Stella Johnson (born July 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Rider Broncs.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1998 Denville, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Morris Catholic (Denville, New Jersey) |
| College | Rider (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 3rd round, 29th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Chicago Sky |
| 2020–2021 | Washington Mystics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Career
editDespite playing on a top-tier Amateur Athletic Union team, Johnson was unranked and not recruited by major college teams. She was recruited by and enrolled in Rider University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), whose women's basketball team had never made the NCAA tournament.[2][3] In her four seasons with the Rider Broncs, she was named MAAC Player of the Year two times and led the team to its first postseason appearance in the 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament.[1] At the end of the 2019–20 season, she was the only active Division I player to record 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists and 300 steals.[2]
She was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2020 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury, with the 29th overall pick. She was waived by the Mercury before the start of the season, but was signed by the Chicago Sky on June 29, 2020.[4] On July 28, she made her WNBA debut in a win over the Los Angeles Sparks.[5] On August 12, she was waived by the Sky.[6] On August 13, the Washington Mystics signed Johnson after they were issued an emergency hardship waiver.[7]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
WNBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Washington | 5 | 2 | 18.8 | .485 | .643 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | Washington | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .375 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 15 | 2 | 8.7 | .452 | .579 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
College
edit| 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 |
| TO | Turnovers per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | * | Led Division I |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Rider | 33 | 32 | 26.7 | 50.6 | 30.4 | 76.9 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 9.9 |
| 2017–18 | Rider | 31 | 31 | 33.6 | 45.3 | 40.0 | 72.7 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 2018–19 | Rider | 32 | 32 | 33.2 | 45.1 | 37.7 | 71.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 18.8 |
| 2019–20 | Rider | 30 | 30 | 37.1 | 47.0 | 32.9 | 80.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.6 | *24.8 |
| Career | 126 | 125 | 32.5 | 46.6 | 36.0 | 76.1 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 17.2 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Stella Johnson – Women's Basketball". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Weiner, Natalie (April 17, 2020). "Stella Johnson is the WNBA Draft's best Cinderella story". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Megdal, Howard (February 24, 2020). "The Indefatigable Stella Johnson Is WNBA-Ready". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Spruill, Tamryn (June 23, 2020). "Stella Johnson rises into the Chicago Sky". Swish Appeal. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles vs. Chicago – Game Recap – July 28, 2020". ESPN.
- ^ "Sky Waive Stella Johnson". Chicago Sky. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Mystics sign Stella Johnson". Washington Mystics. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Stella Johnson College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
External links
edit- Career information and player statistics from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com