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2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

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2 Briana Johnson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Serra H.S.
  • Hometown Carson, Calif.

Biography

AWARDS
LMU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team. (2017-18)

2020-21 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Sat out season due to injury

2019-20 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Started 28 games and appeared in 29… averaged a career-high 31.4 minutes per game, second on the team… scored 7.8 points per game… led the team with 90 assists and 3.1 assists per contest… shot 38.3 percent from the field… shot 66.2 percent from the charity stripe… hit 25.7 percent behind the arc… dished out a career-high nine assists against Wyoming (Nov. 14)… notched five games with five or more assists… scored a season-high 16 points against UC Irvine (Nov. 29)… recorded a career-high rebounding average of 3.8… grabbed a career-high 110 rebounds… swiped a career-high 36 steals.

2018-19 (JUNIOR)
Did not play due to injury.

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in all 30 games on the year and started in 29, tying for 17th in the Summit League…averaged 30.4 minutes per game, placing ninth in the Summit…put up 8.5 points per game, finishing second on the team and 26th in the Summit League… shot 37.4 percent (88-for-235) from the field…finished third on the team in steals with 25…dished out 96 total assists, leading the team…shot 34.5 percent from behind the arc, going 30-of-87 on the year, taking 17th in the Summit…1.4 assist to turnover ratio, ranking 14th in the Summit League...recorded a season-high 22 points at Utah State on Dec. 16…recorded a season-high eight assists against Omaha on Feb. 17…went 8-of-16 from the floor in the game at Utah State for 50 percent.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Played in all 30 games for the Crimson and Gold including starting 24 of the final 25 games of the season…averaged 27.5 minutes per game…put up 8.4 points per game, 30th in the Summit League and fourth-best among all freshmen in the league…went 105-of-125 from the charity stripe on the year, recording the most free-throws by any Pioneer this season by more than 50 free-throws; shot 84.0 percent from the line, sixth-best in the Summit League…was the third-best rebounder on the team with 86 boards on the year…dished out 58 total assists…shot 44.0 percent from the floor going 74-of-168 on the year…recorded a career-high 16 points four different times throughout the season…got to the free-throw line a career-high 14 times converting 12 of those attempts in the match against Fort Wayne on Feb. 4…went 6-of-9 from the floor in the game against Western Illinois on Feb. 11 for 67 percent.

BEFORE DENVER
Played two seasons at perennial national power Long Beach Poly (CA) … led Serra High School to a state championship as a junior … won two state titles at Long Beach Poly as a freshman and sophomore ... named Incoming Player of the Year while at Long Beach Poly ... selected as the Del Rey League MVP at Serra ... two-time first-team All-Area selection while at Serra ... picked up state regional Player of the Game honors while at Serra ... was MVP of WCA club team. Johnson played AAU basketball for Cal Sparks "Gold" Elite Team for three years under Coach Elbert Kinnebrew. 

PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 9 ... daughter of Stephan and Brenda ... has one brother, Christian ... chose to go to Denver because it has such a great family feel and I felt most comfortable there and love the coaches and can grow into a better person ... plans on becoming an anesthesiologist ... hobbies include running cross country and going shopping and buying shoes ... volunteered for special need adults at Ability First ... made Principal Honor Roll four years in a row.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    1
  • 2

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2