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Jersey Number 3
Asianae Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School/Previous School:
- Grand St. Campus / St. Bonaventure
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
Bio
Career Honors
2022 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2021 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team
2x A-10 Player of the Week (2/7/22 , 2/8/21)
A-10 Rookie of the Week (11/19/18)
Career Highlights
• Ranked ninth on the Bonnies all-time scoring list with 1,444 career points
• 78 double-figure scoring performance
• Advanced to the Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament after defeating Illinois in the First Four and Creighton in the First Round
• Helped MSU become the first women's team to play in a First Four game and advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Defeated Illinois 70-56 on March 15, 2023, in the First Four.
Career Stats
Johnson's career spanned five years, four at St. Bonaventure and one at Mississippi State … she played in 141 career games, making 108 career starts … She scored 1,716 career points (12.2 ppg), grabbed 570 rebounds (4.0 rpg), dished out 317 assists (2.2 apg), had 191 steals (1.4 spg) while shooting 46% from the floor, 28% from three and 72% the free throw line … Scored at least 250+ points in all five seasons and had three seasons with 100+ rebounds … Set a career-high in her lone season at MSU with 84 assists and 45 steals and made threes.
NCAA Tournament Stats
• 3 NCAA Tournament games at Mississippi State, all during the 2022-23 season
• Scored 19 points (6.3 ppg) and grabbed 6 rebounds (2.0 rpg) while dishing out 5 assists (1.7 apg), with 2 steals (0.7 spg) with 2 blocked shots (0.3 bpg)
• Shot 67% from the floor (6-for-9), 67% from three (2-for-3) and 84% from the free throw line (5-for-6)
• Tournament Highs: Points: 10 vs Creighton (3/17/23), Rebounds: 4, vs Illinois (3/15/23), Assists: 2, twice vs Illinois & Notre Dame (3/19/23), Steals: 2, vs Notre Dame, Blocks: 1, vs Notre Dame.
• Was 2-for-2 from three vs Creighton (100%)
2022-23 (Graduate)
Played in all 33 games making one start … Scored 272 points (8.2 ppg), grabbed 74 rebounds (2.2 rpg), dished out 84 assists (2.5 apg), earned 45 steals (1.4 spg) and blocked six shots (0.2 bpg) … Shot 52% from the floor, 48% from three and 58% from the free throw line … Led the team in 3-point field goal percentage and finished second on the team in assists, steals and field goal percentage, also finished fourth on the team in scoring … Johnson made a total of three made threes in four years at St. Bonaventure but made 15 in one season at Mississippi State … Johnson scored in double figures 14 times, including three games with 15+ points … Scored 16 points in her MSU debut vs MVSU (11/9) and then tied that season-high two more times vs Old Dominion (12/19) and vs Tennessee (2/6) … Six SEC games with at least 10+ points scored … Recorded at least one assist in 31 games and nine games with at least four assists … Season-high five steals vs Grambling (12/4) … Season-high six assists vs MVSU (11/9) … Made 21 of her final 27 free throws 78% … Nearly recorded a double-double vs Nebraska in Puerto Rico with 10 points and a season-high eight rebounds … Johnson was the first player off the MSU bench a team-high 15 times.
