Shenise Johnson (born December 8, 1990) is an American

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player. Born in

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, Johnson went to Rush–Henrietta Senior High School in

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and played collegiately for the

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. She was drafted by the

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with the fifth overall pick of the 2012 WNBA Draft.

USA Basketball

Johnson was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in

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, Thailand in July and August 2009. Although the USA team lost the opening game to Spain, they went on to win their next seven games to earn a rematch against Spain in the finals, and won the game 81–71 to earn the gold medal. Johnson scored 9.4 points per game and led the team in steals, with 18.

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WNBA

Johnson was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA Draft (fifth overall) by the

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. On March 12, 2015, the San Antonio Stars traded Johnson and their second round draft pick in the

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to the

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in exchange for the Fever's first and third round draft picks in the 2015 draft.Fever Acquire Combo Guard Shenise Johnson from San Antonio

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