Rutgers-Newark Athletics

SENIOR (2011-12): First-team All-NJAC as the leader of the 20-9 Scarlet Raiders who reached the NJAC semifinals and the ECAC Metro Championship game… first team All-Met Basketball Writers Association… led the team and was fifth in the NJAC in scoring (15.1)… led NJAC in steals with 101 (3.5 spg) while spearheading a pressure defense which ranked first in the NJAC and 34th nationally in points allows (41.5)… tied for second in NJAC in 3-point field goals made with 43… NJAC Player of the Week (1/22/12)… 30-point games versus Kean and Ramapo… started in all 29 games, netting double-digits in points 21 times while topping 20 seven times… had multiple steals in all but three games… hit 13 of 21 shots from the floor on her way to 30 points, four steals and three assists in an 80-70 loss to Kean (1/21/12)… torched Ramapo (2/11/12) for 30 points with three steals and three assists in a 71-55 win… had a career-high eight steals plus 28 points and six assists in a 69-59 win over Lehman (2/28/12) in the opening round of the ECAC Metro playoffs… opened her career in Scarlet & Black by dishing out a career-high seven assists in a season-opening 78-32 win over Medgar Evers (11/15/11)… closed her career with 20 points and six steals in an 83-52 loss to Richard Stockton (3/4/12) in the ECAC title game… notched 27 points with seven steals in a 67-55 win at Ramapo (1/18/12)… nailed six of nine 3-point jumpers on her way to 27 points, five assists and three steals in a 65-40 win over Brooklyn College (1/9/12)… barely missed a double-double with 17 points, nine rebounds, five steals and three assists in a 51-37 win over UMass Boston (1/3/12)… totaled 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals in a 44-41 win over Richard Stockton (1/28/12)… drained a buzzer-beating 3-point jumper in a 73-72 win over Montclair State (11/30/11).

PROFILE OF THE WEEK (Feb. 8, 2012)

JUNIOR (2010-11): Led the University of DC in steals with 80 while averaging 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists… started in 21 of 26 games to help the NCAA D-II Firebirds to a 19-9 record… was second the squad in assists with 58… third on squad with 29 treys, hitting 29.3% (29-99) of her long-range attempts… shot 7.10% (22-31) from the free throw line and 38.8% (107-276) from the floor.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): First team All-Garden State and second team All-Region 19 at Union County College… averaged 18.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 2.9 assists per game… connected on 38.9% (149-383) of her field goal tries.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Earned first team All-Garden State Conference and All-Region 19 laurels after leading the NJCAA Division II in steals at Burlington County College… piled up 157 steals for a 5.4 per game average… also ranked among national leaders in assists with 157 (5.1 apg) and scoring with 540 points (17.4 ppg)… connected on 45.6% (220-482) of her field goal tries… named BCC Freshman Female Athlete of the Year and team MVP.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Two-time second team All-Olympic Conference pick and four-year letterwinner at Lenape HS… member of South Jersey All-Star squad and team MVP for the Indians after helping her senior squad (2007-08) to a 23-5 record and into the third round of the state playoffs… second team All-South Jersey Group 4 as a junior… earned school’s Unsung Hero and Albert J. Carino Outstanding Player awards as senior… also lettered twice in track and once in soccer… member of sprint medley team which finished sixth in the Nike Outdoor Nationals in North Carolina in 2006.

PERSONAL: Majoring in journalism and media studies at R-N… wants to pursue a career in music or sports journalism… daughter of Robin and Sidney Johnson… has one older brother (Sidney)… born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky… chose to transfer to R-N because of its academic reputation.

KENDRA JOHNSON'S R-N STATS
2011-12 Game-by-Game