Charles Johnson was drafted by the Golden State Warriors out of the University of California, Berkeley in the sixth round of the 1971 NBA draft. The 6-foot-0, 170-pound guard played with the Warriors for five seasons and part of a sixth until he was waived in early January 1978. The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

That misfortune changed to good tidings when he became a member of the 1977-78 NBA Championship Washington Bullets, now the Washington Wizards. On January 24, 1978, the Bullets signed Johnson first to a 10-day trial contract, and then a multi-year deal. In 39 games with Washington, Johnson averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists. This was his final season in the NBA. Washington Bullets may refer to either the former name of the Washington Wizards basketball team or the song by The Clash, Washington Bullets (song). ... The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

Elvin Hayes attributed the Bullets comeback to the acquisition of Johnson. Washington, which had seen injuries deplete their roster throughout the early season, was in dire need of an experienced guard to replace Phil Chenier, who was finally lost for the season in January. Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is considered as one of the all-time great collegiate and professional basketball players. ... Phil Chenier (born October 30, 1950 in Berkeley, California) played professional basketball for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1979. ...

"We were playing on a Sunday afternoon when Charles Johnson came to the Bullets," Hayes said in a story on NBA.com. "He flew in that afternoon in a helicopter, and we won the game. That was the beginning of the coming together of the Washington Bullets. I knew then that we had a championship-caliber team. We had been struggling along, and all of a sudden, boom. It all came together."

Johnson scored 80 points in the last four games of the 1978 NBA finals that Washington won, 4-3, over the Seattle Supersonics. The Bullets topped the Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers to reach the championship round. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Washington Wizards/Bullets History - 1977-78

• 1977-78 statistics

• NBA.com story on 77-78 Bullets