Biography of Orlando Johnson: from the murder of his mother to the house fire+photo of his mother
Biography of Orlando Johnson: Orlando Vincent Johnson (born March 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara.
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Biography of Orlando Johnson
National team career
Following his junior season at UCSB, Johnson was chosen to represent the United States as a member of Team USA at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China. He played in all eight matches of the tournament, averaging 7.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as the team finished 7–1.
Personal life
Johnson’s mother was murdered when he was one year old, and the grandmother who took him in watched her house burn down six years later. Four more of Johnson’s family members perished in that blaze, and his grandmother died when he was 11. Johnson’s two older brothers raised him afterwards and ensured that Johnson graduated from college.