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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-09-06)September 6, 1982 (age 43) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 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) |
| WNBA draft | 2005: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Washington Mystics |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2005 | Washington Mystics |
| 2005–2006 | Bnei Yehuda |
| 2006 | Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia |
| 2006–2008 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2008–2009 | Raanana Hasharon |
| 2009–2011 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2010 | USO Mondeville |
| 2011–2013 | Dynamo Kursk |
| 2012–2013 | Tulsa Shock |
| 2013–2014 | Seattle Storm |
| 2013–2014 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2015–2016 | AGÜ Spor |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Temeka Rochelle Johnson[1] (born September 6, 1982) is an American former professionalbasketball player. Her primary position was apoint guard.
Johnson attendedBonnabel High School inKenner, Louisiana.
Johnson played for theLSU Lady Tigers from 2001 to 2005, graduating from the school in 2005. She broke LSU's career assist record. She was also teammates withSeimone Augustus.
Johnson was selected 6th overall in the2005 WNBA draft. Upon joining theMystics she was doubted for being too short to play professional basketball. That same year she would walk away with the 2005WNBA Rookie of the Year award. In addition, she ranked 2nd in the league in assists. At the beginning of the 2006 season, she was traded to theLos Angeles Sparks, and during the 2009 off-season, to thePhoenix Mercury who went on to win theWNBA Championship later that year. On January 12, 2012, Johnson was traded to theTulsa Shock forAndrea Riley. On February 7, 2013, Johnson signed with theSeattle Storm to fill a gap at the starting point guard position left bySue Bird who was out for the whole season while recovering from knee surgery. In her second season with the Storm, Johnson became the shortest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double with a performance of 13 points, 11 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds while standing only 5'3".[2] On March 17, 2015, it was announced that Johnson was released by the Storm. Johnson signed once again with theLos Angeles Sparks on March 23, 2015. While playing with the Sparks in the 2015 season, Johnson scored her 2500th career point and recorded her 300th career steal.[3]
Johnson was a member of the gold medal 2003 USA World Championship Young Women Team inŠibenik,Croatia.
In the 2005–06 WNBA off-season, Johnson played in bothIsrael andPoland for Bnei Yehuda andLotos VBW Clima Gdynia. She played for Raanana Hasharon in Israel during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.[4] In the 2009–10 WNBA off-season, Johnson played inIsrael forMaccabi Bnot Ashdod. From 2011 to 2013, Johnson played two off-seasons inRussia forDynamo Kursk. In the 2013–14 WNBA off-season, Johnson played for another Russian team,Nadezhda Orenburg. In October 2015, Johnson signed withAGÜ Spor for the 2015–16 WNBA off-season.[5][6] In November 2016, Johnson signed once again withMaccabi Bnot Ashdod for the 2016–17 WNBA off-season.[7]
| 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 |
| † | Denotes season in which Johnson won aWNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Washington | 34 | 34 | 28.6 | 45.8 | 30.2 | 78.8 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.3 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles | 32 | 30 | 25.3 | 40.2 | 11.5 | 80.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles | 11 | 11 | 18.7 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 68.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 23 | 8 | 17.1 | 34.7 | 0.0 | 72. | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| 2009† | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 26.5 | 44.5 | 41.4 | 84.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 9.6 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 27.3 | 41.1 | 30.9 | 79.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 9.2 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 30 | 30 | 23.9 | 43.5 | 38.5 | 86.4 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Tulsa | 29 | 28 | 28.7 | 41.6 | 53.1 | 84.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.2 |
| 2013 | Seattle | 32 | 32 | 27.4 | 42.9 | 36.8 | 87.5 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | Seattle | 34 | 3 | 17.0 | 36.1 | 34.0 | 92.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles | 34 | 11 | 21.2 | 32.3 | 24.6 | 84.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| Career | 11 years, 5 teams | 327 | 255 | 24.3 | 40.7 | 34.5 | 82.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Los Angeles | 5 | 5 | 28.0 | 41.7 | 20.0 | 83.3 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.2 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 6 | 0 | 19.2 | 45.5 | 28.6 | 85.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| 2009† | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 24.3 | 39.5 | 48.1 | 83.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 30.3 | 35.6 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 11.1 | 62.5 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| 2013 | Seattle | 2 | 2 | 23.5 | 54.5 | 100.0 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Career | 7 years, 3 teams | 36 | 27 | 23.9 | 38.0 | 31.5 | 73.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 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 | 34 | 339 | 50.6 | 40.0 | 72.4 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 | |
| 2003–04 | 35 | 447 | 48.7 | 31.3 | 81.0 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 12.8 | |
| 2004–05 | 36 | 374 | 47.9 | 50.0 | 72.3 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 10.4 | |
| Career | 93 | 1426 | 49.8 | 28.6 | 75.7 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.3 | |
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