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Neil Johnston

Donald Neil Johnston (Neil, Gabby)

Position: Center
Height: 6-8    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: February 4, 1929 in Chillicothe, Ohio
Died: September 28, 1978
High School: Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio
College: Ohio State University

Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1990

Coaching Record

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1951-52 22 PHW NBA 64 993 141 299 .472 100 151 .662 342 39 154 382
1952-53 23 PHW NBA 70 3166 504 1114 .452 556 794 .700 976 197 248 1564
1953-54 24 PHW NBA 72 3296 591 1317 .449 577 772 .747 797 203 259 1759
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 72 2917 521 1184 .440 589 769 .766 1085 215 255 1631
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 70 2594 499 1092 .457 549 685 .801 872 225 251 1547
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 69 2531 520 1163 .447 535 648 .826 855 203 231 1575
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 71 2408 473 1102 .429 442 540 .819 790 166 233 1388
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 28 393 54 164 .329 69 88 .784 139 21 50 177
Career NBA 516 18298 3303 7435 .444 3417 4447 .768 5856 1269 1681 10023

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1951-52 22 PHW NBA 64 15.5 2.2 4.7 .472 1.6 2.4 .662 5.3 0.6 2.4 6.0
1952-53 23 PHW NBA 70 45.2 7.2 15.9 .452 7.9 11.3 .700 13.9 2.8 3.5 22.3
1953-54 24 PHW NBA 72 45.8 8.2 18.3 .449 8.0 10.7 .747 11.1 2.8 3.6 24.4
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 72 40.5 7.2 16.4 .440 8.2 10.7 .766 15.1 3.0 3.5 22.7
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 70 37.1 7.1 15.6 .457 7.8 9.8 .801 12.5 3.2 3.6 22.1
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 69 36.7 7.5 16.9 .447 7.8 9.4 .826 12.4 2.9 3.3 22.8
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 71 33.9 6.7 15.5 .429 6.2 7.6 .819 11.1 2.3 3.3 19.5
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 28 14.0 1.9 5.9 .329 2.5 3.1 .784 5.0 0.8 1.8 6.3
Career NBA 516 35.5 6.4 14.4 .444 6.6 8.6 .768 11.3 2.5 3.3 19.4

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1951-52 22 PHW NBA 64 993 5.1 10.8 .472 3.6 5.5 .662 12.4 1.4 5.6 13.8
1952-53 23 PHW NBA 70 3166 5.7 12.7 .452 6.3 9.0 .700 11.1 2.2 2.8 17.8
1953-54 24 PHW NBA 72 3296 6.5 14.4 .449 6.3 8.4 .747 8.7 2.2 2.8 19.2
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 72 2917 6.4 14.6 .440 7.3 9.5 .766 13.4 2.7 3.1 20.1
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 70 2594 6.9 15.2 .457 7.6 9.5 .801 12.1 3.1 3.5 21.5
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 69 2531 7.4 16.5 .447 7.6 9.2 .826 12.2 2.9 3.3 22.4
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 71 2408 7.1 16.5 .429 6.6 8.1 .819 11.8 2.5 3.5 20.8
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 28 393 4.9 15.0 .329 6.3 8.1 .784 12.7 1.9 4.6 16.2
Career NBA 516 18298 6.5 14.6 .444 6.7 8.7 .768 11.5 2.5 3.3 19.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1951-52 22 PHW NBA 64 993 18.6 .523 .472
1952-53 23 PHW NBA 70 3166 25.8 .534 .452
1953-54 24 PHW NBA 72 3296 25.4 .531 .449
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 72 2917 25.5 .536 .440
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 70 2594 25.1 .555 .457
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 69 2531 26.8 .544 .447
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 71 2408 22.5 .518 .429
1958-59 29 PHW NBA 28 393 15.6 .437 .329
Career NBA 516 18298 24.7 .534 .444

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1951-52 22 PHW NBA 3 32 5 10 6 8 10 1 8 16 .500 .750 10.7 5.3 3.3 0.3
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 10 397 69 169 65 92 143 51 41 203 .408 .707 39.7 20.3 14.3 5.1
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 2 84 17 53 4 6 35 9 9 38 .321 .667 42.0 19.0 17.5 4.5
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 8 189 30 78 27 33 69 14 18 87 .385 .818 23.6 10.9 8.6 1.8
Career NBA 23 702 121 310 102 139 257 75 76 344 .390 .734 30.5 15.0 11.2 3.3

