No. 5–South Carolina Gamecocks | |
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Position | Guard |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Michael-Albertville (St. Michael, Minnesota) |
College | South Carolina (2023–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Tessa Johnson is an American college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Johnson played basketball for St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael, Minnesota. She missed her sophomore season with a broken leg. [1] As a senior, Johnson led her team to the Class 4A state championship. [2] She was named Minnesota Miss Basketball, Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, while being selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. [3] Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for South Carolina over offers from Minnesota and Baylor. [4]
As a freshman, Johnson scored a career-high and a team-high 19 points in an 87–75 win over Iowa at the 2024 national championship game. She finished the season averaging 6.2 points per game. [5]
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 |
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2023–24 | South Carolina | 35 | 2 | 17.9 | 44.7 | 43.2 | 86.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
Career | 35 | 2 | 17.9 | 44.7 | 43.2 | 86.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.6 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [6] |
Johnson's older sister, Rae, played college basketball for Iowa State. [7]
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