Shannon Johnson (basketball)

Shannon Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1974-08-18) August 18, 1974 Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school	Hartsville (Hartsville, South Carolina)
College	South Carolina (1992–1996)
WNBA draft	1999: Allocated
Drafted by	Orlando Miracle
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	14
Career history
1997–1998	Columbus Quest
1999–2002	Orlando Miracle
2003	Connecticut Sun
2004–2006	San Antonio Silver Stars
2007	Detroit Shock
2008	Houston Comets
2009	Seattle Storm
Career highlights
5× WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2002–2004) 3× All-WNBA Second Team (1999, 2000, 2002) Third-team All-American – AP (1996) First-team All-SEC (1994–1996)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing  United States Jones Cup 1995 Taipei Team Competition 1996 Taipei Team Competition World University Games 1997 Marsala Team Competition FIBA World Championship for Women 2002 Nanjing Team Competition Olympics 2004 Athens Team Competition

Shannon Regina "Pee Wee" Johnson (born August 18, 1974) is an American basketball player born in Hartsville, South Carolina. She last played for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. She was the head coach at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina from 2015 to 2020.

After her collegiate playing days, Johnson played for the Columbus Quest with whom she won the 1997 and 1998 American Basketball League championships.

Starting in 1999, Johnson was allocated by and played for the Orlando Miracle of the WNBA. Her debut game was played on June 10, 1999 in a 63 - 77 loss to the Houston Comets where she recorded 13 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists and 5 steals.^[1] She also played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul from Turkey in winter 1999–00 season.^[2] In her rookie season, Johnson was named to the All-WNBA 2nd Team.

The Miracle moved to Connecticut in 2003 and became the Connecticut Sun.

Johnson was a WNBA All-Star in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.

On January 28, 2004 Johnson was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars for a 1st round pick, 2nd round pick and 3rd round pick all for the 2004 draft. Respectively, these three picks materialized to Lindsay Whalen, Jessica Brungo and Candance Futrell.

On July 3, 2006, Johnson tied Semeka Randall Lay's record for the most steals in a game by a Silver Stars player by recording 8 steals in a 85 - 63 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Johnson also recorded 12 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists in that game.^[3]

In March 2007, Johnson signed with the Detroit Shock. Her time with the shock would be the first time where Johnson wasn't a regular starter. From 1999 to 2006 with the Miracle/Sun and Silver Stars, Johnson started in 246 out of 252 games. However, she would only start in 8 out of 33 games in her sole season with the Shock and average 16.9 minutes per game (after previously averaging at least 27 minutes for the previous 8 seasons).

On March 7, 2008, Johnson signed with the Houston Comets. When the Comets folded, she was not picked in the dispersal draft and therefore became a free agent.^[4]

For the 2009 season, she signed with the Seattle Storm on February 23, 2009. This season with the Storm ended up being Johnson's final season in the league and she averaged 4.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 18.2 minutes per game. Johnson's final WNBA game was Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Sparks on September 20, 2009. In her final game, Johnson fouled out of the game after 12 minutes as the Storm fell 64 - 75 and be eliminated from the playoffs. Before fouling out, she recorded 2 points, 1 rebound,2 assists and 1 steal. ^[5]

She played in Spain for Ros Casares Valencia (2001-2002), Perfumerías Avenida (2002-2003), Dynamo Moscow (2003-2004), Wisla Cracovia (2004-2005), Cadi la Seu (2005-2006), Tarsus Beledeyesi (2006-2007), Palacio de Congresos Ibiza (2008-2010) and CD Zamarat (2010-2011). She was also a key factor in the club as she helped carry the team to Division One on May 1, 2011.^[6] S^[7]

Johnson competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in Taipei. She averaged 4.3 points per game.^[8]

Johnson was also invited to be a member of the Jones Cup team representing the US in 1996. She helped the team to a 9–0 record, and the gold medal in the event. Johnson averaged 4.8 points per games and recorded 18 steals, second-highest on the team.^[9]

Johnson represented the US at the 1997 World University Games held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy in August 1997. The USA team won all six games, earning the gold medal at the event. Johnson averaged 2.3 points per game.^[10]

In 2002, Johnson was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships in Zhangjiagang, Changzhou and Nanjing, China. The team was coached by Van Chancellor. In the quarterfinals, Johnson came off the bench to score 20 points, to help the US team win against Spain and advance. After beating Australia in the semifinals, the USA team faced Russia for the gold medal. Johnson had a steal late in the game when the USA team held a two-point margin. the USA went on to win and capture the gold medal. Johnson averaged 9.1 points per game and had 18 assists, tied for second on the team.^[11]

She was also a member of the USA Basketball team winning the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Source^[12]

• Career statistics from WNBA.com · Basketball Reference 
• Johnson's biography at usabasketball.com
• Shannon Johnson's U.S. Olympic Team bio Archived 2006-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Johnson signs with the Houston Comets
• http://www.encancha.com/articulo/13419