TonyLiebert
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2023 F/C Ayinna Johnson commits to Gophers
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Significant addition. Boom++.
A 6' 3" center is the #3 2023 prospect from Wisconsin.
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To me center depth was alarmingly lacking for the team. And this team rotates post players because It's a physical position.
Boom++
Does center Sophie Hart have two years of eligibility left or did she get a waiver? Or am I off.
A 6' 3" center is the #3 2023 prospect from Wisconsin.
Ayianna Johnson, Jefferson | Prep Girls Hoops
Ayianna Johnson is a class of 2023 Wisconsin high school girls basketball player for Jefferson. Read more about her on Prep Girls Hoops.
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Prep Girls Hoops is your #1 source for Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball. We're the leader in team and player rankings, recruiting info and analysis.
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To me center depth was alarmingly lacking for the team. And this team rotates post players because It's a physical position.
Boom++
Does center Sophie Hart have two years of eligibility left or did she get a waiver? Or am I off.
Articles on Johnson:
www.dailyunion.com
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After meteoric rise, Jefferson's Johnson signs to play basketball at West Virginia
After meteoric rise, Jefferson's Johnson signs to play basketball at West Virginia
Ayianna Johnson was a complete unknown when her basketball career at Jefferson got going.
Ayianna Johnson scores school-record 38 points
Girls basketball: Ayianna Johnson scores school-record 38 points, Jefferson tops St. Francis in semis - NewsBreak
ST. FRANCIS -- Senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson scored a school-record 38 points in the Jefferson girls basketball team's 76-39 victory over host St. Francis in a Division 3 regional semifinal on Friday. Johnson broke her own mark of 36 points set on Nov. 23, 2021, versus...
Jefferson's Johnson voted first team all-conference, honorable mention all-state
Girls basketball: Jefferson's Johnson voted first team all-conference, honorable mention all-state
Jefferson senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson was voted first team all-conference in the Rock Valley for the second consecutive season in voting held recently.
Coach Dawn Plitzuweit, who came to the Gophers from West Virginia, bolstered her 2023-24 roster twice on Wednesday.
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"The Gophers women's basketball team added two more players to their 2023-24 roster Wednesday, one via the NCAA transfer portal, the other by luring another West Virginia recruit to Minnesota."
Gophers women's basketball adds transfer guard and flips West Virginia recruit
Coach Dawn Plitzuweit, who came to the Gophers from West Virginia, bolstered her 2023-24 roster twice on Wednesday.
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"The Gophers women's basketball team added two more players to their 2023-24 roster Wednesday, one via the NCAA transfer portal, the other by luring another West Virginia recruit to Minnesota."
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Johnson, the defending WIAA Division 2 girls state champion in the discus, broke Jefferson’s school discus record with a throw of 150 feet, 2 inches at the Jefferson triangular on Tuesday.
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Senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson scored 24 points and dished out a crucial assist late in regulation, helping send Jefferson’s girls basketball team past host Clinton 62-58 in overtime on Friday in Rock Valley play.
The Eagles (6-8, 5-5 in conference) trailed 51-49 with five seconds to go in regulation. Out of a timeout, Jefferson sophomore forward Ashlyn Enke passed it to Johnson at midcourt. After several dribbles, Johnson fed fellow post Allie Hesse, a junior, for the tying basket right at the buzzer.
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Ayianna Johnson sets new school record in discus with throw of 150 feet, 2 inches
JEFFERSON — Ayianna Johnson made the first track and field meet of her senior season one for the record books.
Senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson scored 24 points and dished out a crucial assist late in regulation, helping send Jefferson’s girls basketball team past host Clinton 62-58 in overtime on Friday in Rock Valley play.
The Eagles (6-8, 5-5 in conference) trailed 51-49 with five seconds to go in regulation. Out of a timeout, Jefferson sophomore forward Ashlyn Enke passed it to Johnson at midcourt. After several dribbles, Johnson fed fellow post Allie Hesse, a junior, for the tying basket right at the buzzer.
Girls basketball: Johnson scores 24, Jefferson fends off Clinton 62-58 in overtime
CLINTON — Senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson scored 24 points and dished out a crucial assist late in regulation, helping send Jefferson’s girls basketball team past host Clinton 62-58 in overtime
And I think this happens to them in all sports.
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To clarify are these both 2024 signees, or 2023 signees, that will be coming in this next season?
They are both 2023. Johnson will be a freshman and Sanders has one year of eligibility left.
Johnson has now signed with the Gophers.
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Minnesota Adds Ayianna Johnson to 2023-24 Signing Class - University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota women's basketball head coach Dawn Plitzuweit has announced the addition of Ayianna 'AJ' Johnson for the 2023-24 season.
Nice to finally have a head coach that can recruit players from outside Minnesota. The 'recruit at home' strategy was not working under Whalen, especially when all the top talent was not staying home and did not believe in her. Things are finally looking up under the new coach. Lots to learn for all players (new and existing), but excited to see what the future holds for this team.
I agree that it was time for a coaching change but, to be fair, Whalen did convince a lot of top talent from the high school class of 2022 to believe in her and stay home. That talent was enough to be deemed a top 10 class in the nation by some.
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You’d think wisconsin fans would be bummed too.
I certainly hope they are.
Did not make 1,2,3 or 4 team WI all-state. Not even HM.
GG was 1 team all-state for WI. That says something.
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She was at a small school that lost a lot, which could be a factor. And she started late. Still, a promising project and it's not like the Gophers need her to start from Day One.
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I thought it says that two wisconsin high players passed on the badgers, twice, and both ended up here.
I guess you think it means something else.
For the 2nd season in a row, Ayianna Johnson earned honorable mention by the
Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association's Division 3 All-State Girls Basketball Team. This was also mentioned in another article posted.
WBCA Announces All-State Division 3 Girls Basketball Team - OnFocus
The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association has announced its Division 3 All-State Girls Basketball Team. Read about the team HERE Division 3 WBCA Al
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She does not appear on the Associated Press All-State team as far as I can see.
PrepGirlsHoops rates her as the #3 2023 prospect in Wisconsin. The link to that was posted previously. I think this one carries weight.
In the videos at times looks fluid and occasionally looks not quite and could use more development time. She's a post player. What an athlete. The post position can be rough.
"Jefferson senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson was voted first team all-conference in the Rock Valley for the second consecutive season in voting held recently. Johnson, a University of West Virginia recruit, averaged 16.6 points per game on 50 percent shooting for an Eagles team which reached the sectional semifinals. Johnson finishes her four-year varsity career having played 89 games with a career scoring average of 13.9. She scored 1,241 career points and her career-high 38-point outing versus Saint Francis last month was the second-highest single-game point total in program history."
Jefferson's Ayianna Johnson named to first team in RVC girls basketball voting
Jefferson senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson was voted first team all-conference in the Rock Valley for the second consecutive season in voting held recently.
"Jefferson senior forward/center Ayianna Johnson (5) scores inside with Fort Atkinson sophomore center Ashlie Riley defending during the first half of Saturday’s Battle for the Paddle game in Jefferson. The Eagles won 46-36 and Johnson scored a game-high 20 points."
Girls basketball: Jefferson seizes moment, tops Fort Atkinson 46-36 in Battle for the Paddle
JEFFERSON — Opportunities of this nature arise once per season.
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If anything, Ayianna Johnson has great development potential under a good coach. She certainly has athleticism. She will flourish in the program. IMHO, she may have been overlooked because of the HS team she plays with.