Cierra Johnson

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mobile, Ala.
High School:
Blount HS
Prev School:
Shelton State CC

Accolades

Finished her career averaging 11.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game
2019 Preseason Second Team All-SEC (voted by the SEC Coaches)
2018 Florida Sunshine Classic All-Tournament Team
2018 Arizona State Classic All-Tournament Team
Three career double-doubles

Senior (2019-20)

Played in all 30 games including starting the last three games
Averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game
Third on the team in scoring and second in assists
Led the team in steals with 36
Scored double figures in 13 games
Led Alabama to its win over Clemson (11/12) with 21 points, eight rebounds and six steals off the bench
Put in 17 points and eight rebounds in her homecoming against South Alabama (11/21)
Poured in 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting to go along with six assists in the win over Northern Iowa (11/29)
Had a solid all-around game with team highs in rebounds (8), assists (4), steals (3) and blocks (2) to go along with 10 points in the victory against SE Louisiana (12/29)
Added 11 points, four rebounds and four assists in the victory against Auburn (1/12)
Had 10 points and five rebounds in the overtime loss against Georgia (2/16)
Turned in an all-around performance with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the upset win over No. 9 Mississippi State (2/23)
In her first start of the season, she put up 14 points, six rebounds and three assists in the road victory at No. 12 Texas A&M (2/27)
Poured in a team-high 17 points in the senior day win against Missouri (3/1)

Junior (2018-19)

Started 27 games and played in all 31 contests in her first year with the Tide
Led the Tide in points per game (14.7), assists per game (3.1) and steals per game (1.3)
Notched three double-doubles
Scored 457 points on the season which is the most by an Alabama player since 2010-11 and become the second player to score 450-plus points since the 1999-00 season
14th in the SEC in points per game (14.7)
Ended the year 15th in the conference in assists per game (3.1)
Finished 12th in the league in FT% (72.2 percent)
Ninth in the SEC in minutes played per game (33.3)
Tied for sixth in the SEC in points per game in conference play play (15.8)
10th in the SEC in field goal percentage in conference play (41.7 percent)
Fifth in the SEC in minutes per game in conference play (35.6)
Scored in double-figures in 25 games, including six games of 20+ points
Compiled her first double-digit game of her Alabama career against Utah (11/13), after finishing with 13 points
Went off in the win over Clemson (11/19) after finishing with a game-high and career-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor
Led the Tide with 15 points (7-of-9 at the free throw line) and four assists versus Louisiana Tech (12/2)
Did it all for the Tide in the win over Tulane (12/8), putting up 18 points (including four three-pointers), six rebounds, five assists and two steals
Poured in a career-high 27 points (9-of-16 shooting) to go along with six rebounds in the loss against then-No. 24 Miami (12/21)
Totaled 19 points including two buzzer-beaters, to go along with five assists and five rebounds in the SEC-opening win against Florida (1/3)
Scored another 19 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals in the loss at then-No. 23 South Carolina (1/6)
Led the team with 17 points while grabbing a career-high seven boards in the victory over then-No. 20 Tennessee (1/17)
Tied a career-high with 27 points (14-of-16 from the free throw line) against LSU (1/20) to go along with a team-high six rebounds
Scored 14 points and tied her career-high in assists with six in the loss at Arkansas (1/24)
Scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds and recorded seven steals in the win at Georgia (1/27)
Led the team with 15 points in the loss to then-No. 6 Mississippi State (2/3)
Was tops on the team with 15 points for the second consecutive game against Florida (2/7)
Led the team with 25 points (8-of-11 shooting), seven rebounds and five assists in the win at Vanderbilt (2/21)
Became the first UA player since 2013 to have a 20-10-5 game after notching her first career double-double with 23 points, 12 rebounds and five assists against Georgia (2/24)
Recorded her second consecutive and second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the win over Ole Miss (2/28)
Scored 22 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists in the loss at Missouri (3/3)
Tallied her third double-double in four games with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the SEC Tournament win versus Vanderbilt (3/6)
Had 17 points in the SEC Tournament loss to Auburn (3/7)

Prep Highlights (Shelton State CC)

2018 NJCAA Player of the Year
ASWA JUCO Athlete of the Year in 2018 at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa
North Division Player of the Year
Region 22 Player of the Year
Alabama Community College Conference Tournament MVP
Averaged 22 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 53.6 field goal percentage her sophomore year
Scored the most points in the NJCAA in 2018 with 793 and averaged the third-most with 22 points per game
Two-time ACCC Athletics Player of the Year
Two-time NJCAA First Team
Holds the NJCAA Tournament scoring record with 135 points in 2018
Holds the NJCAA Tournament single-game scoring record with 47 points in 2018
NJCAA Tournament MVP
70-4 career record
NJCAA All-American First Team
Ranked as the No. 110 overall prospect by Prospect Nation in the Class of 2016
Was rated as the No. 21 point guard by Prospect Nation and No. 30 point guard by HoopGurlz ESPNW coming out of high school
Was a four-time Class 6A first-team all-state selection at Blount High School
Led the Leopards to the state semifinals in her first three seasons and was named the Class 6A Player of the Year in 2015
In her final season at Blount, Johnson averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists
Played AAU ball for coach Renardo Hudson on the WP Celtics
Also played AAU for the Comets under head coach Mike Berry, the Bama Storm with coach Ben Thomas, as well as with the DIP Celtics under Barbrah Hatcher and Tamika Hardin