Player Profile
Larry Johnson | 2
Position:  F
Born: 03/14/69
Height: 6-7 /  2,01
Weight: 235  lbs. /  106,6  kg.
College - Nevada-Las Vegas '91

 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
No Data
Career Highlights

  • Played 600th career game at. New Jersey on 1/19/00
  • 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 4/25/99
  • Registered his 400th career steal against the Boston Celtics on 4/5/98
  • Recorded a 1997-98 season-high 35 points and 3 rebounds against the Miami Heat on 2/1/98
  • Has appeared in 66 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 14.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 2.0 apg
  • Is the Hornets' all-time franchise leader in rebounds (3,479) and ranks 2nd in points (7,405) and assists (1,553)
  • Scored a career-high 44 points (15-27 FGA, 11-11 FTA), then a Hornets franchise record, against the Boston Celtics on 11/22/95
  • Participated in the 1993 and 1995 NBA All-Star Games, scoring a total of 11 points in 36 minutes
  • Named NBA Player of the Week for the weeks ending 1/15/95, 4/25/93, 2/14/93 and 3/22/92
  • Served as a tri-captain of the gold medal-winning United States team at the 1994 World Championships of Basketball in Toronto
  • Named to the 1992-93 All-NBA Second Team after averaging a career-best 22.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 4.3 apg
  • Recorded back-to-back triple-doubles, against the Minnesota Timberwolves (11 pts, 10 ast, 12 reb) on 3/18/93 and against the Indiana Pacers (21 pts, 11 ast, 10 reb) on 3/19/93, and has four in his career
  • Finished second in the slam-dunk competition during the 1992 NBA All-Star Weekend
  • Named the 1992-93 NBA Rookie of the Year, and to the 1992-93 NBA All-Rookie First Team, after averaging 19.2 ppg, 11.0 rpg and 3.6 apg for the Hornets
  • Grabbed a Hornets franchise-record 23 rebounds against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 3/10/92
  • Selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the first pick overall in the 1991 NBA Draft
  • The winner of the Naismith and Wooden Awards as the 1990-91 college Player of the Year
  • A member of the 1990 NCAA Champion UNLV Runnin' Rebels
Personal

  • Larry and his wife Celeste have three children, Larry Demetric, Jr., Lance and Lasani
  • He is heavily involved with the United Way
  • Donated $1 million for a rec center to be built near the site of the Dallas housing project where he grew up
  • Boxed for five years (1978-1982) in the Police Athletic Boxing League
  • Selected by his high school classmates as the Most Likely to Succeed
  • Owns a hair salon in Charlotte called "6001 Hair Salons"
  • Winner of the Metlife Community Assist of the Month Award for March
  • Visited the Harlem Chess Center on March 22, 2001, and spent the day playing chess with youngsters, under the auspices of HEAF
 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Pointsnull 44 vs. Boston 11/22/95
 Field Goals Madenull16 vs. Denver 2/19/92
 Field Goals Attemptednull27 4 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Made null6 vs. New York 1/27/95
 Three Point Field Goals Attemptednull10 2 Times
 Free Throws Madenull18 @ Golden State 12/02/92
 Free Throws Attemptednull19 @ Golden State12/02/92
 Offensive Reboundsnull11 vs. Minnesota 3/10/92
 Defensive Reboundsnull20 vs. L.A. Lakers 11/24/93
 Total Reboundsnull23 vs. Minnesota 3/10/92
 Assistsnull14 vs. Indiana 3/19/96
 Stealsnull5 @ Golden State 1/20/92
 Blocksnull3 11 Times
 Minutes Playednull55 @ Denver 3/26/96
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 91-92 CHA 82 77 37.2 .490 .227 .829 3.90 7.00 11.00 3.6 .99 .62 1.95 2.70 19.2
 92-93 CHA 82 82 40.5 .526 .254 .767 3.40 7.10 10.50 4.3 .65 .33 2.77 2.30 22.1
 93-94 CHA 51 51 34.5 .515 .238 .695 2.80 6.00 8.80 3.6 .57 .27 2.27 2.60 16.4
 94-95 CHA 81 81 39.9 .480 .386 .774 2.30 4.90 7.20 4.6 .96 .35 2.56 2.10 18.8
 95-96 CHA 81 81 40.4 .476 .366 .757 3.10 5.40 8.40 4.4 .68 .53 2.25 2.10 20.5
 96-97 NYK 76 76 34.4 .512 .324 .693 2.20 3.00 5.20 2.3 .84 .47 1.79 3.30 12.8
 97-98 NYK 70 70 34.5 .485 .238 .756 2.50 3.20 5.70 2.1 .57 .19 1.81 2.80 15.5
 98-99 NYK 49 48 33.4 .459 .359 .817 1.90 3.90 5.80 2.4 .69 .20 1.82 3.00 12.0
 99-00 NYK 70 68 32.6 .433 .333 .766 1.20 4.20 5.40 2.5 .60 .10 1.34 2.90 10.7
 00-01 NYK 65 65 32.4 .411 .313 .797 1.40 4.20 5.60 2.0 .60 .45 1.49 3.20 9.9
 Career 707 699 36.3 .484 .332 .766 2.50 5.00 7.50 3.3 .73 .36 2.03 2.70 16.2
 Playoff 66 66 36.3 .483 .303 .767 1.50 3.80 5.30 2.0 .83 .17 1.83 3.10 14.2
 All-Star 2 1 18.0 .444 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.00 4.00 1.0 .00 .00 .50 .50 5.5

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