Raven Johnson: Gamecock's Unmatched Legacy

0:00On March 2nd, Raven Johnson, the senior guard for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, has etched her name in school history. No player has won more regular season conference titles than her during four full seasons, where the team posted a 138 wins and seven losses record. Coach Dawn Staley called her the one she'll miss most, highlighting her as the ultimate winner and key to the team's success this year. This season stands out with Johnson hitting career highs and points, assists, field goal percentage at 49.5% and 3. Shooting at 38%. She averages 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, fueling 25.4% of the team's offense. Against ranked foes, her impact jumps even higher, and her assists to turnover ratio ranked second in the South Eastern Conference and fourth nationally. Coach is around the league, rave about her underrated skills, with one calling her the best point guard in the country.

1:01A top high school recruit, she overcame a torn ACL as a freshman to earn all freshman honors and shine in big moments, like limiting a superstar in. The national title game, her play helps spark massive win streaks and two championships. Defensively, she's elite, ranking second nationally in impact and leading her team's guards and blocks and steals. She's on the naysmith defensive player of the year, late season watch list alongside a teammate, the only school with two entries. Off the court, Johnson earned South Eastern Conference Community Service team honors for back-to-school drives, shoe donations, clinics and hospital, visits in her Atlanta hometown. As the game cocks head into their final South Eastern Conference tournament this Friday, Johnson eyes a potential third national title, a school first. Her legacy as a winner on and off the floor is already secure, leaving a void that's hard to fill.