Tessa Johnson

Tessa Johnson is an American college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Tessa Johnson

Johnson with South Carolina in 2024
No. 5 – South Carolina Gamecocks
Position	Guard
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school	St. Michael-Albertville (St. Michael, Minnesota)
College	South Carolina (2023–present)
Career highlights
NCAA champion (2024) McDonald's All-American (2023) Minnesota Miss Basketball (2023)

High school career

Johnson played basketball for St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael, Minnesota. She missed her sophomore season with a broken leg.^[1] As a senior, Johnson led her team to the Class 4A state championship.^[2] She was named Minnesota Miss Basketball, Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, while being selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.^[3] Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for South Carolina over offers from Minnesota and Baylor.^[4]

College career

As a freshman, Johnson scored a career-high and a team-high 19 points in an 87–75 win over Iowa at the 2024 national championship game. She finished the season averaging 6.2 points per game.^[5]

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
2023–24	South Carolina	35	2	17.9	44.7	43.2	86.3	1.7	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.9	6.6
2024–25	South Carolina	36	0	21.1	47.7	42.7	81.1	2.1	1.5	0.7	0.3	1.3	8.3
Career		71	2	19.5	46.4	42.9	83.7	1.9	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.1	.5
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[6]

Personal life

Johnson's older sister, Rae, played college basketball for Iowa State.^[7]

In April 2025, Johnson was invited to Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.^[8]