Shenise Johnson
| No. 42 – Indiana Fever | ||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | |||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born |
December 8, 1990 Henrietta, New York | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| High school |
Rush–Henrietta (Henrietta, New York) | |||||||||
| College | Miami (Florida) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||||
| Pro career | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | San Antonio Stars | |||||||||
| 2015–present | Indiana Fever | |||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||
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Shenise Johnson (born December 8, 1990)[1] is an American basketball guard[2] for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. Born in Henrietta, New York, she went to Rush–Henrietta Senior High School[1] and played collegiately for the University of Miami.[3][4]
USA Basketball
Johnson was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the USA in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009.[5] Although the USA team lost the opening game to Spain, they went on to win their next seven games to earn a rematch against Spain in the finals, and won the game 81–71 to earn the gold medal. Johnson scored 9.4 points per game and led the team in steals, with 18.[6]
WNBA
She was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA Draft (5th overall) by the San Antonio Silver Stars.
On March 12, 2015, the San Antonio Stars traded Johnson and their second round draft pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Indiana Fever in exchange for the Fever's first and third round draft picks in the 2015 draft.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "USA Basketball profile". USA Basketball. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ↑ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Shenise Johnson". Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Shenise Johnson Profile - HurricaneSports.com - The University of Miami Official Athletic Site". CBS Sports Network. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Shenise Johnson – Women’s Basketball 2011-12 – Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ↑ "U19 World's Championship for women Thailand". FIBA. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "USA U19 Women Golden With 87-71 Victory Over Spain". USA Basketball. August 2, 2009. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
- ↑ Fever Acquire Combo Guard Shenise Johnson from San Antonio
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