Lee Johnson (basketball)
Lee Willie Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association and several other leagues.
College career
Johnson played college basketball for four years at East Texas State University, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1979 NBA draft.Professional career
Johnson played only one season in the NBA, with the Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Johnson played for the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association during the 1980–81 season and was selected as the CBA Playoff/Finals MVP and CBA Rookie of the Year and named to the All-CBA First Team.Johnson also played in Italy, Israel, and France, most notably for Arrigoni Rieti, with whom he won the 1979–80 season of Korać Cup, and with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1984 through 1987.