LaTonya Johnson
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Personal information | |
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Born | Winchester, Tennessee | 17 August 1975
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Franklin County (Winchester, Tennessee) |
College | Memphis (1994–1998) |
WNBA draft | 1998: 3rd round, 21st overall pick |
Selected by the Utah Starzz | |
Position | Forward |
Number | 24, 23 |
Career history | |
1998–2002 | Utah Starzz |
2003 | San Antonio Stars |
2004 | Houston Comets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
LaTonya Johnson (born 17 August 1975) is a former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for seven seasons. She also played overseas in Israel and Bulgaria.
College
Johnson played at Memphis from 1994 to 1998, where she was a four-year letterwinner. She left Memphis as its third all-time leading scorer (2,232), sixth all-time in rebounds (686), and all-time leader in three-point field goals made (207). During the four years, the team compiled an 86–34 record.
Career statistics
WNBA
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1998 | Utah | 28 | 8 | 17.5 | 40.0 | 28.6 | 61.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
1999 | Utah | 31 | 18 | 23.2 | 36.5 | 29.3 | 81.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
2000 | Utah | 29 | 6 | 16.6 | 40.3 | 33.3 | 65.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
2001 | Utah | 26 | 0 | 8.8 | 26.2 | 16.7 | 78.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
2002 | Utah | 28 | 1 | 9.6 | 32.9 | 31.3 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
2003 | Utah | 31 | 1 | 9.0 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 72.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
2004 | Houston | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Career | 7 years, 2 teams | 179 | 34 | 14.0 | 35.3 | 28.3 | 71.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2001 | Utah | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
2002 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 50.0 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 7 | 0 | 7.9 | 44.4 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1994–95 | Memphis | 30 | - | - | 49.6 | 40.2 | 70.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | 17.6 |
1995–96 | Memphis | 29 | - | - | 50.2 | 42.1 | 75.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | - | 20.7 |
1996–97 | Memphis | 29 | - | - | 44.7 | 34.6 | 69.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | - | 15.3 |
1997–98 | Memphis | 30 | - | - | 48.0 | 40.5 | 78.8 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | - | 21.9 |
Career | 118 | - | - | 48.3 | 39.4 | 74.5 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | - | 18.9 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[1] |
Honors and awards
College
- Conference USA Tournament MVP as a senior (1998)
- Conference USA First Team member (1996 and 1998)
- Second team honoree (1997)
- 3x C-USA Player of the Week
- Great Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year (1995)
- First team all-Great Midwest Conference (as a freshman)
- Basketball Times All-American Honorable Mention (1996 and 1998)
- USA Today Freshman of Influence (1994–95), one of just two Lady Tigers to ever earn that honor.[2]
References
- ^ "LaTonya Johnson College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "LaTonya Johnson Joins Lady Tiger Basketball Staff :: Former player and WNBA veteran to rejoin Lady Tigers on the sidelines". www.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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