Marques Johnson Biography | Marques Basketball Player | Marques Johnson NBA Player
Marques Johnson born Marques Kevin Johnson is an American born retired professional basketball player. Marques also referred to as the small forward played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Through his career, Johnson was a five-time All-Star player.
Marques was actively engaged in basketball from 1977 through to 1989 spending majority time of his career playing for Milwaukee Bucks. When he was in high school, Johnson was a Los Angeles City Section player of the year before attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Marques played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and won a national championship in 1975. During his senior year, Johnson won multiple national players of the year awards. In 1977, Marques was drafted and was the third overall pick for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Johnson played seven seasons with Milwaukee Bucks before finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. Johnson currently works as a basketball analyst for Fox Sports Net.
10 Quick Facts About Marques Johnson
- Name: Marques Johnson
- Age: 66
- Birthday: February 8
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius.
- Height: 2.01 m
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Retired professional basketball player
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under review
- Net worth: $16 million
Marques Johnson Age
The retired American professional basketball player who works as a basketball analyst, Marques, was born on 8th February in 1956. Marques whose real name is Marques Kevin Johnson was born in Natchitoches, Los Angeles in the United States. As of 2019, Johnson is 63 years old. His star sign or zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Marques Johnson Family
The former American retired professional basketball player, Marques, is the son to Jeff Johnson and Baasha Johnson. Marques is a father of six children and a husband to one wife.
Marques Johnson Wife
The former National Basketball player, Johnson is married to Sabrina Sheran. There is no provided information about their date of wedding nor their wedding venue as Marques made it a secret wedding. This information will soon be updated.
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Marques Johnson Son
Marques, who is a former national basketball player, is the father of six children. They are Kris Johnson, Moriah Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Cyrus Johnson, Marques Johnson Jr., and Josiah Johnson. Just like his father, Kris played basketball at Crenshaw High and UCLA.
Johnson and Kris are the first father-son combo to be honored as Los Angeles City Section 4-A Player of the Year. They are also one of four father-son duos to each win an NCAA basketball championship and the only ones to accomplish it at the same school.
Josiah also played basketball at UCLA, but later helped create the Comedy Central show, The Legends of Chamberlain Heights. Josh played college basketball at Western Oregon State University. Moriah played basketball at Tuskegee University and is an actor on the BET’s Baldwin Hills.
Johnson also has two daughters. Jasmine is an accomplished tennis player and Shiloh excels at golf and swimming. Johnson’s child, Marques Kevin Johnson Jr., was 15-months-old when he fell into the family swimming pool on May 15, 1987, and drowned.
Marques Johnson Injury | Marques Johnson Neck Injury
During a game in the 1986–87 season, Johnson suffered a neck injury, which effectively ended his career. Johnson claims to have coined the term point forward, a position he played out of necessity in 1984. During the 1984 playoffs, Milwaukee became short on point guards due to injuries.
Marques Johnson Stats | Marques College Stats
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Year
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Team
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
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1977–78
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Milwaukee
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80.00
|
–
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34.6
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0.522
|
–
|
0.736
|
10.6
|
2.4
|
1.2
|
1.3
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19.5
|
|
1978–79
|
Milwaukee
|
77.00
|
–
|
36.1
|
0.55
|
–
|
0.76
|
7.6
|
3
|
1.5
|
1.2
|
25.6
|
|
1979–80
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Milwaukee
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77.00
|
–
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34.9
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0.544
|
0.222
|
0.791
|
7.4
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3.5
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
21.7
|
|
1980–81
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Milwaukee
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76.00
|
–
|
33.4
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0.552
|
0
|
0.706
|
6.8
|
4.6
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
20.3
|
|
1981–82
|
Milwaukee
|
60.00
|
52
|
31.7
|
0.532
|
0
|
0.7
|
6.1
|
3.6
|
1
|
0.6
|
16.5
|
|
1982–83
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Milwaukee
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80.00
|
80
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35.7
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0.509
|
0.2
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0.735
|
7
|
4.5
|
1.3
|
0.7
|
21.4
|
|
1983–84
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Milwaukee
|
74.00
|
74
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36.7
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0.502
|
0.154
|
0.709
|
6.5
|
4.3
|
1.6
|
0.6
|
20.7
|
|
1984–85
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L.A. Clippers
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72.00
|
68
|
34
|
0.452
|
0.231
|
0.731
|
5.9
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3.4
|
1
|
0.4
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16.4
|
|
1985–86
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L.A. Clippers
|
75.00
|
75
|
34.7
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0.51
|
0.067
|
0.76
|
5.5
|
3.8
|
1.4
|
0.7
|
20.3
|
|
1986–87
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L.A. Clippers
|
10.00
|
10
|
30.2
|
0.439
|
0
|
0.714
|
3.3
|
2.8
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
16.6
|
|
1989–90
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Golden State
|
10.00
|
0
|
9.9
|
0.375
|
0.667
|
0.824
|
1.7
|
0.9
|
0
|
0.1
|
4
|
|
Career
|
691.00
|
359
|
34.3
|
0.518
|
0.152
|
0.739
|
7
|
3.6
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
20.1
|
|
|
All-Star
|
5.00
|
2
|
21.2
|
0.314
|
–
|
0.75
|
3.8
|
1.8
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
6.8
|
Marques Johnson Hall Of Fame
In 2013, Marques was shortlisted and inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Johnson was later inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
Marques Johnson Highlights
Marques Johnson Bucks
In 1977, Johnson was drafted for the third overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks. Don Nelson was his coach then. During his time with the Bucks, Marques helped lead the team to several division titles (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984).
Johnson was the NBA’s third-leading scorer (25.6 PPG) behind George Gervin (29.6) and Lloyd Free (28.8) in his second season in 1978-1979. The former Bucks player, Marques claims to have coined the term point forward, a position he played out of necessity in 1984.
During the 1984 playoffs, Milwaukee became short on point guards due to injuries. Nelson instructed Johnson to set up the offense from his forward position. Johnson responded, “OK, so instead of a point guard, I’m a point forward”. Johnson and the Bucks reached as far as the Eastern Conference Finals twice, in 1983 and again in 1984.
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Marques Johnson Net Worth 2018
Marques has been up for the games since he was young and it has paid him off very well. Johnson has also been in the media industry. There is no provided information about his net worth or his salary. This information will soon be updated.
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