Kaylee Johnson Season 2017-18

In The News

• 2/22/18: Though not a scorer, Kaylee Johnson has made big points for Stanford - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
• 3/30/17: Natrona alumna Kaylee Johnson reaches Final Four with Stanford - Jack Nowlin (Casper Star-Tribune)
• 3/27/17: Final Four Bound Kaylee Johnson Interview - Mandy Knight (KCWY 13)
• 7/7/15: Stanford's Johnson uses summer ball to improve her confidence - Chad Lindskog (Casper Star-Tribune)
• 1/15/15: Stanford freshman Kaylee Johnson shows drive of great rebounder - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
• 12/5/14: Former Natrona County star Johnson excels at Stanford - Jeff Kirshman (Casper Star-Tribune)

Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs

• 2017-18 Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• 2017-18 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
• 2016-17 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2015-16 Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• 2015-16 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• 2014-15 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (Coaches and Media)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 16, 2015)
• USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 16, 2014)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 15, 2014)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1, 2014)
• Appeared in 134 games and made 107 starts
• Averaged 5.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game
• Shot 48.2 percent from the floor (271-of-562) and 55.0 percent at the line (154-of-280)
• Finished her career as one of five players in school history in the top 10 in both rebounds and blocks (Appel, C. Ogwumike, Whiting, McCall)
• Seventh in school history in rebounds (992), eighth in rebounds per game (7.4) and fifth in blocks (166)
• 24th in Pac-12 history in rebounds
• Pulled down 10 or more boards 45 times, including a pair of 22-rebound outings as a freshman
• Led Stanford in rebounding in 56 games
• 10 career double-doubles
• Scored in double figures 20 times

As a Senior (2017-18) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
• Team captain
• Played in all 35 games and started 32
• Averaged 4.7 points, a team-high 7.5 rebounds and 1.14 blocks
• Seventh in the Pac-12 in rebounds per game and ninth in blocks per game
• Led Stanford in rebounding 13 times
• 104th in the nation in total rebounds, 189th in rebounds per game, 147th in blocked shots and 202nd in blocks per game
• Converted 46.3 percent from the field (68-of-147) and 58.8 percent on free throws (30-of-51)
• Had 12 double-digit rebound games after just three as a junior
• Grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds against Western Illinois (12/18)
• Swatted a career-high six shots at Cal (2/17) and blocked five against Washington (1/14)
• Scored a season-high 10 points and had 15 rebounds for her lone double-double of the season against Washington State (1/12)
• Matched a career high with four steals against No. 25 Arizona State (1/26)
• Averaged 4.9 points and 7.7 rebounds in conference
• Shot 60.0 percent in the NCAA Tournament (6-of-10) and averaged 4.7 points to go along with 8.0 rebounds
• Had 12 rebounds in a second-round victory over FGCU (3/19)
• Pulled down at least 10 boards in four consecutive games from Nov. 29 to Dec. 18

As a Junior (2016-17) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Team captain
• Appeared in 28 games, started 23 and averaged 3.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in 15.3 minutes
• Shot 40.2 percent from the floor (45-of-112) and 48.4 percent at the line (15-of-31)
• Missed 10 games with a stress reaction in her left foot
• Collected her ninth career double-double when she scored 11 and grabbed 12 rebounds in a semifinal win over Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament (3/4)
• Had three double-digit rebound games against USC (2/3), Washington State (3/3) and Oregon (3/4)
• Scored a season-high 11 points in the opener against Cal Poly (11/11) and in her double-double against the Ducks
• Tied a career high with four assists against the Mustangs to start the season (11/11)
• Averaged 5.7 points on a team-high 50.0 percent shooting (8-of-16) in the Pac-12 Tournament
• Was second on the team in rebounding in Seattle and averaged 7.7 per game

