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Center · Golden State Warriors

Neil Johnston

Age 97 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 95 kg · Born Feb 4, 1929 · Ohio State

19.4 PPG 11.4 RPG 2.4 APG 516 games 8 seasons
Neil Johnston

Career snapshot

8seasons
516games
10,017career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 516 games · 1951-52–1958-59

Position rank · 1957-58

#2PPG rank
#11PER rank
#11WS rank
Among 19 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 24.4 1953-54 · GSW
RPG 15.1 1954-55 · GSW
APG 3.2 1955-56 · GSW

Honors & awards

All-Star Selection
1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952
All-NBA Team
1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1951-52 GSW 64 0 15.5 6.0 5.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 47.2 0.0 66.2
1952-53 GSW 70 0 45.2 22.3 13.9 2.8 0.0 0.0 45.2 0.0 70.0
1953-54 GSW 72 0 45.8 24.4 11.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 44.9 0.0 74.7
1954-55 GSW 72 0 40.5 22.7 15.1 3.0 0.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 76.6
1955-56 GSW 70 0 37.1 22.1 12.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 45.7 0.0 80.1
1956-57 GSW 69 0 36.7 22.8 12.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 44.7 0.0 82.6
1957-58 GSW 71 0 33.9 19.5 11.1 2.3 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 81.9
1958-59 GSW 28 0 14.0 6.3 5.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 32.9 0.0 78.4

About Neil Johnston

Donald Neil Johnston was an American basketball player and coach. A center, Johnston played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1959. He was a member of the Philadelphia Warriors for his entire career. Known for his hook shot, Johnston was a six-time NBA All-Star; he led the NBA in scoring three times and led the league in rebounding once. He won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 1956. After his playing career ended due to a knee injury, Johnston coached in the NBA, in other professional basketball leagues, and at the collegiate level. He was inducted into the Nais