Hall of Fame
Arlando Johnson played for the EKU men’s basketball team for four seasons and enjoyed great success. He was chosen to the All-Ohio Valley Conference first team his junior season and was named second team his senior year. At the time of his induction, he ranked sixth on the all-time scoring list with 1,617 points and led the team in scoring his senior year with his 18.2 points per game average. Johnson’s other outstanding career stats include 393 assists (5th all-time), 40.3 three-point percentage (12th), 153 steals (9th) and free throw percentage of 85.9 percent (2nd).
He is also tied for the EKU record for most consecutive free throws made with 29. He was a candidate for the Francis P. Naismith Award for the best senior collegiate player under 6-foot sponsored by the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
One of the most impressive performances of his career came in his freshman season in the first round of the OVC Tournament in Rupp Arena when he hit all six attempts from the field, including two three-pointers, all six of his attempts from the free throw line, and handed out three assists as the Colonels defeated Tennessee State, 88-67.
He was also a member of the all-tournament team at the US Air Classic, leading the Colonels to the tourney finals his sophomore season.
Upon graduation with a degree from EKU in sociology, he played semi-pro basketball for the Owensboro Showboats. He served as an assistant boys coach at Apollo and Henderson County High Schools for seven years. Johnson served as the head girls coach for five years at Apollo High School and four seasons as the head girls coach at McLean County High School.