As a Sophomore (2015-16) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Appeared in all 35 games, started 24, and averaged 6.1 points and 6.9 rebounds in 19.4 minutes
• Sixth in the Pac-12 and 102nd in the country in blocked shots per game (1.54)
• Second on the team with 54 blocks, a total which was 71st nationally and fifth in conference
• 14th in the league in rebounding (6.9)
• Had 10 games with at least 10 rebounds and nine games with at least three blocks
• Led Stanford in rebounding 10 times and posted three double-doubles
• In conference games, was 12th in the Pac-12 in rebounding average (7.4) and fifth in blocked shots (1.8)
• In Stanford’s final 27 games, averaged 7.6 points on 54.1 percent shooting (79-of-146) to go along with 7.6 rebounds
• Opened the year averaging 1.1 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting just 22.2 percent from the floor in the Cardinal’s first eight games
• Tied a career high with 17 points and snagged 12 rebounds in the Stanford's upset of top-seeded Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 (3/25)
• Had 13 points and nine rebounds in the Cardinal's NCAA Tournament win over San Francisco (3/19)
• Filled her line with 12 points, seven rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists in a win at Colorado (2/19)
• Was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor in a win over Arizona (2/12)
• Pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds against Washington State (1/31)
• Played 35 minutes and totaled 14 rebounds against No. 25 Washington (1/29)
• Also tied a personal best with four assists against the Huskies and had the fifth four-block game of her career
• Pulled down 13 rebounds at USC (1/22)
• Scored 16 points and tied a career high with five blocks in a win at Oregon (1/15)
• Set career highs in points (17) and assists (4) and also grabbed 11 rebounds to secure her second double-double of the season against Colorado (1/10)
• Nabbed a career-high four steals in a win over Chattanooga (12/28)
• Notched her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Cornell (12/19)
• Notched three blocks in three straight games against George Washington (11/21), Santa Clara (11/23) and Missouri State (11/27)
• Grabbed 10+ rebounds in consecutive games against Gonzaga (11/15) and No. 22 George Washington (11/21)

As a Freshman (2014-15) | Game-by-Game Stats

• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (Coaches and Media)
• USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 16)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1, Dec. 15 and Feb. 16)
• Appeared in all 36 games, started 28, and averaged 5.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in 23.6 minutes
• Was second in the Pac-12, 47th in the nation and third among the country’s freshmen, averaging 9.6 rebounds per game
• Tied for 10th in Stanford single-season history in rebounds (344) and 10th in rebounding average (9.6), both marks which top the Cardinal’s freshman record books
• Paced the team in rebounding 24 times and tallied 18 games with 10 or more boards
• Had two 22-rebound games (Santa Clara and New Mexico) and was one of only three NCAA players to reach that total more than once in 2014-15
• Topped Stanford and was fifth in the Pac-12 in blocks (51)
• Led the Cardinal and was tied for ninth in the conference with five double-doubles
• Blocked five shots in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinal against Arizona State (3/7)
• Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the third time on Feb. 16 after averaging 6.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in wins over USC and UCLA
• Posted her fifth double-double (11 points, 17 rebounds) and had four blocks in a win over Washington (2/2)
• Scored 10 to go along with 17 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season at UCLA (1/23)
• Notched her third double-double in an overtime win at Washington State (1/11), going for 13 points and 15 rebounds
• Started all 12 nonconference games and put up averages of 7.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 24.7 minutes
• Scored 11 points as part of her second double-double against UC Davis (12/22)
• Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the second time on Dec. 15
• Also earned USBWA National Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 16
• Matched a career high with 22 rebounds against Santa Clara (12/14)
• Joined Chiney Ogwumike as the only Stanford players with multiple 20-rebound games in her career
• Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 1 after pulling down an average of 11.8 rebounds per game to go along with 7.5 ppg on 71.4 percent shooting
• Set the Stanford freshman single-game rebounding record at New Mexico (11/24), pulling down 22, tied for the third-best total in Cardinal history
• Also scored 10 points against the Lobos to register her first career double-double
• Grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in the win over Connecticut (11/17)
• Became the 11th true freshman to start a season opener for Stanford since 2000-01 when she was in the lineup against Boston College (11/14)

USA Basketball

• Participated in the USA Basketball Women’s Pan American Games and World University Games Team Trials at the United States Olympic Training Center in May 2015

Prior To Stanford

• Played at Natrona County High School for head coach Douglas Diehl
• Three-time Wyoming Gatorade Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
• Rated as a five-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz, was the No. 30 overall player in the class of 2014 according to ESPN HoopGurlz and the seventh-ranked forward
• Averaged 16.7 points, 14.3 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 5.1 assists as a senior
• Led Class A in all four categories as a senior while shooting 56 percent from the floor
• Averaged 5.9 blocks per game as a junior in addition to 18.0 points, 13.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals as Natrona County reached the state 4A semifinals
• Set a career high with 15 blocks in a game against Billings High School in 2012-13
• Led Class 4A in scoring and rebounding in 2010-11, helping team to state title game
• Maintained a 4.0 GPA and was a National Honor Society member
• Volunteer for Make-A-Wish Foundation, Salvation Army, Kids Against Hunger and in the elderly community

Personal

• Born in Hugo, Colo.
• Daughter of Sonjia and Bobby Johnson
• Has an older sibling, Jalyn, and three younger siblings, Lawson, Mya and Carlie