Vickie Johnson (born April 15, 1972), is a WNBA player who plays for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana.

[edit] High School Years

Johnson was a letterman in basketball and track and field. In track and field, she was the Louisiana State Champion on the long jump as a senior.

[edit] College years

In 1996 Johnson graduated from Louisiana Tech.

[edit] WNBA career

Johnson was selected 12th overall in the second round of the inaugural WNBA Elite draft in 1997, which was composed of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues.

She was a two-time WNBA allstar and was the first New York Liberty player to record 2000 points.

In June 2005 in honor of Johnson's 3,000 points scored, Sandy Levine, owner of the world-famous Carnegie Deli in Manhattan, created the VJ Classic sandwich, a 3,000 calorie belly-busting sandwich.

Johnson ended an eight-year career with the Liberty by signing with the San Antonio Silver Stars on February 9, 2006.

At the start of the 2009 WNBA season, Johson announced that she would retire from play at the end of this season.^[1]

[edit] European career

• 1996-1997: Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
• 1997-1998: W Bordeaux Basket
• 1998-2000: Lachen Ramat Hasharon
• 2000-2001: Elitzur Cellcom Holon
• 2004-2005: Trentino Rovereto Basket
• 2005-2007: MiZo Pécs
• 2007-2008: Galatasaray

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• WNBA player profile
• WNBA chat transcript