At Tulsa, Johnson helped the team to the 1981 NIT title and appearances in the 1982, 1983, and 1984 NCAA Tournaments.

[3] Johnson was a third-round pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1985 NBA draft.

[4] His professional career has included stops in France, Spain, Japan, Turkey and most recently Switzerland.

Johnson's daughter Brandie Wilkerson is a professional beach volleyball player for Canada.

[7] His wife, Wilkerson's mother, Stephanie (born in Tramelan), was a Swiss national runner and a two-time Ironman finalist.