Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)
Johnson in 1969 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1941 Grace, Idaho, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grace (Grace, Idaho) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1963: undrafted |
| Coaching career | 1963–2011 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1963–1964 | Utah State (freshmen) |
| 1964–1968 | Weber State (assistant) |
| 1968–1971 | Weber State |
| 1971–1973 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
| 1973–1978 | Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City Kings |
| 1979–1982 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
| 1982 | Chicago Bulls (interim) |
| 1982–1984 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 1984–1988 | Kansas City/Sacramento Kings |
| 1988–2011 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Philip Donald Johnson (born September 6, 1941) is an American former professional basketball coach. He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and Utah State Aggies. Johnson began his coaching career with the Aggies in 1963 and then returned to the Wildcats where he was an assistant coach from 1964 to 1968 and head coach from 1968 to 1971. He coached in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 2011 including stints as the head coach for the Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City Kings from 1973 to 1978, the Chicago Bulls in 1982 and the Kansas City/Sacramento Kings from 1984 to 1988.