Raven Johnson

Raven Johnson (born March 4, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Raven Johnson

Johnson with South Carolina in 2023
No. 25 – South Carolina Gamecocks
Position	Point guard
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(2003-03-04) March 4, 2003 (age 22) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High school	Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	South Carolina (2021–present)
Career highlights
2× NCAA champion (2022, 2024) SEC All-Defensive Team (2025) SEC All-Freshman Team (2023) Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2021) MaxPreps National Player of the Year (2021) McDonald's All-American (2021) 2× Miss Georgia Basketball (2020, 2021)
Medals Women's basketball Representing  United States FIBA AmeriCup 2023 Mexico Team

High school career

Johnson played basketball for Westlake High School in Atlanta. She played alongside Ta'Niya Latson and helped her team win four straight state titles. Johnson was twice named Miss Georgia Basketball by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Classification Player of the Year. As a senior, she received Naismith Prep Player of the Year and Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year honors and was a McDonald's All-American selection.^[1][2][3] Johnson was the first woman to play in a men's All-American Game at 2021 Iverson Classic ^[4]

Recruiting

Johnson was rated a five-star recruit, the number two player and the top point guard in the 2021 class by ESPN.^[5] On June 25, 2020, she committed to play college basketball for South Carolina.^[6]

College career

Johnson suffered a season-ending left knee injury in her second career game with South Carolina.^[7] Despite her absence, her team won the national championship.^[8] In her redshirt freshman season, Johnson became a key reserve for the Gamecocks.^[9] On February 5, 2023, she recorded a season-high 14 points and seven assists in an 81–77 win against UConn.^[10] Johnson scored 13 points in a 77–73 loss to Iowa at the Final Four of the 2023 NCAA tournament.^[11] As a freshman, she averaged 4.2 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman honors.^[12]

National team career

Johnson was named to the United States national team for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Mexico.^[12] She averaged 5.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, helping her team win the silver medal.^[13]

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2021–22	South Carolina	Did not play due to injury
2022–23	South Carolina	36	3	18.7	43.8	24.1	65.4	2.6	3.4	1.1	0.4	1.4	4.2
2023–24	South Carolina	37	35	27.9	44.3	35.0	61.2	5.2	4.8	2.1	0.2	1.6	8.1
2024–25	South Carolina	39	39	24.2	35.0	29.5	68.2	4.5	2.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	4.9
Career		114	77	23.3	39.3	30.1	63.9	4.1	3.6	1.5	0.4	1.3	5.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[14]

Personal life

In 2023 and 2024, Johnson attended Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.^[15][16]