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Vickie Johnson (born April 15, 1972), is a 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....
 player who played for 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....
. She grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana
Coushatta, Louisiana

Coushatta is a town in and the parish seat of rural Red River Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the east bank of the Red River of the South....
. She currently plays for Galatasaray
Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team

Galatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in 3.500-seat arena, called the Ayhan Sahenk Arena....
 in Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
.

son was a letterman in basketball and track and field. In track and field, she was the Louisiana State Champion on the long jump as a senior.

996 Johnson graduated from Louisiana Tech.

son was selected 12th overall in the second round of the inaugural WNBA Elite draft
WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and List of WNBA players....
 in 1997, which was comprised of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues.

She was a two-time WNBA allstar 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
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, created the VJ Classic sandwich, a 3,000 calorie belly-busting sandwich.

Johnson ended an eight-year career with the Liberty by signing with the San Antonio Silver Stars on Feb.






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Vickie Johnson (born April 15, 1972), is a 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....
 player who played for 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....
. She grew up in Coushatta, Louisiana
Coushatta, Louisiana

Coushatta is a town in and the parish seat of rural Red River Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the east bank of the Red River of the South....
. She currently plays for Galatasaray
Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team

Galatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in 3.500-seat arena, called the Ayhan Sahenk Arena....
 in Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
.

High School Years

Johnson was a letterman 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

In 1996 Johnson graduated from Louisiana Tech.

WNBA career

Johnson was selected 12th overall in the second round of the inaugural WNBA Elite draft
WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and List of WNBA players....
 in 1997, which was comprised of professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues, usually international leagues.

She was a two-time WNBA allstar 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
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, created the VJ Classic sandwich, a 3,000 calorie belly-busting sandwich.

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

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....
    /Forward
    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 9 in (1.75 m)
  • College: Louisiana Tech
  • Team(s): 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....
     (WNBA), Galatasaray
    Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team

    Galatasaray women's basketball team is the women basketball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team play matches in 3.500-seat arena, called the Ayhan Sahenk Arena....
     (Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
    )


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