ST. BONAVENTURE
2021-22 (Senior)
Second Team All-Atlantic 10 … Started 26 out of 27 games … Led the Bonnies, and the Atlantic 10, in scoring at 18.1 points per game … Registered double figures 25 times, including 10 20-point games to go along with one double-double … Tied for 7th all-time for made field goals in Bonnies single season history with 194 … Led the Atlantic 10 with 99 made free throws and ranked third in free throw percentage, making 78.0 percent of her shots from the free throw line … Team-leader in assists (96) and assists per game (2.7) … Set a program record with eight straight game of 20 or more points from Jan. 12 to Feb. 5 … Set a career-high with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in an overtime loss at Saint Louis (1/19) … Scored 1,000th career point as part of a 16-point performance against Canisius (11/13) … Finished her Bonnies career as one of the top players in program history, starting in 107 out of 108 career games while averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game
2020-21 (Junior)
Third Team All-Atlantic 10 … Started all 21 games, scoring in double figures 18 times … Averaged 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.0 assists … Led the Bonnies, and ranked 11th in the Atlantic 10, in scoring … Ranked 11th overall and first among A-10 guards in field goal percentage (47.6%) and was 15th in assists (3.0 apg) … Registered a season-high 20 points, including a career-high 12 made free throws in a victory over Davidson (2/8)
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Started all 30 games, averaging 30.3 minutes per game … Led the Bonnies in scoring at 12.7 points per contest and was second on the team on the glass, hauling in 5.5 rebounds a game … Averaged 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in Atlantic 10 play … Scored in double figures 21 times including 11 of the season’s final 14 games with a pair of 20-point performances … Scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 from the line while tallying a career-high four steals in a win vs. Rhode Island (1/26) … Earned first double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in an overtime win vs. Niagara (11/7) … Registered second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Richmond (2/2)
2018-19 (Freshman)
Starting all 30 contests and averaged 27.0 minutes per game … Ranked third among all Atlantic 10 freshmen at 9.7 points per game … Averaged 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game and shot 40.4 percent from the floor … Scored in double figures 13 times … Averaged 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and shot 41.8 percent during Atlantic 10 games … Named A-10 Rookie of the Week after scoring 13 points in a win over Canisius and 16 points vs. Hofstra (11/19) … Earned her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. La Salle (2/27)
High School
Scored over 1,400 career points while averaging 19 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … PSAL Sullivan Award winner
Personal
Full name is Asianae Noor Johnson ... Her preffered name is 'A' ... Borm on Dec. 15, 2000 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Daughter of George Johnson and Sasha Robinson … Has one brother Zyaire ... Her favorite movies are 'The Lion King' and 'Training Day' … Earned her degree in International Studies from St. Bonaventure in 2022
Fun Fact: Asianae plays the Bass Guitar
Career Highs (Entering 2022-23)
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 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
2021 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team
2x A-10 Player of the Week (2/7/22 , 2/8/21)
A-10 Rookie of the Week (11/19/18)
Career Highlights
• Ranked ninth on the Bonnies all-time scoring list with 1,444 career points
• 78 double-figure scoring performance
• Advanced to the Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament after defeating Illinois in the First Four and Creighton in the First Round
• Helped MSU become the first women's team to play in a First Four game and advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Defeated Illinois 70-56 on March 15, 2023, in the First Four.
Career Stats
Johnson's career spanned five years, four at St. Bonaventure and one at Mississippi State … she played in 141 career games, making 108 career starts … She scored 1,716 career points (12.2 ppg), grabbed 570 rebounds (4.0 rpg), dished out 317 assists (2.2 apg), had 191 steals (1.4 spg) while shooting 46% from the floor, 28% from three and 72% the free throw line … Scored at least 250+ points in all five seasons and had three seasons with 100+ rebounds … Set a career-high in her lone season at MSU with 84 assists and 45 steals and made threes.
NCAA Tournament Stats
• 3 NCAA Tournament games at Mississippi State, all during the 2022-23 season
• Scored 19 points (6.3 ppg) and grabbed 6 rebounds (2.0 rpg) while dishing out 5 assists (1.7 apg), with 2 steals (0.7 spg) with 2 blocked shots (0.3 bpg)
• Shot 67% from the floor (6-for-9), 67% from three (2-for-3) and 84% from the free throw line (5-for-6)
• Tournament Highs: Points: 10 vs Creighton (3/17/23), Rebounds: 4, vs Illinois (3/15/23), Assists: 2, twice vs Illinois & Notre Dame (3/19/23), Steals: 2, vs Notre Dame, Blocks: 1, vs Notre Dame.