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1952-53 23 PHW NBA 1 27 5 13 .385 1 2 .500 12 0 2 11
1953-54 24 PHW NBA 1 20 2 9 .222 2 4 .500 7 2 1 6
1954-55 25 PHW NBA 1 15 1 7 .143 1 1 1.000 6 1 0 3
1955-56 26 PHW NBA 1 25 5 9 .556 7 11 .636 10 1 3 17
1956-57 27 PHW NBA 1 23 8 12 .667 3 3 1.000 9 1 2 19
1957-58 28 PHW NBA 1 22 6 13 .462 2 2 1.000 8 1 5 14
Career NBA 6 132 27 63 .429 16 23 .696 52 6 13 70

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1946-47 17 ohiost 7 5 3 8 13 .375 1.9
1947-48 18 ohiost 20 67 219 46 87 180 .306 .529 9.0
Career 27 72 219 49 95 193 .329 .516 7.1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1953 NBA
1954 NBA
1955 NBA
1956 NBA
1957 NBA
1958 NBA

Honors

1952-53 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1953-54 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1954-55 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1955-56 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1956-57 NBA All-NBA (2nd)

MVP Voting
Season Lg Share (Rank)

1957-58 NBA 0.002 (12)

Games

1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)

Minutes Played

1952-53 NBA 3166 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 3296 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 2917 (3)
1955-56 NBA 2594 (8)
1956-57 NBA 2531 (7)
1957-58 NBA 2408 (10)

Field Goals

1952-53 NBA 504 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 591 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 521 (3)
1955-56 NBA 499 (5)
1956-57 NBA 520 (5)
1957-58 NBA 473 (8)

Field Goal Attempts

1952-53 NBA 1114 (4)
1953-54 NBA 1317 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 1184 (6)
1955-56 NBA 1092 (8)
1956-57 NBA 1163 (9)

Field Goal Pct

1952-53 NBA .452 (1)
 1953-54 NBA .449 (3)
1954-55 NBA .440 (4)
1955-56 NBA .457 (1)
 1956-57 NBA .447 (1)
 1957-58 NBA .429 (7)

Free Throws

1952-53 NBA 556 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 577 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 589 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 549 (2)
1956-57 NBA 535 (3)
1957-58 NBA 442 (5)
Career NBA 3417 (92)
Career 3417 (98)

Free Throw Attempts

1952-53 NBA 794 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 772 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 769 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 685 (2)
1956-57 NBA 648 (4)
1957-58 NBA 540 (7)
Career NBA 4447 (88)
Career 4447 (93)

Free Throw Pct

1955-56 NBA .801 (9)
1956-57 NBA .826 (5)

Total Rebounds

1952-53 NBA 976 (2)
1953-54 NBA 797 (6)
1954-55 NBA 1085 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 872 (5)
1956-57 NBA 855 (6)

Personal Fouls

1953-54 NBA 259 (9)

Points

1952-53 NBA 1564 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 1759 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 1631 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 1547 (3)
1956-57 NBA 1575 (4)
1957-58 NBA 1388 (8)

Minutes Per Game

1952-53 NBA 45.2 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 45.8 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 40.5 (3)
1955-56 NBA 37.1 (7)
1956-57 NBA 36.7 (7)
Career NBA 35.5 (72)
Career 35.5 (76)

Points Per Game

1952-53 NBA 22.3 (1)
 1953-54 NBA 24.4 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 22.7 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 22.1 (3)
1956-57 NBA 22.8 (3)
1957-58 NBA 19.5 (8)
Career NBA 19.4 (61)
Career 19.4 (64)

Rebounds Per Game

1952-53 NBA 13.9 (2)
1953-54 NBA 11.1 (6)
1954-55 NBA 15.1 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 12.5 (4)
1956-57 NBA 12.4 (6)
Career NBA 11.3 (21)
Career 11.3 (24)

Player Efficiency Rating

1952-53 NBA 25.8 (2)
1953-54 NBA 25.4 (2)
1954-55 NBA 25.5 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 25.1 (2)
1956-57 NBA 26.8 (2)
1957-58 NBA 22.5 (6)
Career NBA 24.7 (8)
Career 24.7 (8)

True Shooting Pct

1952-53 NBA .534 (2)
1953-54 NBA .531 (4)
1954-55 NBA .536 (2)
1955-56 NBA .555 (1)
 1956-57 NBA .544 (1)
 1957-58 NBA .518 (2)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.998 (33)