what college did magic johnson go to?
Michigan State University
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 Johnson was a promising football prospect , and received offers from many Division I collegiate programs . He decided upon a full scholarship from the University of Miami to play defensive tackle . In 1991 , he was on the Miami Hurricanes ' national championship team . After an injury kept him sidelined , he was replaced by future National Football League ( NFL ) star Warren Sapp . While attending Miami , Johnson met his future wife , Dany Garcia , who graduated from the university in 1992 and later became a member of its Board of Trustees . She also founded a Miami @-@ based wealth management firm . In 2006 , the couple donated $ 2 million to build a living room at the University 's Newman Alumni Center . 

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 Johnson did not initially aspire to play professionally , focusing instead on his communication studies major and on his desire to become a television commentator . Playing with future NBA draftees Greg Kelser , Jay Vincent and Mike Brkovich , Johnson averaged 17 @.@ 0 points , 7 @.@ 9 rebounds , and 7 @.@ 4 assists per game as a freshman , and led the Spartans to a 25 – 5 record , the Big Ten Conference title , and a berth in the 1978 NCAA Tournament . The Spartans reached the Elite Eight , but lost narrowly to eventual national champion Kentucky . 

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 Johnson 's history professor father , LeRoy , divorced from his mother when Johnson was young . He grew up in a series of college towns . Johnson 's father played basketball for Indiana in the early 1960s . He was also one of the first Americans to play professionally in France . His brother Steve was on the California Bears team that defeated the two @-@ time defending champion Duke Blue Devils men 's basketball team in the 1993 NCAA Tournament . While at Princeton , Johnson was a member of the Cap and Gown Club . Johnson met his wife Jennifer ( née Zarr ) Johnson when they were freshmen in Princeton 's Wilson College . When he was initially hired by Princeton the couple had two children : 2 @-@ year @-@ old son , Jalen , and newborn daughter , Julia . 

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 Johnson briefly lived in the suburb of Grey Lynn in Auckland , New Zealand , with his mother 's family . He attended Richmond Road Primary School , before returning to the United States with his parents . Johnson spent 10th grade at President William McKinley High School in Honolulu , Hawaii . As he entered 11th grade , his father 's job required his relocation to Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . He began playing football at Freedom High School in the East Penn Conference . He was also a member of the school 's track and field and wrestling teams . 

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 Johnson was born in Illinois to an academic and scholar mother , Dr. Cheryl Johnson @-@ Odim , and a former Vietnam @-@ war veteran father , Jimmy Johnson , who was an artist but worked in electronics . His parents divorced when he was 2 years old . His mother remarried a man of Nigerian descent . Johnson said that growing up his family was based in afrocentrism and that his family celebrated Kwanzaa . 
