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General: Played in 25 of the first 26 games of the season, including recording a pair of starts, before tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament prior to the final home game in 2004 • Received a medical hardship after tearing her left ACL six games into her rookie year • Will be ready to play immediately in 2004-05 • Possesses a solid work ethic, which set up her transition from the post to the wing position as a senior in high school • One of nine players over six-feet tall on the roster.
2003-04: One of the first players off the bench for the Jackets during the season, averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 17 minutes per game • Scored 12 points and had five rebounds at Old Dominion on 5-of-11 shooting from the field • Netted 11 points on two occasions, against James Madison at the Paradise Jam in the US Virgin Islands and again versus William & Mary in the championship game of the Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational • Also had 10 points and six rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting at Maryland • Recorded five or more rebounds on seven occasions during the season • Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament to her right knee prior to Georgia Tech's final home game of the season, and missed the last three contests of 2004
2002-03: Was Tech's first player off of the bench prior to being injured prior to the Jackets' game at UCF • Tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee at practice the night before Tech's game against the Golden Knight's. Underwent successful knee surgery on Jan. 2 and began to rehabilitate her knee immediately • Missed the remainder of the season • Scored a season-high 14 points in the Jackets' season-opening win over Charlotte, while also pulling down seven rebounds • Matched her season high with seven more boards against East Tennessee State.
Prep: Had a solid prep career at Jones County High • Named the Middle Georgia Player of the Year in 2002 by the Macon Telegraph • Was named to the All-State Class AAAA second team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2002 • She was also an All-Region pick a year ago • Netted 11 points as a member of the North Team in the GACA North-South All-Star game • Finished her career as Jones County's career leader in points and rebounds • Was a finalist for the 2002 McDonald's High School All-America game • A three-time USA Today honorable mention All-American, along with being a two-time preseason honorable mention All-America selection by Street & Smith's, earning the distinction as both a junior and senior • Rated as the No. 30 prospect in the nation by the All-Star Girl's Report • A 2002 adidas Camp Super Six by position selection • Served as class president at Jones County and was named to the "Who's Who Among High School Students," by Marquis Who's Who.
Personal: April Nicole Johnson was born April 7, 1984 • Daughter of Steve, Sr. and Leola Johnson.
OVERALL CAREER STATISTICS --FG (Incl. 3 PT)-- -----3-PT FG----- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- Year GP- GS Min- Avg FG- FGA Pct 3FG- FGA Pct FT- FTA Pct Off- Def- Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts- Avg 2002-03 6- 0 105- 17.5 13- 39 .333 0- 3 .000 7- 15 .467 14- 11- 25 4.2 13- 0 2 7 1 7 33- 5.5 2003-04 25- 2 426- 17.0 44- 111 .396 0- 1 .000 29- 39 .744 32- 45- 77 3.1 46- 1 11 26 2 11 117- 4.7 TOTAL 31- 2 531- 17.1 57- 150 .380 0- 4 .000 36- 54 .667 46- 56- 102 3.3 59- 1 13 33 3 18 150- 4.8ACC CAREER STATISTICS --FG (Incl. 3 PT)-- -----3-PT FG----- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- Year GP- GS Min- Avg FG- FGA Pct 3FG- FGA Pct FT- FTA Pct Off- Def- Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts- Avg 2002-03 DNP-Inj. 2003-04 14- 2 220- 15.7 20- 52 .385 0- 0 .000 9- 15 .600 20- 21- 41 2.9 24- 0 6 17 0 4 49- 3.5 TOTAL 14- 2 220- 15.7 20- 52 .385 0- 0 .000 9- 15 .600 20- 21- 41 2.9 24- 0 6 17 0 4 49- 3.5
