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===WNBA===
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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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/glory_johnson/bio.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113041352/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/glory_johnson/bio.html |archivedate=2014-11-13 |df= }}</ref> Johnson sat out the 2015 WNBA season on a maternity leave after announcing her pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/06/brittney-griners-wife-glory-johnson-griner-announces-pregnancy |title=Brittney Griner’s wife, Glory Johnson-Griner, announces pregnancy &#124; For The Win |website=Ftw.usatoday.com |date=2015-06-04 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> She returned one month into the 2016 WNBA season after her suspension stemming from her domestic violence incident with [[Brittney Griner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/16057675/glory-johnson-dallas-wings-returns-suspension-brittney-griner-incident |title=Glory Johnson of Dallas Wings returns from suspension over Brittney Griner incident |website=Espn.com |date=2016-06-09 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/wnba/2016/06/08/glory-johnson-shows-flashes-return-dallas-wings-fall-washington |title=Other Sports: Glory Johnson shows flashes in her return as Dallas Wings fall to Washington &#124; SportsDay |website=Sportsday.dallasnews.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> 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 16th 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/history_triple-doubles-dunks-and-20-20-games/ |title=Triple-Doubles, Dunks and 20-20 Games - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA |website=WNBA.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/glory-johnson-23-points-22-rebounds-mercury-win-030207184--wnba.html |title=Glory Johnson has 23 points, 22 rebounds in Mercury win |website=Sports.yahoo.com |date=2016-07-06 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> During the 2017 season, Johnson continued to put double-doubles in rebounds and points which is what she has become statistically known for earlier on in her career. On June 18, 2017, Johnson score a season-high 27 points in a 87-83 win over the [[Washington Mystics]].<ref>[https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/otherhighschoolsport/2017/06/18/glory-johnsons-27-points-skylar-diggins-smiths-19-power-87-83-dallas-wings-win-mystics Glory Johnson's 27 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith's 19 power 87-83 Dallas Wings win over Mystics]</ref> From July 31 to August 6, Johnson named the Western Conference player of the week.<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/news/chicagos-vandersloot-dallas-johnson-named-wnba-players-week/ Chicago’s Vandersloot, Dallas’ Johnson Named WNBA Players Of The Week]</ref> On August 19, 2017, Johnson recorded her 13th double-double of the season, scoring 23 points along with 13 rebounds in a 90-86 win over the [[Atlanta Dream]].<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/game/20170819atldal/ College Park Center Saturday, August 19, 2017]</ref> During the game, Johnson threw a punch at Dream's point guard [[Matee Ajavon]] and served a one-game suspension two days later.<ref>[https://www.swishappeal.com/2017/8/21/16181548/glory-johnson-throws-punch-suspended-wnba Dallas’ Johnson throws punch, suspended 1-game by WNBA]</ref> The Wings would finish with a 16-18 record and the number 7 seed in the league. In her first career playoff game, Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a losing effort to the Washington Mystics in the first round elimination game.
Glory "Whole" 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/glory_johnson/bio.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113041352/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/glory_johnson/bio.html |archivedate=2014-11-13 |df= }}</ref> Johnson sat out the 2015 WNBA season on a maternity leave after announcing her pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/06/brittney-griners-wife-glory-johnson-griner-announces-pregnancy |title=Brittney Griner’s wife, Glory Johnson-Griner, announces pregnancy &#124; For The Win |website=Ftw.usatoday.com |date=2015-06-04 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> She returned one month into the 2016 WNBA season after her suspension stemming from her domestic violence incident with [[Brittney Griner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/16057675/glory-johnson-dallas-wings-returns-suspension-brittney-griner-incident |title=Glory Johnson of Dallas Wings returns from suspension over Brittney Griner incident |website=Espn.com |date=2016-06-09 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/wnba/2016/06/08/glory-johnson-shows-flashes-return-dallas-wings-fall-washington |title=Other Sports: Glory Johnson shows flashes in her return as Dallas Wings fall to Washington &#124; SportsDay |website=Sportsday.dallasnews.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> 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 16th 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/history_triple-doubles-dunks-and-20-20-games/ |title=Triple-Doubles, Dunks and 20-20 Games - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA |website=WNBA.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/glory-johnson-23-points-22-rebounds-mercury-win-030207184--wnba.html |title=Glory Johnson has 23 points, 22 rebounds in Mercury win |website=Sports.yahoo.com |date=2016-07-06 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> During the 2017 season, Johnson continued to put double-doubles in rebounds and points which is what she has become statistically known for earlier on in her career. On June 18, 2017, Johnson score a season-high 27 points in a 87-83 win over the [[Washington Mystics]].<ref>[https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/otherhighschoolsport/2017/06/18/glory-johnsons-27-points-skylar-diggins-smiths-19-power-87-83-dallas-wings-win-mystics Glory Johnson's 27 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith's 19 power 87-83 Dallas Wings win over Mystics]</ref> From July 31 to August 6, Johnson named the Western Conference player of the week.<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/news/chicagos-vandersloot-dallas-johnson-named-wnba-players-week/ Chicago’s Vandersloot, Dallas’ Johnson Named WNBA Players Of The Week]</ref> On August 19, 2017, Johnson recorded her 13th double-double of the season, scoring 23 points along with 13 rebounds in a 90-86 win over the [[Atlanta Dream]].<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/game/20170819atldal/ College Park Center Saturday, August 19, 2017]</ref> During the game, Johnson threw a punch at Dream's point guard [[Matee Ajavon]] and served a one-game suspension two days later.<ref>[https://www.swishappeal.com/2017/8/21/16181548/glory-johnson-throws-punch-suspended-wnba Dallas’ Johnson throws punch, suspended 1-game by WNBA]</ref> The Wings would finish with a 16-18 record and the number 7 seed in the league. In her first career playoff game, Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a losing effort to the Washington Mystics in the first round elimination game.


