Mercedes Johnson

Position:
Power Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Langham Creek

Major: Fashion Design and Merchandising

2010-11 - Junior

Named second team All-Sun Belt and second team All-Louisiana...Led the Cajuns with 14.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in 28 games played. Ranked sixth in the SBC in points per game and 3.3 offensive rebounds per game...Became the 14th player in UL history to reach 1,000 points...Tallied 403 points in the 10-11 season, moving her to fifth all-time in school history with 1,196 career points...Is in the top-10 in UL history in: FGs made (5th, 454), FGs attempted (4th, 1,071), FTs made (2nd, 277) and FTs attempted (2nd, 466)...Notched 22 double-digit game...Recorded two double-doubles and scored an E.K. Long record 36 points against Troy on Jan. 5...Had a career-high 19 rebounds against UNO on Dec. 19.

2009-10 - Sophomore

Led the squad with 14.6 points, 3.4 free throws, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest ... Posted four double-doubles during the season and reached double-digit scoring in 23 contests .... Recorded 12 blocked shots on the season with a team-best 55 steals ... Notched a field-goal percentage of 40.1 in 31 games played ... Named to the third team from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Was the Cajuns' leading scorer and rebounder in win over Texas Southern with 18 points and six rebounds in 31 minutes... had a career-high performance against Lamar, recording her second career double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds ... Set a career-high of three assists against Lamar ... Hit 6-of-10 field goals en route to 20 points against McNeese State ... scored in double digits for three consecutive games with 18 against Southeastern La., 19 against N.C. A&T and 11 in win over Houston Baptist ... was one of four players to reach double-figures in win over Centenary (11 points) ... posted a career-high double-double against WKU, tying her career-best of 22 points and posting a new record of 16 rebounds, including going 10-of-11 from the charity stripe ... led UL at Middle Tennessee scoring 16 points ... Narrowly missed a double-double against North Texas, scoring 15 points and eight rebounds ... scored in double figures against Savannah State with 17 points and a career-high six steals ... Dished out a career-high five assists against ULM (1/30) ... Scored 20 points, including 19 points in the second half, against UALR ... Knocked down 16-of-35 field goals en route to a career-high 39 points against FAU (2/10) ... Tied her career-high of 16 boards against the Owls (2/10) ... Named Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/15) after averaging 25.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game against FAU and South Alabama ... Posted fourth double-double of the season against ULM (17 pts., 10 reb.).

2008-09 - Freshman

Started 20 games and played in 28 games as a true freshman...Was the Cajuns' second-leading scorer, averaging 12.1 points per game...Scored in double figures 20 times, including a career-best 21 points versus New Orleans...Recorded one double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds against Troy in the first round of Sun Belt Championship...Led UL with a .430 shooting percentage (126-293)...Was the team's leading scorer seven times and the leading rebounder eight times...Averaged 4.9 rebounds per contest...Shot better than 50-percent in 10 games, including an 8-for-10 effort against New Orleans...Averaged 26.4 minutes per game.

High School

Lettered at Langham Creek High School...Named first team All-District for all four years of high school...Tabbed All-Greater Houston for two years...Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Personal

Full name is Mercedes LaQuinta Johnson...Born on Feb. 5, 1990 in Houston, Texas...Daughter of Yvette Ferguson...Has three younger brothers - Alex, Stefan and Khalil.