Temeka Johnson

Temeka Rochelle Johnson^[1] (born September 6, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Her primary position was a point guard.

Temeka Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1982-09-06) September 6, 1982 (age 42) 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
Selected by the 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 and awards
WNBA champion (2009) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2005) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2005) Elizur Cup winner (2010) EuroCup winner (2012) Nancy Lieberman Award (2005) All-American – USBWA (2005) Second-team All-American – AP (2005) 2x First-team All-SEC (2004, 2005) SEC Tournament MVP (2003)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life

Johnson attended Bonnabel High School in Kenner, Louisiana.

College career

Johnson played for the LSU Lady Tigers from 2001 to 2005, graduating from the school in 2005. She broke LSU's career assist record. She was also teammates with Seimone Augustus.

• AP All-American honorable mention (2004, 2003, 2002)
• All-SEC First Team (2005, 2004)
• All-SEC Third Team (2003)
• SEC Tournament MVP (2003)
• SEC All-Tournament Team (2003, 2002)

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

College

Source^[2]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

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	LSU	34	339	50.6	40.0	72.4	3.6	5.9	2.0	0.1	10.0
2003–04	LSU	35	447	48.7	31.3	81.0	4.8	8.3	1.8	0.1	12.8
2004–05	LSU	36	374	47.9	50.0	72.3	3.3	7.7	1.9	0.0	10.4
Career	LSU	93	1426	49.8	28.6	75.7	4.4	7.2	1.8	0.0	11.3

WNBA career

Johnson was selected 6th overall in the 2005 WNBA draft. Upon joining the Mystics she was doubted for being too short to play professional basketball. That same year she would walk away with the 2005 WNBA 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 the Los Angeles Sparks, and during the 2009 off-season, to the Phoenix Mercury who went on to win the WNBA Championship later that year. On January 12, 2012, Johnson was traded to the Tulsa Shock for Andrea Riley. On February 7, 2013, Johnson signed with the Seattle Storm to fill a gap at the starting point guard position left by Sue 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".^[3] On March 17, 2015, it was announced that Johnson was released by the Storm. Johnson signed once again with the Los 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.^[4]

International career

Johnson was a member of the gold medal 2003 USA World Championship Young Women Team in Šibenik, Croatia.

Overseas career

In the 2005–06 WNBA off-season, Johnson played in both Israel and Poland for Bnei Yehuda and Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia. She played for Raanana Hasharon in Israel during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.^[5] In the 2009–10 WNBA off-season, Johnson played in Israel for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. From 2011 to 2013, Johnson played two off-seasons in Russia for Dynamo Kursk. In the 2013–14 WNBA off-season, Johnson played for another Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg. In October 2015, Johnson signed with AGÜ Spor for the 2015–16 WNBA off-season.^[6][7] In November 2016, Johnson signed once again with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod for the 2016–17 WNBA off-season.^[8]