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Vickie Johnson (born April 15, 1972) is an American former basketball player and head coach of the Dallas Wings.[1] Johnson is the former head coach of the San Antonio Stars.[2] Upon the sale and relocation of the Stars, Johnson was hired by head coach Bill Laimbeer as an assistant coach of the Las Vegas Aces, the Stars' decedent team.[3]

Vickie Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1972-04-15) April 15, 1972 (age 50) Coushatta, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Coushatta (Coushatta, Louisiana)
College	Louisiana Tech (1992–1996)
WNBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Shooting guard
Number	55
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2005	New York Liberty
2006–2009	San Antonio Silver Stars
As coach:
2011–2016	San Antonio Stars (assistant)
2017	San Antonio Stars
2018–2020	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)
2021–2022	Dallas Wings
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA All-Star (1999, 2001) Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com

Early years

Johnson grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana. Johnson was a letter-man 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

Vickie Johnson was a two-time All-American and Sun Belt Conference MVP at Louisiana Tech University. She led the Lady Techsters to the 1994 NCAA Championship Game, was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1995 and earned Louisiana Player of the Year honors in 1996. She finished her career at Louisiana Tech with 1,891 career points and 831 rebounds and was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. She graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1996.

WNBA career

Johnson was selected 12th overall in the second round of the inaugural WNBA Elite draft in 1997, which was composed of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues.

She was a two-time WNBA all-star 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 calories (13,000 kJ) belly-busting sandwich.

Johnson ended an eight-year career with the Liberty by signing with the San Antonio Silver Stars on February 9, 2006.

Johnson retired from play at the end of 2009 season.[4]

Coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
SAS	2017	34	8	26	.235	6th in West	-	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
DAL	2021	32	14	18	.438	5th in West	1	0	1	.000	Lost in 1st Round
DAL	2022	36	18	18	.500	3rd in West	3	1	2	.333	Lost in 1st Round
Career		102	40	62	.392		4	1	3	.250

European career

• 1996-1997: Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
• 1997-1998: W Bordeaux Basket
• 1998-2000: Lachen Ramat Hasharon
• 2000-2001: Elitzur Cellcom Holon
• 2004-2005: Trentino Rovereto Basket
• 2005-2007: MiZo Pécs
• 2007-2008: Galatasaray

References

External links

• WNBA player profile
• WNBA chat transcript

На других языках

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- [en] Vickie Johnson

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[ru] Джонсон, Вики

Вики Аннетт Джонсон (англ. Vickie Annette Johnson; род. 15 апреля 1972 года, Кушатта, Луизиана) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступала в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 1997 года на 2-м этапе элитного раунда под общим 12-м номером командой «Нью-Йорк Либерти». Играла в амплуа атакующего защитника и лёгкого форварда. По окончании своей карьеры вошла в тренерский штаб Дэна Хьюза, а после его отставки работала главным тренером «Сан-Антонио Старз». В настоящее время является главным тренером команды «Даллас Уингз».

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