Scotlandville in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Avery Johnson

1986-1988

— Basketball —

Avery Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022

1. Avery Johnson Marker

Inscription.
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. Marker 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.

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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(here, next to this marker); Pete Richardson (here, next to this marker); Bobby Phills (here, next to this marker); Rickie Weeks Jr. (here, next to this marker); Rodney Milburn (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

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

Tony Clayton Championship Plaza image. Click for full size.

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 177 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.