Glory Johnson
Johnson in 2013.
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| No. 25 – Dallas Wings | ||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||
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| Born |
July 27, 1990 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school | Webb School (Knoxville, Tennessee) | |||||||||
| College | Tennessee (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Tulsa Shock | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| 2012–present | Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings | |||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Chevakata Vologda | |||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Nadezhda Orenburg | |||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Xinjiang Tiashan Deers | |||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||
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Glory Johnson (born July 27, 1990) is an American basketball forward for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she went to Webb School Of Knoxville and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.
Johnson enrolled at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2008. She recorded 36 double-doubles over the course of her college career.
Johnson completed her bachelor's degree in global studies in three years, and earned a master's degree in communications during her fourth year of basketball eligibility.
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Johnson played on the team representing the USA at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team won all six games to earn the gold medal. Johnson scored 6.2 points per game and had nine steals, tied for second place on the team.
Johnson was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA Draft (4th overall) by the Tulsa Shock. In her rookie season, she was ranked fourth in steals per game (a career-high 2.1 spg). In 2013 and 2014, her second and third seasons with the Shock, Johnson was named in the Western Conference All-Star team. Johnson sat out the 2015 WNBA season on a maternity leave after announcing her pregnancy. She returned one month into the 2016 WNBA season after her suspension stemming from her domestic violence incident with Brittney Griner. By this time the Tulsa Shock had relocated to Dallas and were renamed the Dallas Wings. Johnson averaged 11.3 ppg in 18 games with 6 starts. Also during her comeback season, she recorded the league's first 20-point, 20-rebound performance of the season in a win against the Phoenix Mercury when she scored 23 points along with a career-high 22 rebounds.
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