{"id":37400,"date":"2025-04-06T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=37400"},"modified":"2025-04-06T16:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:33:58","slug":"who-are-raven-johnson-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-are-raven-johnson-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are Raven Johnson\u2019s Parents?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raven Johnson has become a cornerstone for her team, South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2024-25 season. Averaging at 4.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season, Johnson started her basketball journey at Westlake High School in Atlanta. She helped the team win four straight state titles and won two Miss Georgia Basketball titles from the Atlanta Tipoff Club.&nbsp;<\/p><p>As a senior, she won the Naismith Prep Player of the Year and also received McDonald&rsquo;s All-American honors. She started playing with South Carolina in June 2020, but her freshman season came to an end during her second game after she suffered a left knee injury. As a sophomore, Johnson led the team in both rebounds and assists at the SEC Tournament with 6.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The 22-year-old has had successful outings with the national team when she was picked for team United States. She averaged 5.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game, and helped the side win the silver medal in the FIBA Women&rsquo;s AmeriCup in Mexico in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-are-chloe-kitts-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March Madness: Who are Chloe Kitts&rsquo; Parents?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-img\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Image\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36065\" style=\"width:515px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are Raven Johnson&rsquo;s Parents?&nbsp;<\/h2><p>Raven Johnson is the daughter of Shekia Johnson. She also has a twin brother, Richard. Johnson was introduced to the game at the age of five by her grandfather Rodrick Bonne, a retired U.S. military officer.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Raven Johnson&rsquo;s Mother?&nbsp;<\/h2><p>Raven Johsnon&rsquo;s mother is Shekia Johnson. While it is not known what she does for a living, Johnson has time and again highlighted the sacrifices that her mother made for both her children.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Raven Johnson&rsquo;s Father?&nbsp;<\/h2><p>No information on Raven Johnson&rsquo;s father is available in the public domain.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Nationality Are Raven Johnson&rsquo;s Parents?&nbsp;<\/h2><p>While there is no information available on Raven Johnson&rsquo;s father, her mother, Shekia Johnson is an American national.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-are-sarah-strong-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Who are Sarah Strong&rsquo;s Parents?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raven Johnson was introduced to the game at the age of five by her grandfather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":37401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[4711,5528],"class_list":["post-37400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-2025-march-madness","tag-raven-johnson"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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