===Overseas===
===Overseas===

Revision as of 12:46, 15 November 2017

Glory Johnson
Johnson in 2013.
No. 25 – Dallas Wings
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1990-07-27) July 27, 1990 (age 34)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWebb School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
CollegeTennessee (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–presentTulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2012–2013Chevakata Vologda
2013–2015Nadezhda Orenburg
2016–2017Xinjiang Tiashan Deers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

Glory Johnson (born July 27, 1990)[1] 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[2][3] and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.

College

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.[4]

Tennessee statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Tennessee 33 335 40.4 - 61.6 7.2 0.6 1.1 0.4 10.2
2009-10 Tennessee 35 354 45.8 100.0 64.8 7.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 10.1
2010-11 Tennessee 37 443 53.4 - 58.6 9.7 1.2 1.4 0.8 12.0
2011-12 Tennessee 36 511 53.8 50.0 63.6 9.9 1.1 1.4 1.1 14.2
Career Tennessee 141 1643 48.8 40.0 61.9 8.6 1.0 1.3 0.7 11.7

USA Basketball

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.[6]

Professional career

WNBA

Glory "Whole" 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.[7] Johnson sat out the 2015 WNBA season on a maternity leave after announcing her pregnancy.[8] She returned one month into the 2016 WNBA season after her suspension stemming from her domestic violence incident with Brittney Griner.[9][10] 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 16th 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.[11][12] During the 2017 season, Johnson continued to put double-doubles in rebounds and points which is what she has become statistically known for earlier on in her career. On June 18, 2017, Johnson score a season-high 27 points in a 87-83 win over the Washington Mystics.[13] From July 31 to August 6, Johnson named the Western Conference player of the week.[14] On August 19, 2017, Johnson recorded her 13th double-double of the season, scoring 23 points along with 13 rebounds in a 90-86 win over the Atlanta Dream.[15] During the game, Johnson threw a punch at Dream's point guard Matee Ajavon and served a one-game suspension two days later.[16] The Wings would finish with a 16-18 record and the number 7 seed in the league. In her first career playoff game, Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a losing effort to the Washington Mystics in the first round elimination game.

