Larry Johnson Biography

Fast Facts

• Originally played at Odessa College, where he became the first player to win a National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year Award for both years that he played
• Helped the U․S․ men's basketball team take home the gold medal in the 1994 FIBA World Championships
• Played in the NCAA for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Fathered three children with wife Celeste, Larry Demetric Jr․, Lance and Lasani
• Was selected first overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets
• Played himself in the movie "Space Jam" alongside other NBA players such as Charles Barkley
• Was traded to the New York Knicks for the 1996-97 season after five seasons of playing with the Charlotte Hornets