Purcell Announces Signing of Asianae Johnson to 2022 Signing Class

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball head coach Sam Purcell announced the signing of Asianae Johnson to his Bulldog squad as part of the 2022 signing class.

Johnson is transferring to Mississippi State after graduating from St. Bonaventure with a degree in International Studies. She will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer and will be using the additional covid year granted to student-athletes for the 2020-21 season.

Asianae Johnson | 5-8 | Guard |Brooklyn, N.Y. | Grand St. Campus HS | St. Bonaventure
Get To Know Asianae
Asianae Johnson, pronounced Asia-nay, comes to Mississippi State as a two-time All-Atlantic 10 performer. After earning third team honors as a junior, Johnson was named an All-A 10 Second Team honoree as a senior after averaging a career-best 18.1 points per game. Johnson's senior season was one to remember for the Brooklyn native as she averaged 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 46% from the field and 78% from the charity stripe. On Feb. 7, 2022, Johnson earned her first career A-10 Player of the Week honor after averaging 24.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in a pair of wins over George Washington and Richmond. During her senior campaign, Johnson scored at least 20 points in 10 games while scoring at least 15 points in 22 of the team's 25 contests. She set a program record for consecutive games with at least 20 points scored in eight straight games from Jan. 12 to Feb. 5. During her junior season, when she earned her first career All-Atlantic 10 honors, Johnson started all 21 games while scoring 13.5 points per game, finishing 11th in the conference in points per game. Her offensive game improved each season at St. Bonaventure. After averaging 9.7 ppg as a true freshman, she increased her average to 12.7 as a sophomore, 13.5 as a junior and 18.1 in her final season.

She finished her Bonnies career as one of the best players in program history, having played in 108 games, making 107 career starts, including a streak of 94 straight starts. Johnson averaged 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in her 106 appearances. She ranks ninth on the Bonnies' all-time scoring list with 1,444 career points, ninth all-time in made field goals (551), seventh in made free throws (339), seventh in double-figure scoring performances (78) and 11th in blocked shots (51).

While attending Grand St. Campus High School, Johnson scored 1,400 career points while averaging 19.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. She was also named the PSAL Sullivan Award winner.

Purcell on Johnson
"I'm so excited to be able to add Asianae Johnson to our team for this upcoming season! She was one of the first phone calls we made as a staff, and she believed in our message and our vision from the first time we spoke. Asianae will be attending grad school at Mississippi State following her graduation at St. Bonaventure here in a few weeks, and I know she is ready for this next step in her career, and she has big goals for this season that includes getting to the NCAA Tournament. She's such a joy to talk to on and off the court, and I know the fans will accept her with open arms and see why she is such a special player and person."

Career Highs (Through 2021-22)
Points: 28, 2x last vs Richmond (2/5/22)
Rebounds: 12, vs Niagara (11/7/19)
Field Goals Made: 12, at Saint Louis (1/19/22)
Field Goals Attempted: 25, at Saint Louis (1/19/22)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 1, 3x last at Saint Louis (1/19/22)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 3, at Saint Louis (1/19/22)
Free Throws Made: 12, vs Davidson (2/8/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 15, vs Davidson (2/8/21)
Assists: 9, vs Duquesne (2/22/21)
Steals: 6, at ETSU (12/23/21)
Blocks: 3, 2x last at Saint Louis (1/19/22)
Minutes: 43, vs Canisius (11/13/18)

2022 Signing Class
Debresha Powe
Kourtney Weber
Ramani Parker
Asianae Johnson

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