 Johnson with South Carolina in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 25–South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 4, 2003 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||
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Raven Johnson (born March 4, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Johnson played basketball for Westlake High School in Atlanta. She played alongside Ta'Niya Latson and helped her team win four straight state titles. Johnson was twice named Miss Georgia Basketball by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Classification Player of the Year. As a senior, she received Naismith Prep Player of the Year and Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year honors and was a McDonald's All-American selection. [2] [3] [4]
Johnson was rated a five-star recruit, the number two player and the top point guard in the 2021 class by ESPN. [5] On June 25, 2020, she committed to play college basketball for South Carolina. [6]
Johnson suffered a season-ending left knee injury in her second career game with South Carolina. [7] Despite her absence, her team won the national championship. [8] In her redshirt freshman season, Johnson became a key reserve for the Gamecocks. [9] On February 5, 2023, she recorded a season-high 14 points and seven assists in an 81–77 win against UConn. [10] Johnson scored 13 points in a 77–73 loss to Iowa at the Final Four of the 2023 NCAA tournament. [11] As a freshman, she averaged 4.2 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman honors. [12]
Johnson was named to the United States national team for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Mexico. [12] She averaged 5.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, helping her team win the silver medal. [13]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | South Carolina | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | South Carolina | 36 | 3 | 18.7 | 43.8 | 24.1 | 65.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| 2023–24 | South Carolina | 37 | 35 | 27.9 | 44.3 | 35.0 | 61.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
| Career | 75 | 38 | 22.9 | 41.4 | 30.4 | 62.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.0 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [14] | |||||||||||||
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