Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
Here’s a detailed profile of Kevin Johnson:
Player Profile
- Full Name: Kevin Maurice Johnson
- Nationality: American
- Age: Born March 4, 1966
- Hometown: Sacramento, California, USA
- Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Shoe Size: 12 (US)
- Jersey Number: #7
- Position: Point guard
- High School: Sacramento High School (Sacramento, CA)
- College: University of California, Berkeley
- NBA Draft: 1987, 1st round (7th overall) by the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Teams Played For:
- Cleveland Cavaliers (1987)
- Phoenix Suns (1988–2000, brief return in 2000)
- Championship Rings: 0 (He reached the NBA Finals in 1993 with the Phoenix Suns, but they lost to the Chicago Bulls.)
- Kids: Kevin Johnson has no children.
- Siblings: He has two siblings: a brother named Ronnie Johnson and a sister named Rosalind Johnson.
Kevin Johnson’s player archetype was that of an attacking lead guard, a blur-with-the-ball point guard who put constant pressure on the paint, created easy offense for teammates, and played with far more force than his size suggested. Defensively, he was not built as a bruising stopper, but he brought quick hands, competitiveness, and enough speed to bother opposing guards at the point of attack and disrupt passing lanes. Offensively, Johnson was a true primary initiator, thriving off dribble penetration, collapsing defenses, firing out assists, and finishing at the rim with an explosiveness that made him one of the league’s most dangerous downhill guards in his prime. Physically, he stood 6-foot-1 and roughly 190 pounds, but his burst, body control, and surprising strength let him play bigger than those measurements. Put together, his play style was that of a fast, aggressive floor general who blended rim pressure, live-dribble playmaking, and end-to-end speed into an offense-driving package built around constant pressure on the defense. (NBA)
Fun Facts
- Kevin Johnson is well-known for his post-NBA career as a politician. He served as the Mayor of Sacramento, California, from 2008 to 2016.
Sources:
Basketball-Reference — Kevin Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more
NBA.com — Kevin Johnson | Guard | Phoenix Suns
Britannica — Kevin Johnson | American basketball player