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Tessa Johnson

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Tessa Johnson
Johnson in 2024
No. 5 – South Carolina Gamecocks
PositionGuard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolSt. Michael-Albertville
(St. Michael, Minnesota)
CollegeSouth 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

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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]

College career

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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]

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
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]

Personal life

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Johnson's older sister, Rae, played college basketball for Iowa State.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Reggie (February 10, 2022). "St. Michael-Albertville's Johnson excels after overcoming injury". KARE. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Nelson, Joe (October 19, 2022). "Top Minnesota girls' basketball recruit Tessa Johnson picks South Carolina". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Tessa Johnson College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, Rob (April 5, 2024). "Getting defensive has made all the difference for South Carolina freshman Tessa Johnson". The Next. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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