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
ABL
After her collegiate playing days, Johnson played for the Columbus Quest with whom she won the 1997 and 1998 American Basketball League championships.
WNBA
On May 3, 1999, Johnson was selected as part of the league's post-expansion draft player allocation by the Orlando Miracle. Her debut game was played on June 10, 1999 in a 63-77 loss to the Houston Comets where she recorded 13 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists and 5 steals. She also played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul from Turkey in winter 1999–00 season. In her rookie season, Johnson was named to the All-WNBA 2nd Team.
The Miracle moved to Connecticut in 2003 and became the Connecticut Sun.
Johnson was a WNBA All-Star in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.
On January 28, 2004 Johnson was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars for a 1st round pick, 2nd round pick and 3rd round pick all for the 2004 draft. Respectively, these three picks materialized to Lindsay Whalen, Jessica Brungo, and [andance Futrell.
On July 3, 2006, Johnson tied Semeka Randall Lay's record for the most steals in a game by a Silver Stars player by recording 8 steals in a 85 - 63 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Johnson also recorded 12 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists in that game.
In March 2007, Johnson signed with the Detroit Shock. Her time with the shock would be the first time where Johnson wasn't a regular starter. From 1999 to 2006 with the Miracle/Sun and Silver Stars, Johnson started in 246 out of 252 games. However, she would only start in 8 out of 33 games in her sole season with the Shock and average 16.9 minutes per game (after previously averaging at least 27 minutes for the previous 8 seasons).
On March 7, 2008, Johnson signed with the Houston Comets. When the Comets folded, she was not picked in the dispersal draft and therefore became a free agent.
For the 2009 season, she signed with the Seattle Storm on February 23, 2009. This season with the Storm ended up being Johnson's final season in the league and she averaged 4.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 18.2 minutes per game. Johnson's final WNBA game was Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Sparks on September 20, 2009. In her final game, Johnson fouled out of the game after 12 minutes as the Storm fell 64 - 75 and be eliminated from the playoffs. Before fouling out, she recorded 2 points, 1 rebound,2 assists and 1 steal.
Overseas
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.
{| class="wikitable"
!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
|}
References
External links
- Johnson's biography at usabasketball.com
- Shannon Johnson's U.S. Olympic Team bio
- Johnson signs with the Houston Comets
- http://www.encancha.com/articulo/13419