• Was 2-for-2 from three vs Creighton (100%)
2022-23 (Graduate)
Played in all 33 games making one start … Scored 272 points (8.2 ppg), grabbed 74 rebounds (2.2 rpg), dished out 84 assists (2.5 apg), earned 45 steals (1.4 spg) and blocked six shots (0.2 bpg) … Shot 52% from the floor, 48% from three and 58% from the free throw line … Led the team in 3-point field goal percentage and finished second on the team in assists, steals and field goal percentage, also finished fourth on the team in scoring … Johnson made a total of three made threes in four years at St. Bonaventure but made 15 in one season at Mississippi State … Johnson scored in double figures 14 times, including three games with 15+ points … Scored 16 points in her MSU debut vs MVSU (11/9) and then tied that season-high two more times vs Old Dominion (12/19) and vs Tennessee (2/6) … Six SEC games with at least 10+ points scored … Recorded at least one assist in 31 games and nine games with at least four assists … Season-high five steals vs Grambling (12/4) … Season-high six assists vs MVSU (11/9) … Made 21 of her final 27 free throws 78% … Nearly recorded a double-double vs Nebraska in Puerto Rico with 10 points and a season-high eight rebounds … Johnson was the first player off the MSU bench a team-high 15 times.
ST. BONAVENTURE
2021-22 (Senior)
Second Team All-Atlantic 10 … Started 26 out of 27 games … Led the Bonnies, and the Atlantic 10, in scoring at 18.1 points per game … Registered double figures 25 times, including 10 20-point games to go along with one double-double … Tied for 7th all-time for made field goals in Bonnies single season history with 194 … Led the Atlantic 10 with 99 made free throws and ranked third in free throw percentage, making 78.0 percent of her shots from the free throw line … Team-leader in assists (96) and assists per game (2.7) … Set a program record with eight straight game of 20 or more points from Jan. 12 to Feb. 5 … Set a career-high with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in an overtime loss at Saint Louis (1/19) … Scored 1,000th career point as part of a 16-point performance against Canisius (11/13) … Finished her Bonnies career as one of the top players in program history, starting in 107 out of 108 career games while averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game
2020-21 (Junior)
Third Team All-Atlantic 10 … Started all 21 games, scoring in double figures 18 times … Averaged 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.0 assists … Led the Bonnies, and ranked 11th in the Atlantic 10, in scoring … Ranked 11th overall and first among A-10 guards in field goal percentage (47.6%) and was 15th in assists (3.0 apg) … Registered a season-high 20 points, including a career-high 12 made free throws in a victory over Davidson (2/8)
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Started all 30 games, averaging 30.3 minutes per game … Led the Bonnies in scoring at 12.7 points per contest and was second on the team on the glass, hauling in 5.5 rebounds a game … Averaged 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in Atlantic 10 play … Scored in double figures 21 times including 11 of the season’s final 14 games with a pair of 20-point performances … Scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 from the line while tallying a career-high four steals in a win vs. Rhode Island (1/26) … Earned first double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in an overtime win vs. Niagara (11/7) … Registered second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Richmond (2/2)
2018-19 (Freshman)
Starting all 30 contests and averaged 27.0 minutes per game … Ranked third among all Atlantic 10 freshmen at 9.7 points per game … Averaged 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game and shot 40.4 percent from the floor … Scored in double figures 13 times … Averaged 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and shot 41.8 percent during Atlantic 10 games … Named A-10 Rookie of the Week after scoring 13 points in a win over Canisius and 16 points vs. Hofstra (11/19) … Earned her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. La Salle (2/27)
High School
Scored over 1,400 career points while averaging 19 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … PSAL Sullivan Award winner
Personal
Full name is Asianae Noor Johnson ... Her preffered name is 'A' ... Borm on Dec. 15, 2000 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Daughter of George Johnson and Sasha Robinson … Has one brother Zyaire ... Her favorite movies are 'The Lion King' and 'Training Day' … Earned her degree in International Studies from St. Bonaventure in 2022
Fun Fact: Asianae plays the Bass Guitar
Career Highs (Entering 2022-23)
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) *
* Denotes career-high set at St. Bonaventure
*Asianae Johnson used her additional Covid year during the 2022-23 season that was granted to student-athletes who competed during the 2020-21 season
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