Herb Johnson (basketball)


Herb Johnson is a professional basketball player with Villars Basket in Switzerland. Johnson played collegiately with the University of Tulsa.

College career

At Tulsa, Johnson helped the team to the 1981 NIT title and appearances in the 1982, 1983, and 1984 NCAA Tournaments. As of 2010, Johnson is in the top 5 of Golden Hurricane career leaders in rebounds, top 10 in steals, and top 15 in scoring.

Professional career

Johnson was a third-round pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1985 NBA Draft.
His professional career has included stops in France, Spain, Japan, Turkey and most recently Switzerland. Johnson played the 2004-05 season with ENSA Union Neuchâtel Région, 2005 to 2007 with Pages Jaunes Pully Basket, and the 2008-09 season with Vevey Riviera Basket. He joined Villars Basket for the 2009 season.