Temeka Rochelle Johnson (born September 6, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. Her primary position is point guard.

[edit] High school years

Johnson attended Bonnabel High School in Kenner, La.

[edit] College years

Johnson played for the LSU Lady Tigers from 2002-2005, graduating from LSU 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)

[edit] WNBA career

Johnson was selected 6th overall in the 2005 WNBA Draft. Upon joining the Mystics she was criticized for being too short to play professional basketball. That same year she would walk away with the 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year award and 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 offseason, to the Phoenix Mercury who went on to win the WNBA Championship later that year.

[edit] International career

Johnson was a member of the gold medal 2003 USA World Championship Young Women Team in Sibenik, Croatia. She played for Raanana in Israel during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.^[1]

[edit] Awards and honors

• 2005 — Nancy Lieberman Award
• 2009 — WNBA Championship

[edit] Vital statistics

• Position: Guard
• Height: 5 ft 3 in. (1.6 m.)
• Weight: 145 lbs (65.9 kg.)
• College: Louisiana State University
• Teams: Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster

[edit] External links

• WNBA Player Profile