 Johnson with South Carolina in 2024 | |
| 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).
High school career
Johnson played basketball for St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael, Minnesota. She missed her sophomore season with a broken leg. As a senior, Johnson led her team to the Class 4A state championship. 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. Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for South Carolina over offers from Minnesota and Baylor.
College career
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.
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||||||||
Personal life
Johnson's older sister, Rae, played college basketball for Iowa State.
References
- Wilson, Reggie (February 10, 2022). "St. Michael-Albertville's Johnson excels after overcoming injury". KARE. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- Schoemer, Mike (March 21, 2023). "From Unfinished to Undeniable: St. Michael-Albertville Captures Class 4A Girls' Basketball Championship". North Wright County Today. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- Paulsen, Jim (March 13, 2023). "Introducing the girls basketball Metro Player of the Year: Tessa Johnson of St. Michael-Albertville". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- Nelson, Joe (October 19, 2022). "Top Minnesota girls' basketball recruit Tessa Johnson picks South Carolina". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- Curtright, Austin (April 7, 2024). "Tessa Johnson: LeBron James praises South Carolina women's basketball guard on social media". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- "Tessa Johnson College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- Knox, Rob (April 5, 2024). "Getting defensive has made all the difference for South Carolina freshman Tessa Johnson". The Next. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
External links
| South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball 2023–24 NCAA champions | |
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