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Shannon Regina ("Pee Wee") Johnson (born August 18, 1974 in Hartsville, South Carolina
Hartsville, South Carolina

Hartsville is a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,556 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence, South Carolina Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player who last played for the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
.

r her collegiate playing days, Johnson played for the Columbus Quest with whom she won the 1997 and 1998 American Basketball League championships.

Starting in 1999, Johnson played for the Orlando Miracle
Orlando Miracle

The Orlando Miracle was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. They began to play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated in 2003 to Uncasville, Connecticut where it became the Connecticut Sun....
 of the WNBA. The team moved to Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
 in 2003 and is now known as the Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The team was founded before the 2003 WNBA season began....
.






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Shannon Regina ("Pee Wee") Johnson (born August 18, 1974 in Hartsville, South Carolina
Hartsville, South Carolina

Hartsville is a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,556 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence, South Carolina Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player who last played for the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
.

Career

After her collegiate playing days, Johnson played for the Columbus Quest with whom she won the 1997 and 1998 American Basketball League championships.

Starting in 1999, Johnson played for the Orlando Miracle
Orlando Miracle

The Orlando Miracle was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. They began to play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated in 2003 to Uncasville, Connecticut where it became the Connecticut Sun....
 of the WNBA. The team moved to Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
 in 2003 and is now known as the Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The team was founded before the 2003 WNBA season began....
. Prior to the 2004 season, Johnson was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars

The San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
.

In March 2007, Johnson signed with the Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. They were the 2008 WNBA champions.Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises....
. Names Pat Hewitt, her high school basketball coach, her biggest influence. Names Tommy Sellers, a high school friend, a person who inspires her.

On March 7, 2008 Johnson signed with the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
. When the Comets folded, she was not picked in the dispersal draft
2009 WNBA Draft

The 2009 Women's National Basketball Association WNBA Draft is the league's annual draft for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league....
, therefore becoming a free agent.

Johnson was a WNBA All-Star in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.

She played for Venezia in Italy during the during the 2007-08 WNBA off-season. She is currently playing for Ibiza in Spain during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.

International career

She was also a member of the USA Basketball
USA Basketball

USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the sports governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in International Basketball Federation and the United States men's national basketball team and United States women's national basketball team national basketball teams in the United Sta...
 team winning the gold medal
Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the highest medal awarded for achievement in a non-military field. The concept comes from the military, initially with a simple recognition of military rank, and later decorations for admission to military orders dating back to medieval times....
 at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
.

Vital statistics

  • Position: Guard
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
  • Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
  • College: South Carolina
    University of South Carolina

    The University of South Carolina is a state university , co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States....
  • Team(s): Orlando Miracle
    Orlando Miracle

    The Orlando Miracle was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. They began to play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated in 2003 to Uncasville, Connecticut where it became the Connecticut Sun....
    , Connecticut Sun
    Connecticut Sun

    The Connecticut Sun is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The team was founded before the 2003 WNBA season began....
    , San Antonio Silver Stars
    San Antonio Silver Stars

    The San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
    , Detroit Shock
    Detroit Shock

    The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Detroit, Michigan. They were the 2008 WNBA champions.Debuting in 1998, they were one of the league's first expansion franchises....
    , Houston Comets
    Houston Comets

    The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
     (WNBA)


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