18 Facts About Johnny Neumann

Johnny Neumann earned All-America and SEC Player of the Year honors at the end of the season.

Johnny Neumann returned to Ole Miss and completed his undergraduate degree, in 2016.

Johnny Neumann was named to the 2016 SEC Legends class.

Johnny Neumann continues to hold the Ole Miss single-season scoring record of 923 points.

Johnny Neumann was later drafted by the Chicago Bulls, in the 6th round of the 1973 NBA draft.

Johnny Neumann was named to the ABA All-Rookie Team in 1972.

However, Johnny Neumann gradually fell out of favor with the team's head coach and management, who thought he was not passing the ball enough, and he was traded by the Memphis Tams to the Utah Stars, in exchange for Glen Combs, Ronnie Robinson, Mike Jackson and cash, in January 1974.

The exploits of Johnny Neumann were briefly detailed in Terry Pluto's book Loose Balls, which had varuous players note his talent in scoring along with his immaturity that never quite ended in his playing days.

Johnny Neumann averaged just 10.1 points per game, in 44 games played with the Stars.

In January 1976, Johnny Neumann was traded along with Jan van Breda Kolff, to the Kentucky Colonels, in exchange for Marv Roberts.

From 1976 to 1978, Johnny Neumann played 83 games in the NBA, as a member of the Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, and with the Pacers.

Johnny Neumann became an assistant coach while playing in Germany, a position that would prove to be his first of many basketball coaching jobs.

Johnny Neumann coached in Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, China, and Japan, as well as in the American minor-league Continental Basketball Association with the Maine Lumberjacks.

Johnny Neumann coached the Louisville Shooters of the Global Basketball Association, in 1991 and 1992.

On June 23,2010, Johnny Neumann was appointed as the new head coach of the Romanian national team.

Johnny Neumann had suffered from several health issues for many years.

In spite of surgery, Johnny Neumann died in Oxford, Mississippi, on April 23,2019, after struggling against brain cancer.

Johnny Neumann's ashes were deposited in an undisclosed location, but close to some of his most significant basketball achievements.