Shannon Johnson (basketball)

For others of the same name, see Shannon Johnson.

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
Selected by the 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 and awards
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.

Career

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 played for the Orlando Miracle of the WNBA. She also played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul from Turkey in winter 1999–00 season. The team moved to Connecticut in 2003 and is now known as the Connecticut Sun. Before the 2004 season, Johnson was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars.

In March 2007, Johnson signed with the Detroit Shock. Names Pat Hewitt, her high school basketball coach, her biggest influence. On March 7, 2008, Johnson signed with the Houston Comets. When the Comets folded, she was not picked in the dispersal draft, therefore becoming a free agent.

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

USA Basketball

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Orlando	32	32	35.8	44.7	36.4	68.6	4.7	4.4	1.7	0.4	3.8	14.0
2000	Orlando	32	32	35.2	39.5	33.3	74.3	4.8	5.3	1.8	0.2	3.2	11.9
2001	Orlando	26	22	30.2	36.7	36.5	75.7	3.0	2.6	1.3	0.2	2.1	11.6
2002	Orlando	31	31	35.8	40.4	27.3	76.6	4.2	5.3	1.6	0.2	3.2	16.1
2003	Connecticut	34	34	32.6	43.3	26.0	73.1	3.9	5.8	1.3	0.1	3.1	12.4
2004	San Antonio	31	30	30.8	38.0	35.5	76.6	2.6	4.4	1.5	0.1	3.2	9.3
2005	San Antonio	34	33	32.5	36.5	31.1	83.1	2.7	4.6	1.4	0.1	3.3	9.3
2006	San Antonio	32	32	27.3	40.6	35.2	80.4	3.0	3.7	1.9	0.2	2.3	9.9
2007	Detroit	33	8	16.9	34.3	41.4	82.0	1.8	1.7	0.6	0.1	1.2	5.8
2008	Houston	33	32	30.7	37.9	32.0	74.7	3.2	5.1	1.6	0.3	2.4	7.7
2009	Seattle	34	6	18.2	33.6	29.5	85.5	1.8	1.5	0.8	0.2	1.5	4.0
Career	11 years, 6 teams	352	292	29.5	39.5	33.3	76.4	3.2	4.0	1.4	0.2	2.7	10.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	Orlando	3	3	39.7	22.2	15.4	50.0	7.0	4.7	1.7	0.7	2.3	6.0
2003	Connecticut	4	4	32.8	44.8	50.0	77.8	3.0	4.8	1.8	0.3	2.8	11.3
2007	Detroit	11	1	16.9	35.8	34.6	76.9	2.3	2.5	0.5	0.2	1.2	5.2
2009	Seattle	3	0	13.0	33.3	20.0	0.0	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.3
Career	11 years, 6 teams	21	8	22.6	34.7	31.5	71.8	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.8	6.0

College

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1992-93	South Carolina	27	259	42.0%	36.0%	72.4%	3.6	3.1	2.4	0.1	9.6
1993-94	South Carolina	27	634	45.7%	39.6%	68.8%	5.9	4.9	2.4	0.6	23.5
1994-95	South Carolina	27	646	43.1%	35.2%	67.8%	6.4	5.1	2.1	0.7	23.9
1995-96	South Carolina	28	691	43.8%	40.6%	74.3%	6.0	4.0	2.6	0.7	24.7
Career	South Carolina	109	2230	43.9%	38.2%	70.4%	5.5	4.3	2.4	0.5	20.5

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com 
• 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