Career
He was an All-American forward at the University of San Francisco and a first round draft pick in the National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association) in 1965. (Early Years in District of Columbia) Johnson, A 6"7 power forward, was a 3 time All Interhigh and 2 time All MET playing for William Roundtree at Spingarn High School. Johnson averaged 19.9 pts and 17.5 rebounds for his senior season. Johnson played college basketball at the University of San Francisco from 1962 to 1965.
At USF, Johnson was a first team All-West Coast Conference pick each of his three years there (freshmen were ineligible) and was named WCC player of the year as a junior and senior.
Johnson led the Dons to WCC championships and National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearances in all three of his seasons. Foreign his career, Ollie Johnson scored 1,668 points (199 per game) and grabbed 1,323 rebounds (158 per game), ranking him in the school"s top ten all-time in both categories.
In addition to his conference accolades, Johnson was named an All-American in 1964 and 1965. Johnson was drafted in the first round of the 1965 National Basketball Association Draft by the Boston Celtics (8th pick overall), but he never played in the National Basketball Association. After being cut by the Celtics, he played for the San Francisco Athletic Club in the Amateur Athletic Union, where he was named an Amateur Athletic Union All-American in 1965.
He then played overseas in the Basketball League Belgium for three seasons.
