Frank Johnson

Franklin Lenard Johnson (born November 23, 1958 in Weirsdale, Florida) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. After playing collegiately for Wake Forest University, Johnson was selected in the first round of the 1981 NBA Draft with the 11th pick by the Washington Bullets. He played point guard in the NBA for the Bullets (1981-1988), the Houston Rockets (1988-89) (he signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, but they traded him to the Rockets before he played in any games for them). He also played for the Phoenix Suns (1992-94) where his principal role was to relieve star Kevin Johnson. He was selected from the Rockets by the Orlando Magic in the 1989 expansion draft, but was waived before the 1989-90...