.jpg) Johnson withSouth Carolina in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 25 – South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-03-04)March 4, 2003 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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Raven Johnson (born March 4, 2003) is an Americancollege basketball player for theSouth Carolina Gamecocks of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC).
Johnson played basketball forWestlake High School inAtlanta. She played alongsideTa'Niya Latson and helped her team win four straight state titles. Johnson was twice namedMiss Georgia Basketball by the Atlanta Tipoff Club andThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Classification Player of the Year. As a senior, she receivedNaismith Prep Player of the Year and GeorgiaGatorade Player of the Year honors and was aMcDonald'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]
Johnson was rated a five-starrecruit, the number two player and the toppoint guard in the 2021 class byESPN.[5] On June 25, 2020, she committed to playcollege basketball forSouth Carolina.[6]
Johnson suffered a season-ending left knee injury in her second career game with South Carolina.[7] Despite her absence, her team won thenational championship.[8] In herredshirt freshman season, Johnson became a keyreserve for the Gamecocks.[9] On February 5, 2023, she recorded a season-high 14 points and seven assists in an 81–77 win againstUConn.[10] Johnson scored 13 points in a 77–73 loss toIowa at the Final Four of the2023 NCAA tournament.[11] As a freshman, she averaged 4.2 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game, earningSoutheastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman honors.[12]
Johnson was named to theUnited States national team for the2023 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]
| 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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| 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 fromSports-Reference.[14] | |||||||||||||
In 2023 and 2024, Johnson attendedKelsey Plum's Dawg Class, anUnder Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.[15][16]
