Tahira Johnson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Christ the King H.S.
Hometown:
Cambria Heights, N.Y.

2012-13 (Senior): Played in 20 games, starting nine and averaging 13 minutes per game ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in the season opener against Stetson on 11/10/12 ... recorded a game-high 10 rebounds against FGCU on 12/5/12 ... was 6-6 from the line against Clemson in an overtime victory 11/13/12 ... tallied 26 points and 68 rebounds for the Bulls.

2011-12 (Junior): Played in 33 games, starting 15, including all three WNIT games ... Averaged 17 minutes, 3.3 points, and 3.3 rebounds per game ... Season high 32 minutes, 12 points, and 6-8 from the line against Pittsburgh (2/18/12).

2010-11 (Redshirt): Sat out the 2010-11 season due to a knee injury.

2009-10 (Freshman): Saw action in 27 of USF's 31 games and got the starting nod in the first game of her collegiate career against Florida A&M (11/13/09) ... Averaged 1.1 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per contest ... Scored a career-high six points twice against UC Irvine (11/30/09) and Cincinnati (3/5/10) in the BIG EAST Tournament ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in USF's thrilling last second win at Louisville (2/27/10), the final women's basketball game at Freedom Hall ... Also grabbed six boards twoce against Saint Peter's (11/16/09) and North Florida (11/21/09).

High School: Was widely considered as one of the top two players on Christ the King's team which is consistently among the top high school teams in the nation ... Averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds during her senior year ... Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Hoop Group Tournament ... Was also tabbed the Queens Player of the Year and All-City first team following her senior campaign.

Personal: Full name is Tahira Ayanna Johnson ... Goes by the nickname of TJ ... Born in Queens, N.Y. ... Daughter of Tonya Johnson ... Has not declared a major at USF ... Has one sister; Talia Moore (10) ... Enjoys shopping, video games and movies in her spare time.