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Diamond Johnson

Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Neumann Goretti
Major:
Sport Management

Joined NC State in the summer of 2021.

2022-23 (JUNIOR AT NC STATE):

All-ACC Second Team
Featured on midseason watch lists for 2023 Naismith Player of the Year and 2023 Dawn Staley Award
Named a regional finalist for the 2023 WBCA All-America Team
Led NC State in scoring with 12.3 points per game and also in assists with 3.5 per outing, the best such assist average of her career; had team-best seven games as the leading scorer
Played in 22 of the Pack’s 32 games in 2022-23
Scoring average ranked 17th among all ACC players following the regular season; assist average (9th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (6th - 1.71) both ranked in top 10 as well
Posted season-high 22 points in Dec. 1 road win at No. 10 Iowa, with that performance tying as the most scored by a member of the team this season; scored 13 of those in fourth quarter
Led team in scoring (20), rebounding (8) and assists (5) in upset over No. 7 Notre Dame; tied season high with four threes made in the contest
Knocked down multiple three pointers in 16 of 22 games played; had five-straight games with 3+ triples from Nov. 13 through Nov. 25 to average 3.4 per game in that span
One of two players on the team with a seven-assist game in 2022-23; accomplished that mark in Cancun Challenge win over Vanderbilt
Named Cancun Challenge MVP after averaging 16.0 points, 5.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds in wins over West Virginia and Vanderbilt; came within striking distance of triple-double against Vandy with 16 points, nine rebounds and career-high seven assists
Dished out 3+ assists in 15 games and had six games with 5+ assists
Team-leading 13 points in road contest at No. 5 UConn; shot 3-of-5 from distance in the third quarter alone
995 career points at conclusion of junior season, putting her just five away from 1,000 in her career

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE AT NC STATE):

ACC Sixth Player of the Year
2022 Nancy Lieberman Award Top 10 Finalist
Featured on late season watch list for Dawn Staley Award
Preseason WNIT Classic All-Tournament Team
Played in all 36 games and averaged 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals while playing 22.3 minutes per game
Ranked second on the team in scoring average while coming off the bench in all but one outing
Posted 24 points in the team’s win over the Cougars, which stood as the highest scoring performance by any Wolfpack player this season
Spurred along Pack’s 14-point fourth-quarter comeback over No. 3 Louisville on Jan. 20; led team with 16 points and scored 14 of those in the fourth quarter; hit three huge three pointers in final frame
Named ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 29 after averaging 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.0 steals in the Pack’s pair of Baha Mar wins over No. 2 Maryland and Washington State
Six assists and zero turnovers in NC State’s road win at Miami
Led NC State in scoring with 19 points at Indiana; hit two threes in second quarter and scored eight of her points in the paint
Scored 22 points in Pack’s comeback win at Boston College on Feb. 10
Led team in scoring with 16 points in Feb. 17 win over Wake Forest; one of five double-figure scorers in that outing
Scored in double figures in a total of 18 games this season; balanced player that had 13 games with 5+ rebounds, 17 games with 3+ assists and 13 games with 2+ steals
Shot perfect 5-of-5 from distance in Pack’s second round NCAA Tournament win over Kansas State; set season high in three pointers made to finish just one short of career high
Made NC State debut and earned only start of the season in Pack’s season opener against No. 1 South Carolina

2020-21 (FRESHMAN AT RUTGERS):

2021 Second Team All-Big Ten
2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Played in all 19 games for the Scarlet Knights in 2020-21 and earned the start in 15 of those outings
Averaged 17.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals during her rookie campaign. Also shot 90.2 percent from the charity stripe, 45.5 percent from long range and 51.2 percent from the field
Scored in double figures in 17 games, with seven of those outings marking 20+ point performances
Three-point field-goal percentage ranked seventh nationally at the conclusion of the season. Averaged 2.6 threes per game to lead the Rutgers squad
Scored career-high 26 points on two occasions

PRIOR TO RUTGERS:

No. 6 nationally in the class of 2020 ESPN rankings
Two-time Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2020 Philadelphians All-American in 2020
2019 Philadelphia Sports Digest Player in of the Decade
Selected to participate in the 24K Showcase at the 2020 Allen Iverson Roundball Classic as the first women to integrate a men’s All-American game
Averaged 30.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.8 steals in high school at Neumann Goretti

COACH MOORE’S TAKE:
“Diamond is a point guard that can score the ball. As a 90 (FT%), 50 (FG%), 40 (3FG%) player as a freshman, she’s very efficient on the offensive end. Her ability to push the ball, stretch the defense and break down defenders sets up her teammates with scoring opportunities. She also makes plays on the defensive end of the court and on the boards. Bottom line, Diamond is a basketball player, and we’re proud to have her join the Wolfpack family.”