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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 138
BY SENATOR LONG
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Ervin Johnson for being named to the 2013 Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Ervin Johnson for being named to the 2013 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame2
Induction Class.3
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, Louisiana, was4
accepted in the state museum system in the 2003 Regular Legislative Session, setting the5
stage for Louisiana and the city of Natchitoches to collaborate with the Louisiana Sports6
Writers Association; and7
WHEREAS, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mr. Johnson attended high school in8
Jonesville, Louisiana, and worked in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, supermarket for two years,9
before going on to play college basketball at the University of New Orleans (UNO) under10
coach Tim Floyd; and11
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson played as a six foot-four, two hundred and forty-five pound12
center from the UNO, and was selected twenty-third overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in13
the 1993 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, and played for the Sonics, Denver14
Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Bucks in two separate stints; and15
WHEREAS, UNO recorded eighty-seven victories during Ervin Johnson's time with16
the program, and earned two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament17
bids and one National Invitation Tournament appearance; and18 SR NO. 138
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was the second all-time leading scorer in UNO history1
with 1,608 points, first all-time field goal percentage with 59 percent, first all-time in2
double-doubles with 55, first all-time rebounds with one 1,287 or 10.5 points per game, third3
all-time in double-figure scoring games with 81, eighth all-time in steals with 109, second4
all-time in games played with 123, and first all-time in blocks with 294; and5
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was named All-American South Conference for the 1990-6
1991 season, All-Sun Belt Conference for the 1991-1992 season, and was the 1992-1993 Sun7
Belt Conference Player of the Year; and8
WHEREAS, Ervin Johnson was named Basketball Times Second Team All-9
American for the 1992-1993 season, and Third Team All-American by Basketball Weekly10
and United Press International, and Honorable Mention All-American for the same season11
by the Associated Press; and12
WHEREAS, in 1993 he was named the MVP of the National Association of13
Basketball Coaches, and his number forty, Privateer jersey was retired December 29, 1997,14
at the Lakefront Arena; and15
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson played professionally for thirteen seasons, also spending16
time in Denver, Milwaukee, and Minnesota where he averaged 4.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and17
1.3 blocks for his 845-game career; and18
WHEREAS, his best seasons came in 1996-1997 with Denver when he averaged 7.119
points and 11.1 rebounds, and in 1997-1998 with Milwaukee when he averaged 8.0 points20
per game and 8.5 rebounds per game in starting 163 of a possible 164 games.21
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana22
does hereby commend and congratulate Ervin Johnson for being named to the 201323
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.24
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Ervin25
Johnson and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.26 SR NO. 138
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Long SR No. 138
Commends and congratulates Ervin Johnson for being named to the 2013 Louisiana Sports
Hall of Fame Induction Class.