Overseas

From 2012 to 2015, Johnson played three off-seasons in Russia for two different teams; Chevakata Vologda and Nadezhda Orenburg.[17][18] As of November 2016, Johnson signed with the Xinjiang Tiashan Deers of the WCBA for the 2016-17 off-season.[19][20]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2012 Tulsa 34 28 28.2 .482 .000 .677 6.8 1.1 2.1 0.5 2.0 11.5
2013 Tulsa 29 28 30.2 .446 .333 .747 8.9 1.1 1.0 0.4 2.0 15.0
2014 Tulsa 33 33 32.4 .449 .000 .760 9.2 1.4 1.3 0.3 2.6 14.7
2016 Dallas 18 6 27.9 .442 .286 .753 8.9 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.4 11.3
2017 Dallas 33 33 31.0 .464 .313 .766 9.1 1.6 1.2 0.3 2.2 14.9
Career 4 years, 1 team 147 128 30.1 .457 .299 .736 8.5 1.3 1.4 0.4 2.2 13.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017 Dallas 1 1 36.8 .375 .000 .750 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 15.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 1 1 36.8 .375 .000 .750 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 15.0

Personal life

On August 14, 2014, it was announced that both Johnson and fellow WNBA player Brittney Griner were engaged.[21][22] On April 22, 2015, both women were arrested for physically attacking each other after police broke up a fight between the two in their Goodyear, Arizona home. Both sustained minor injuries after the incident.[23][24] Nevertheless, the couple stayed together and married on May 8, 2015.[25] It was announced on June 4, 2015 that Johnson was pregnant and that she would miss the 2015 WNBA season.[26] One day later, Griner filed for annulment which was rejected.[27] Johnson gave birth to twin girls in October 2015, 16 weeks premature.[28] Griner has no biological connection to the twins as it was revealed that Johnson had gotten pregnant through IVF treatment using her eggs and a sperm donation.[29] The divorce was finalized in June 2016.[30]

References

  1. ^ 1 second ago. "Glory Johnson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Utladyvols.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-04-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Glory Johnson. "Glory Johnson, Tennessee F - Scout". Girlshoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ^ 1 second ago. "Glory Johnson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Utsports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games -- 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2012-10-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Brittney Griner's wife, Glory Johnson-Griner, announces pregnancy | For The Win". Ftw.usatoday.com. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  9. ^ "Glory Johnson of Dallas Wings returns from suspension over Brittney Griner incident". Espn.com. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  10. ^ "Other Sports: Glory Johnson shows flashes in her return as Dallas Wings fall to Washington | SportsDay". Sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  11. ^ "Triple-Doubles, Dunks and 20-20 Games - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  12. ^ "Glory Johnson has 23 points, 22 rebounds in Mercury win". Sports.yahoo.com. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  13. ^ Glory Johnson's 27 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith's 19 power 87-83 Dallas Wings win over Mystics
  14. ^ Chicago’s Vandersloot, Dallas’ Johnson Named WNBA Players Of The Week
  15. ^ College Park Center Saturday, August 19, 2017
  16. ^ Dallas’ Johnson throws punch, suspended 1-game by WNBA
  17. ^ "2014 Offseason: Who is Where?". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  18. ^ "Glory Johnson profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  19. ^ "WNBA Players Playing Overseas - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  20. ^ "Glory Johnson Basketball Player Profile, Canik Belediyesi Samsun, Tennessee, News, KBSL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket.com". Basketball.eurobasket.com. 1990-07-27. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  21. ^ Nichols, James (15 August 2014). "Brittney Griner Proposes To Girlfriend Glory Johnson". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  22. ^ Silver, Jake (15 August 2014). "WNBA's Brittney Griner Gets Engaged to Former Tennessee Vols Star Glory Johnson". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  23. ^ "WNBA star Brittney Griner arrested on assault and disorderly conduct". Sports Illustrated. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  24. ^ "Mercury's Brittney Griner arrested on assault allegations". Azcentral.com. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  25. ^ "Brittney Griner Marries Fellow WNBA Star Glory Johnson". US Weekly. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  26. ^ "Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson Expecting First Child". People. June 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  27. ^ "A Day After Announcing Pregnancy, WNBA's Brittney Griner Seeks Annulment from Expectant Wife Glory Johnson". People. June 5, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  28. ^ "Glory Johnson Welcomes Twin Daughters Ava Simone and Solei Diem Several Months Premature". People. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  29. ^ Adam, Black (2016-05-25). "After Winning Child Support from Brittney Griner, Glory Johnson Back To Dating Men". Total Pro Sports. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  30. ^ Spargo, Chris. "Brittney Griner finalizes her divorce from Glory Johnson". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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