Kiana Johnson

Kiana Johnson (born August 23, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Kiana Johnson
No. 3 – Valur
PositionPoint guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1993-08-23) August 23, 1993
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight63 kg (139 lb)
Career information
High schoolWhitney Young
(Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeMichigan State (2011–2014)
Virginia Union (2015–2016)
Playing career2016–present
Number3
Career history
2016–2017Forssan Alku
2017–2018Tapiolan Honka
2018–2019KR
2019–presentValur
Career highlights and awards

College career

Johnson started her college career with Michigan State in 2011. She transferred to Virginia Union in 2014[1] and sat out the 2014–2015 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules. During the 2015–2016 season, Johnson averaged 29.3 points and 8.7 assists,[2] and was named the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year.[3][4]

Playing career

In 2016, Johnson signed with Forssan Alku of the Finnish Naisten Korisliiga.[5][3] For the season she averaged 18.9 points and 5.8 assists per game.[6]

She remained in Finland the following season, signing with Tapiolan Honka.[6] In 33 games, Johnson averaged 17.1 points and 5.5 assists per game.

In 2018, Johnson signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna. On February 6, 2019, Kiana scored 50 points in a 102-81 victory against Breiðablik along with 16 rebounds and 10 assists.[7][8] For the season, she averaged 23.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3.4 steals.[9]

In July 2019, Johnson signed with reigning Úrvalsdeild champions Valur.[10] Valur opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105-81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup where Johnson posted 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and game-high 6 steals.[11] In the Úrvalsdeild, she averaged 22.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and a league leading 8.2 assists per game. However, the last three games of the season and the whole playoffs were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland with Valur being named Divisional champions (Icelandic: Deildarmeistarar) for having the best record at the time but no national champions were crowned.

References
  1. Matt Estreich (1 August 2018). "Ex-MSU Spartan Kiana Johnson at home with Virginia Union". WWBT. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Virginia Union's Kiana Johnson Named National D-II Player of the Year". HBCU Sports. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. David Squires (19 October 2016). "Ex-Virginia Union star Kiana Johnson now lighting it up in Finland". The Undefeated. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Virginia Union's Kiana Johnson learning to leave legacy, on and off the court". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. Pasi Rakkolainen (24 October 2016). "Amerikan korikuningatar tuli Forssaan". Forssan Lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. "Tehotakamies Kiana Johnson tahdittaa Hongan naisten hyökkäystä alkavalla kaudella". tapiolanhonka.fi (in Finnish). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. "Allt í hnút í Dominosdeild kvenna". RÚV (in Icelandic). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 February 2019). "Hefur hækkað sig um tuttugu í framlagi í tveimur leikjum í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. "Johnson úr KR í Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  10. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 July 2019). "Íslandsmeistararnir sækja sér Kana í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  11. Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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