CAREER: Played in 109 career games with 32 starters... Scored 286 career points and dished out 102 assists... Won 76 games in final three seasons at WKU with two conference tournament titles... Biggest moments of career came during 2014 conference tournament when Johnson's hustle plays made the difference for the Lady Toppers in winning their first conference tournament title since 2008.
SENIOR (2014-15): Made 29 starts in 34 appearances for WKU, averaging a career-best 4.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game... Shot career best 37.9 percent from field and made nine three-point field goals... Made 73.2 percent from the free throw line... Had positive 53-to-45 assist-to-turnover ratio... Made 41 steals in 2014-15, more than she had in first three years at WKU combined... Had back-to-back double figure scoring games in January at Charlotte and at Old Dominion. Had 11 points and five rebounds at Charlotte on Jan. 8, 2015 followed by 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting against Old Dominion in a tough-fought win in Norfolk... Had 10 points against Florida Atlantic on the road on Feb. 26 in 29 minutes... Had eight points in Conference USA Championships semifinal action against Old Dominion in 20 minutes, convering on 3-of-6 shots, including a three-point field goal.
JUNIOR (2013-14): Played in 22 games, earning a start in the Sun Belt Conference Championships quarterfinal game against Louisiana-Lafayette... Averaged 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game... Played 13 minutes in quarterfinals of SBC Championships after earning the start due to work ethic in practice. Hit a three-point field goal late in the first half that helped WKU cut down on an early ULL lead... Played seven minutes in Sun Belt Conference Championship game against Arkansas State, forcing several late jump balls and getting hand on rebound that helped WKU secure the win in the final seconds of play.... Played a season high 15 minutes against Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 25 and against Troy on Feb. 12, 2014, scoring three points against ULL and two points against Troy.
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Saw action in 30 games for the Lady Toppers off the bench... Averaged 2.2 points per game in conference play and 1.9 per game for the season... Shot .759 from the free throw line... Registered eight points, hitting 4-of-4 from the free throw line, in a 75-64 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 16, 2013, playing a season high 20 minutes... Scored 11 points, hitting all four of her field goal attempts, in a 98-80 win over Troy on Jan. 30, 2013.
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Played in 23 games during her first season on the Hill, drawing a pair of starting assignments in late January at Florida Atlantic and Florida International... Averaged 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds while playing 11.3 minutes per game... Had a season high seven points in 21 minutes against ULM on Dec. 29, 2011.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Arizona Daily Sun's Girls Basketball Player of the Year three straight seasons... Led Flagstaff High to the Class 4A Division II tournament semifinals four consecutive seasons... Averaged nearly 18 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists per game for her four-year career ... Named Grand Canyon Region MVP as a senior... Also earned first team all-region honors as a senior... Participated in the Arizona High School All-Star Game following her senior season.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 10, 1993... Daughter of Tyrone Johnson and Julie Rosalez... Tyronne Johnson served as head coach to Illeana during her prep career at Flagstaff High School. Father played college basketball at Northern Arizona while uncle Larry Johnson played college basketball at Northern Arizona... Has aspirations to attend physical therapy school.
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