Scotlandville in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Avery Johnson
1986-1988
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022
1. Avery Johnson Marker
Avery Johnson arrived at Southern University eager to prove he belonged as a Division I athlete. After news of Johnson humbling members of the varsity squad in an on-campus pickup game reached head coach Ben Jobe, the St. Augustine High School product earned a spot on the team and instantly transformed Southern Jaguar basketball games into a cultural phenomenon. In his senior season in 1988, Johnson led NCAA Division I with 13.3 assists per game, an all-time record. Johnson, who played for six teams during a 16-year NBA career, is most remembered for sinking the game-winning shot in Game 5 of the 1999 NBA finals against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 30° 31.397′ N, 91° 11.38′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Scotlandville. It can be reached from Swan Avenue near Robert Smith Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70807, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lou Brock (here, next to this marker); Roger Cador (here, next to this marker); Bob "Butterbean" Love (here, next to this marker); AW "Ace" Mumford
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More about this marker. Located on the Southern University (Baton Rouge) Campus, on the Tony Clayton Championship Plaza, at entrance to Mumford Fieldhouse.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022
2. Avery Johnson Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022
3. Tony Clayton Championship Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
