magic on 12/30 Totaled 19 points (8-12 FG), a team-high 11 rebounds and 4 assists against the Toronto Raptors on 12/27 Sidelined for 9 straight games, from 11/28 to 12/13, due to a sprained right ankle Posted a game-high 27 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in a 93-70 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 11/12

1996-1997
Johnson averaged a disappointing 12.8 points, a career-low, in his first season with the Knicks, but ranked 18th in the NBA in field goal percentage at .512. He also averaged 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists, also career-lows, although his play improved as the season wore on. He played and started 76 games, missing five games due to a pulled left hamstring and one due to a suspension for throwing a punch at Miami's Keith Askins on Dec. 6. He posted four double-doubles in 1996-97, including three in the season's last 12 games. He scored a season-high 28 points in a 101-97 loss to Philadelphia on Nov. 12 and grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds, including nine off the offensive boards, in a 93-84 loss to Orlando on April 4. He also scored 25 points in that game against Orlando. Johnson averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in nine playoff starts for the Knicks, shooting a team-high .558 from the field. He scored 20 points in the opener of the First Round playoff series against Charlotte and had 22 points in Game 3 to close out a sweep of his former team.

1995-1996
Johnson broke the 20-point mark for the second time in his career as he averaged 20.5 points per game to rank second on the Hornets behind Glen Rice and 17th in the NBA. He also tied with Matt Geiger for the team lead in rebounding at 8.4 per game, 27th in the NBA. Johnson, who had been hampered by a back injury in 1993-94, played in 81 games for the second season in a row, missing only the Dec. 11 game at Utah due to a sprained right ankle. He played 40.4 minutes per game, sixth highest in the league. Johnson scored 20 points or more on 47 occasions, had 27 games with double figure rebounds and led or tied for the team lead in scoring 39 times and rebounding 33 times. He notched 30 double-doubles and posted the fifth triple-double of his career with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Dallas on March 7. He set a franchise record by scoring a career-high 44 points against Boston on Nov. 22 and set another franchise mark by playing 55 minutes in a double-overtime win at Denver on March 26. He scored 30 points or more in three consecutive games for the first time in his career on Nov. 11-14 and set career highs in free throws made (427) and attempted (564). He grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds against Cleveland on Jan. 29 and ranks as the Hornets' all-time leading rebounder and second all-time scorer behind Dell Curry. Following the season he was traded to New York for Anthony Mason and Brad Lohaus.

1994-1995
Johnson returned from the back injury that had plagued him in 1993-94 with a fine season, helping the Charlotte Hornets to a franchise-record 50 wins. Although he was not quite the overwhelming inside force he had been in his first two seasons, he compensated by displaying a fine all-around game. The No. 2 scorer on the club at 18.8 points per game, Johnson was second in rebounding (7.2 rpg) and second in assists (4.6 apg). His total of 369 assists set a career high and ranked third among NBA forwards. He also developed a formidable three-point shot. Entering the season, he had made a total of 28 three-pointers during his NBA career; in 1994-95 he sank 81 attempts. His .386 three-point percentage was fourth best on the club. He also showed the durability that had characterized his first two seasons as he chalked up 3,234 minutes to finish third in the NBA. Johnson logged a handful of memorable games during the year. On November 11 he grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds. On January 1 he logged the fourth triple-double of his career with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sixteen days later he tied a club record by draining 6 three-pointers on the way to a career-high 39-point effort against the New York Knicks. He passed for a career-high 12 assists against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 25. Johnson also made his second All-Star Game appearance, collecting 7 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes of action. The Hornets entered the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference after finishing with a 50-32 record. Charlotte then fell to the Chicago Bulls in a four-game first-round series. In the four playoff games, Johnson averaged 20.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in 43.0 minutes per game.

1993-1994
The fortunes of the Charlotte Hornets in 1993-94 were clearly tied to the medical conditions of their two best players, Larry Johnson and center Alonzo Mourning. Hampered by a back sprain that occurred on December 27 against the Detroit Pistons, Johnson, the former NBA Rookie of the Year, missed 31 games. The club went 9-22 in his absence and 17-8 after his March 10 return. Because of the injuries to Johnson and Mourning (who missed 22 games), the Hornets narrowly missed making their second consecutive trip to the playoffs. However, Johnson did manage some notable performances. In that December 27 game against Detroit, he recorded one of the finest efforts in franchise history with his and the club's third triple-double: 29 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists (tying his career best). It marked the third time in Johnson's career that he had tallied at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game, and it was the sixth such effort in franchise history. Johnson also blitzed the Orlando Magic with 31 points on April 14. The December 28 game at Cleveland turned out to be the first missed game of Johnson's career. Prior to that, Johnson had played and started in 184 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in the league. In summer 1994 Johnson helped Dream Team II to a gold medal at the World Championship of Basketball in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

1992-1993
Johnson was voted to the All-NBA Second Team after averaging 22.1 points and 10.5 rebounds in 82 appearances. He ranked 12th in the league in scoring and 13th in rebounding, setting a Hornets single-season record with 1,810 total points. Johnson and Charles Barkley were the only players in the league to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists in the 1992-93 season. Johnson became the first Hornets player to appear in an NBA All-Star Game when he was voted by NBA fans to start for the East squad. He played 16 minutes, scoring 4 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. Johnson became Charlotte's all-time leading rebounder in only his second NBA season. He recorded back-to-back triple-doubles-the first two in club history-against Minnesota on March 18 (11 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) and at Indiana on March 19 (21 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists). Johnson led the team in scoring 36 times and in rebounding 47 times. He had a team-record 49 double-doubles for the year. Johnson had his best month in December, averaging 26.9 points and 10.4 rebounds and shooting .565 from the floor. He led the Hornets to their first-ever postseason berth, averaging 19.8 points in nine playoff games before Charlotte was eliminated by the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

1991-1992
Larry Johnson was the consensus National College Player of the Year in 1991 after leading the University of Nevada-Las Vegas to its second straight NCAA Final Four. He was the cornerstone of a UNLV juggernaut that also included future NBA players Greg Anthony and Stacey Augmon. The Charlotte Hornets won the NBA Draft Lottery in 1991 and selected Johnson with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. He achieved instant NBA success both on and off the court. He was named the 1991-92 NBA Rookie of the Year, edging out Denver's Dikembe Mutombo, and he captured the hearts of many an NBA fan with his engaging personality and his famous "Grandmama" television commercials. Johnson averaged 19.2 points in his first NBA season, ranking second on the Hornets behind Kendall Gill (20.5 ppg). He led the team in rebounding, averaging 11.0 boards per contest while appearing in all 82 games. He finished the season as the highest-scoring and second-highest rebounding rookie in the NBA. He ranked 11th among all NBA rebounders, becoming the first Charlotte player ever to average 10 or more rebounds for a season. A powerful inside player and an explosive dunker, Johnson competed in the Slam-Dunk Championship at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, finishing runner-up to Cedric Ceballos.

COLLEGE
Johnson had a sterling college career. After averaging 26.0 points in two seasons at Odessa Junior College in Texas, he transferred to UNLV. Johnson formed part of a powerhouse UNLV squad, teaming with Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony to capture the 1990 NCAA Championship. In two seasons with the Runnin' Rebels, Johnson averaged better than 20 points and 10 rebounds each year. As a senior in 1990-91 he was The Sporting News College Player of the Year and the winner of both the Naismith and Wooden Awards. The Charlotte Hornets selected him with the first overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft.