Vickie Johnson

Vickie Johnson
San Antonio Stars
Position Assistant coach
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1972-04-15) April 15, 1972
Coushatta, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school Coushatta (Coushatta, Louisiana)
College Louisiana Tech (1992–1996)
WNBA draft 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career 1997–2009
Position Shooting guard
Number 55
Coaching career 2011–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2005 New York Liberty
2006–2009 San Antonio Silver Stars
As coach:
2011–present San Antonio Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Vickie Johnson (born April 15, 1972) is a former basketball player and current assistant coach for the San Antonio Stars.

Early years

Johnson grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana. 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.

College years

Vickie Johnson was a two-time All-American and Sun Belt Conference MVP at Louisiana Tech University. She led the Lady Techsters to the 1994 NCAA Championship Game, was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1995 and earned Louisiana Player of the Year honors in 1996. She finished her career at Louisiana Tech with 1,891 career points and 831 rebounds and was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. She graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1996.

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 all-star 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 calories (13,000 kJ) 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, Johnson announced that she would retire from play at the end of this season.[1]

European career

References

  1. ↑ Vickie Johnson Announces her Retirement at the End of 2009 Season
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