Orlando Johnson

Following his sophomore season at North Salinas High Orlando Johnson enrolled at Palma and flashed his all-around talents that led to a college scholarship and eventually the NBA. He received a scholarship from Loyola Marymount and as a freshman broke the school record for scoring and rebounding. As a sophomore he transferred to UC-Santa Barbara and led the Gauchos in scoring all three years to become the school’s all-time career scoring leader. He was a two-time All-American, an All-Big West Conference Player of the Year, a two-time Big West Conference tournament MVP and took the Gauchos to two NCAA tournament appearances. He played on four NBA teams – Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans. His career started by being the 36th pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Kings. He was then traded to the Pacers where he scored 15 points in a win over the Atlanta Hawks.  From 2018-2022 he played pro basketball much of that time abroad in such places as China, Lebanon, Taiwan, Uruguay, Australia and Russia. In 2015 he played 12 games for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Philippine Basketball Association and averaged 33.7 points and 11 rebounds per game.