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Raven Johnson

  • position Guard
  • height 5-8
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High school Westlake
  • position Guard
  • height 5-8
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High school Westlake

Raven Johnson Bio

Awards

At South Carolina
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022)

High School
Naismith Player of the Year
WBCA Player of the Year
All-America (Naismith, WBCA, McDonald’s)
Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Classification Player of the Year (2020)
2x Atlanta Tipoff Club Miss Georgia Basketball (2020, 2021)
2x Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year (6A South, 2021; 7A South, 2020)
USA Today Georgia Player of the Year (2021)

International (USA Basketball)
2021 U19 World Cup Team trials
2019 U16 National Team finalist

Bio Information

Freshman Year (2021-22)

  • Part of first team in program history to be ranked No 1 in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches’ Polls every week of the season and program’s second National Championship
  • Suffered a season-ending left knee injury in the first quarter against South Dakota (Nov. 12)
  • Made her college debut at #5/4 NC State (Nov. 9) as the first freshman off the bench and played seven minutes

High School

  • Ranked the No. 1 point guard and No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2021
  • Named Naismith Player of the Year and WBCA Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior (2020-21) after averaging 15.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
  • Earned Atlanta Tipoff Club Miss Georgia Basketball honors in her junior (2020) and senior (2021) seasons
  • Two-time Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year in her classification (6A in 2021, 7A in 2020) and the organization’s All-Classification Player of the Year in 2020
  • Three-time Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Year (6A in 2021, 7A in 2019, 2020) and was an honorable mention All-State selection as a freshman (2017-18)
  • Led Westlake to four state championships

Personal

  • Daughter of Shekia Johnson … has a twin brother Richard
  • Majoring in sport and entertainment management