Hall of Fame
Ricky Johnson was a standout on UNA men's basketball teams from 1989-92 and ranks as the eighth leading scorer in school history with 1,237 points. A Florence native, he was a four-year letterman and starter on UNA’s 1991 NCAA Division II National Championship team. He averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds on that team that went 29-4. During his four-year career he helped lead UNA to a combined 84-32 record that included a 50-10 home record at Flowers Hall. The Lions were 16-11 in 1988-89, 20-8 in 1989-90, 29-4 in 1990-91 and 19-9 in 1991-92.Â
In 112 career games with the Lions he averaged 11.0 points and pulled 703 rebounds for a 6.3 average. He also finished his career with a 51.1 field goal percentage, hitting 500 of 971 shot attempts. His career high-scoring game was 30 points against Mississippi College on February 19, 1990 and his career high-rebound game was 20 against West Georgia on January 13, 1992. He scored in double-figures 68 career times in his career and had 24 career double-figure rebound games. He started the last 89 consecutive games of his career at UNA, starting every game of the 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons.
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