Temeka Johnson

Temeka Johnson

No. 2 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	September 6, 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Listed weight	142 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High school	Bonnabel (Kenner, Louisiana)
College	LSU (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005	Washington Mystics
2006–2008	Los Angeles Sparks
2009–2011	Phoenix Mercury
2012–2013	Tulsa Shock
2013–2015	Seattle Storm
2015–present	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2009) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2005) Nancy Lieberman Award (2004)
Stats at WNBA.com

Temeka Rochelle Johnson^[1] (born September 6, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.

High school years

Johnson attended Bonnabel High School in Kenner, Louisiana.

College years

Johnson played for the LSU Lady Tigers from 2001 to 2005, graduating from the school in 2005. She broke LSU's career assist record. She was also teammates with Seimone Augustus.

• AP All-American honorable mention (2004, 2003, 2002)
• All-SEC First Team (2005, 2004)
• All-SEC Third Team (2003)
• SEC Tournament MVP (2003)
• SEC All-Tournament Team (2003, 2002)

LSU statistics

Source^[2]

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001-02	LSU	24	266	50.5	14.3	72.3	4.8	7.5	1.6	-	11.1
2002-03	LSU	34	339	50.6	40.0	72.4	3.6	5.9	2.0	0.1	10.0
2003-04	LSU	35	447	48.7	31.3	81.0	4.8	8.3	1.8	0.1	12.8
2004-05	LSU	36	374	47.9	50.0	72.3	3.3	7.7	1.9	0.0	10.4
Career	LSU	93	1426	49.8	28.6	75.7	4.4	7.2	1.8	0.0	11.3

WNBA career

Johnson was selected 6th overall in the 2005 WNBA Draft. Upon joining the Mystics she was doubted for being too short to play professional basketball. That same year she would walk away with the 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year award, the shortest player to be so honored. In addition, she ranked 2nd in the league in assists. At the beginning of the 2006 season, she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, and, during the 2009 offseason, to the Phoenix Mercury who went on to win the WNBA Championship later that year. On January 12, 2012, Johnson was traded to the Tulsa Shock for Andrea Riley. On February 7, 2013 Johnson was signed to play for the Seattle Storm. On March 17,2015 it was announced that Johnson was released by Seattle. Johnson signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on March 23,2015

International career

Johnson was a member of the gold medal 2003 USA World Championship Young Women Team in Šibenik, Croatia. She played for Raanana in Israel during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.^[3]

References

1. "Picture of Temeka Johnson". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
3. Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster

External links

• WNBA Player Profile