Raven Johnson

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Raven Johnson
File:Raven Johnson (cropped).jpg
Johnson with South Carolina in 2023
No. 25 – South Carolina Gamecocks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-03-04) March 4, 2003 (age 23)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High schoolWestlake (Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2021–present)
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Mexico Team

Raven Johnson (born March 4, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

High school career

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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.[1][2][3] Johnson was the first woman to play in a men's All-American Game at 2021 Iverson Classic [4]

Recruiting

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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]

College career

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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]

National team career

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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]

Career statistics

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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

College

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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
2024–25 South Carolina 39 39 24.2 35.0 29.5 68.2 4.5 2.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 4.9
Career 114 77 23.3 39.3 30.1 63.9 4.1 3.6 1.5 0.4 1.3 5.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[14]

Personal life

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In 2023 and 2024, Johnson attended Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.[15][16]

References

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