Jackie Johnson

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-2
High School:
Eden Prairie HS
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.

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Career Honors and Awards

2014
? Academic All-Big Ten
? Minnesota Women's Basketball Most Improved Player

2013
? Minnesota Women's Basketball Golden Gopher Award

2013-14 ? Sophomore Season: Saw action in 21 games for the Gophers ? earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ? named Minnesota women's basketball's most improved player ? averaged 2.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game in an average of 11.2 minutes per game ? tallied a .552 (16-for-29) field goal percentage ? ranked third on the team with 15 blocked shots ? totaled two or more blocks in five of her 21 games played? more than doubled her point total from her freshman season with a career-high 13 points in the season-opener at Northern Iowa (11/9)? posted career-bests with eight rebounds and four blocks vs. North Dakota (12/8)? pulled down seven rebounds in 22 minutes vs. UCLA (12/20)? logged a career-high 29 minutes vs. Illinois (2/9), scoring eight points with two blocks and two rebounds? suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first half at Wisconsin (2/12)? missed the final 10 games of the year? averaged 5.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game in the two games prior to her injury.

2012-13 ? Freshman Season: Saw action in 12 games for the Gophers ? earned Minnesota women's basketball's Golden Gopher Award ? finished the season with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks ? made her first field goal in Big Ten Conference play at Nebraska (2/3) ? made her Big Ten debut vs. Michigan (1/31) ? tallied her first-career steal vs. UMKC (12/7) ? posted career-highs with 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist vs. Ohio (11/17) ? notched her first collegiate field goal in the second half vs. Ohio (11/17).

High School: 2012 graduate of Eden Prairie High School ? ranked among ESPNU's top-100 on ESPN.com ? also ranked No. 13 nationally at her position ? had a scout grade of 92 (out of 100) by ESPN.com ? was the only player from the state of Minnesota nominated to the 2012 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Team ? ranked the No. 1 recruit in the state of Minnesota by GPrep.net ? earned four athletic letters in basketball ? Minnesota Miss Basketball finalist ? 2012 Associated Press All-State First Team selection ? 2012 All-Pioneer Press First Team honoree ? 2012 Star Tribune All-Metro First Team selection ? named first-team all-state by MN Basketball News and the Pioneer Press in 2011 ? earned AAAA All-State recognition by the coaches association as a junior ? second-team AP All-State honoree in 2011 ? 2010 MGBCA All-State Honorable Mention selection ? three-time selection to the all-conference team ? 2012 MGBCA Academic All-State honoree ? finalist for Eden Prairie's Golden Eagle Award ? holds Eden Prairie High School records for career blocks (254) and rebounds (888), while ranking second in points (1,460) ? also holds single-season records in points (485), rebounds (293), blocks (108) and steals (74) ? twice participated in the state tournament ? all-tournament team selection at the 2011 Minnesota State High School League's Class AAAA State Championship ? scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the title game ? averaged 13.9 ppg as a junior ? twice named team captain ? played for head coach Chris Carr at Eden Prairie High School ? also played for Andy Meinhart's Metro Stars Black AAU, coached by Steve Reiter.

Personal: Born September 16, 1993 ? majoring in health and wellness ? daughter of Todd and Jill Johnson ? has a younger brother, Reed ? her cousin, Allison Kempainen, was a member of the Gopher soccer team ? her cousins, Tony Brinkhaus and Andy Brinkhaus, played on the Minnesota football team.