- Vickie Johnson
Infobox WNBA Player
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position =Shooting Guard
current_team =San Antonio Silver Stars
Galatasaray
nickname = VJ
height_ft = 5
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 150
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1972|04|15
birth_place = Coushatta, Louisiana
highschool =
college =Louisiana Tech
draft = 12th
draft_year = 1997
draft_team =New York Liberty
career_start = 1997
career_end =
former_teams =New York Liberty (1997-2005)
awards =Vickie Johnson (born
April 15 ,1972 ), is a WNBA player who played for theSan Antonio Silver Stars . She grew up inCoushatta, Louisiana . She currently plays for Galatasaray inTurkey .High School Years
Johnson was a letterman in basketball and track and field. In track and field, she was the Louisiana State Champion on the long jump as a senior.
College years
In 1996 Johnson graduated from
Louisiana Tech .WNBA career
Johnson was selected 12th overall in the second round of the inaugural WNBA Elite draft in 1997, which was comprised of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues.
She was a two-time WNBA allstar and was the first New York Liberty player to record 2000 points.
In June 2005 in honor of Johnson's 3,000 points scored, Sandy Levine, owner of the world-famous Carnegie Deli in
Manhattan , created the VJ Classic sandwich, a 3,000 calorie belly-busting sandwich.Johnson ended an eight-year career with the Liberty by signing with the San Antonio Silver Stars on Feb. 9, 2006.
Vital statistics
*Position: Guard/Forward
*Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
*College:Louisiana Tech
*Team(s):San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), Galatasaray (Turkey )External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/vickie_johnson/index.html WNBA player profile]
* [http://www.wnba.com/liberty/news/vj_transcript_030523.html WNBA chat transcript]
* [http://www.galatasaray.org/basketbol/bayan/pages/oyuncu_51.php Player Profil at galatasaray.org]
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