Stella Johnson (born July 11, 1998) is an American professional

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player who most recently played for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She played college basketball for the

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Career

Despite playing on a top-tier

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team, Johnson was unranked and not recruited by major college teams. She was recruited by and enrolled in

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of the

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(MAAC), whose women's basketball team had never made the NCAA tournament. In her four seasons with the Rider Broncs, she was named MAAC Player of the Year two times and led the team to its first postseason appearance in the

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. At the end of the 2019–20 season, she was the only active Division I player to record 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists and 300 steals. She was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2020 WNBA draft by the

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, with the 29th overall pick. She was waived by the Mercury before the start of the season, but was signed by the

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on June 29, 2020. On July 28, she made her WNBA debut in a win over the

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. On August 12, she was waived by the Sky. On August 13, the

signed Johnson after they were issued an emergency hardship waiver.

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1998 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from New Jersey Chicago Sky players People from Denville, New Jersey Phoenix Mercury draft picks Point guards Rider Broncs women's basketball players Washington Mystics players {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub