Adrienne Johnson (basketball, born 1974)

This article is about the American basketball player born in 1974. For the American basketball player born in 1989, see Adrienne Johnson (basketball, born 1989).

Adrienne Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1974-02-05) February 5, 1974 (age 51) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school	Butler Traditional (Louisville, Kentucky)
College	Ohio State (1992–1996)
WNBA draft	1997: undrafted
Position	Guard
Career history
1997–1998	Cleveland Rockers
1999–2002	Orlando Miracle
2003	Connecticut Sun
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Adrienne Johnson (born February 5, 1974) is a former professional basketball player who spent eight seasons in the WNBA.

College

Johnson compiled over 1000 total points and averaged 13.0 points and 3.1 assists her senior year.

WNBA

During the 1999 expansion draft on April 6, 1999, Johnson was selected by the Orlando Miracle. ^[1]

She compiled 1018 points, 292 rebounds, and 132 assists in her eight seasons in the WNBA. She retired in 2005. ^[2]

Jobs after playing career

University of Louisville

• Women's basketball program's executive director for player relations
• Athletic department's outreach coordinator (six years)
• Analyst for the Louisville women's basketball radio broadcasts

Awards and honors

College

• All-Big Ten honors (1996)

WNBA

• WNBA's first Hometown Hero Award (2000)

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Cleveland	25	0	7.8	37.9	50.0	77.8	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.0	1.1	2.1
1998	Cleveland	29	0	11.4	45.7	42.4	72.2	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.8	4.6
1999	Orlando	29	0	7.7	40.3	12.5	66.7	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.5	2.0
2000	Orlando	32	31	34.4	44.5	35.1	89.5	2.8	1.7	0.8	0.1	1.8	13.6
2001	Did not play (injury)
2002	Orlando	32	2	18.8	37.6	29.5	70.6	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.8	5.2
2003	Connecticut	34	5	17.2	35.4	34.7	75.0	1.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.6	5.1
Career	6 years, 3 teams	181	38	16.8	41.0	34.3	78.3	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.9	5.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1998	Cleveland	2	0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	Orlando	3	3	37.0	33.3	30.0	75.0	1.3	2.7	0.3	0.3	2.3	11.3
2003	Connecticut	3	0	14.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	4.0
Career	3 years, 3 teams	8	3	20.8	37.0	23.1	75.0	1.4	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.9	5.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1992–93	Ohio State	30	-	-	39.5	20.0	60.9	1.6	0.8	0.5	0.1	-	4.4
1993–94	Ohio State	28	-	-	40.3	31.9	83.7	3.3	1.8	0.8	0.1	-	10.7
1994–95	Ohio State	20	-	-	38.6	20.0	69.8	2.0	1.3	0.4	0.1	-	7.8
1995–96	Ohio State	34	-	-	46.6	26.5	78.1	3.9	3.1	1.1	0.1	-	13.0
Career		112	-	-	42.5	27.1	75.4	2.8	1.8	0.8	0.1	-	9.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [3]

Personal life

Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology from Ohio State University.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "1999 WNBA Expansion Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
2. "USATODAY.com - WNBA original Adrienne Johnson retires". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
3. "Adrienne Johnson College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.

External links

• Adrienne Johnson Bio - GoCards.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-07-11)
• "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
• Career statistics from WNBA.com  ·  Basketball Reference