From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Born in Morganfield, KY, Larry Johnson was a 6'3" guard who played high school basketball in Union County, KY; he was the first of three African Americans from Union County recruited by the University of Kentucky (UK). (The other two players were Dwane Casey and Fred Cowan.)

Johnson played at UK from 1973-1977, scoring a total of 850 points in 112 games, and was a member of the 1976 NIT Championship team and All-SEC Third Team his senior season. Johnson was chosen by the Buffalo Braves [now the Los Angeles Clippers] in the second round of the 1977 NBA draft and played for one year. He later played internationally for several years, especially for  Matsushita Denki in Japan (1979-1989). He then coached the team.

He was married to Yumiko Johnson. He worked with youth sports after retiement from basketball and later retired from Trane.

For more see Larry Johnson at the Basketball Reference website; and C. Hallstaff, "UK Basketball 100 Years: top 100 players of all time," Courier-Journal (Louisville), 11/24/2002; and at Find-a-Grave.