Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (2003)
Big 12 All-Star Selection; Played for Team USA at World University Games (2003)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2002)
Two-Time Academic All-Big 12 (First-Team, 2002; Second-Team, 2003)
Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2000, 2001; Spring 2001, 2002)
1999 Nike All-American Camp Participant
Street & Smith's All-American (Honorable-Mention, 2000)
California High School Sports Fourth-Team All-American (2000)
Three-Time All-California Interscholastic Federation (1998, 1999, 2000)

One of the most improved players in the Big 12 Conference last season, Alexa Johnson will set her sights on being even more productive as a senior in 2003-04. The 6-1 forward from Hacienda Heights, Calif., earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors by ranking 11th in the league in scoring with 14.8 points per game, while ranking 13th in the conference in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game.

Those numbers more than doubled the 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game she averaged as a sophomore for the Huskers in 2001-02, a season that she earned Nebraska's Most Improved Player award.

Over the summer, Johnson was chosen to compete for the Big 12 All-Star Team that represented the United States at the 2003 World University Games in Korea.

Johnson was a durable force for the Huskers inside, averaging 33.8 minutes played per game and shouldering most of the scoring load for the Huskers. The return of center Katie Morse from a knee injury and Keasha Cannon-Johnson from a redshirt season could ease some of the offensive focus off Johnson. The addition of freshmen forwards Jessica Gerhart and Chelsea Aubry could also allow Johnson more rest.

"Alexa, more than any other player, showed fatigue at the end of the season," Coach Connie Yori said. "She was being counted on the most to score and to improve herself defensively. At the end of the season she was getting worn down because other teams were focused on stopping her."

With a solid and healthy senior season, Johnson could become the 21st player in Nebraska history to score 1,000 or more points in her career. Johnson has scored 652 points in 78 career games for an 8.4 points per game career average.

Along with her talents on the court, Johnson is also a successful student, capturing first-team academic All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore and second-team academic all-conference honors last season.

2002-03 (Junior)
An honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection, Johnson was Nebraska's most productive offensive player, leading the Huskers with 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest in 2002-03.

Johnson ranked among the top players in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding, finishing the season with 24 double-figure scoring efforts. She produced 18 games with 15 or more points, including six 20-point performances as a junior.

Her last 20-plus outing came with a 21-point performance against No. 5 Kansas State on Feb. 12.

Johnson also contributed five double-figure rebounding games in 2002-03, with the last one coming in an 11-board effort at Iowa State on March 1. She produced four double-doubles on the season, with her most recent coming with a 15-point, 11-rebound effort in a win over San Diego on Dec. 28. She produced back-to-back double-doubles with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Texas Southern on Dec. 9, and 15 points and 10 boards in the win over Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 11.

For her efforts against Texas Southern, Cal State Fullerton and Cincinnati, Johnson was honored with Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 16.

One of NU's most improved players in each of the last two seasons, Johnson produced a career high with 27 points in the Huskers' 65-55 win over No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15. She opened the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds for her first career double-double in the win over Grambling State on Nov. 22. She produced 23 points in NU's win at Oklahoma State on Feb. 1. She had 21 points and six rebounds in a win over Rice on Nov. 24, and added a 21-point outburst in NU's win over New Orleans on Dec. 22.

Johnson scored 18 points in the loss to No. 4 Kansas State on Jan. 19, and added 17 points in Nebraska's loss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30.

2001-02 (Sophomore)
The most improved player on Nebraska's young team, Johnson played a prominent role in 2001-02.

She averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest while being one of only five players to compete in all 30 games. On the season, Johnson averaged 15.8 minutes per game primarily off the bench, although she made seven starts on the year.

Johnson also supplied consistency in Big 12 play, averaging 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game to rank fifth on the club in scoring and fourth in rebounding during league play, while averaging 17.6 minutes per game.

Johnson was one of Nebraska's top shooters, knocking down 45.3 percent (77-170) of her field goal attempts, including 33.3 percent (2-6) of her three-point tries, while hitting 82.8 percent (48-58) of her free throws. Johnson had hit 13 consecutive free throws before missing her second attempt against Colorado in the regular-season finale on Feb. 26.

Johnson's scoring numbers were in sharp contrast to the 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game that she averaged as a true freshman, while playing just 5.8 minutes per contest.

Johnson produced seven double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 15 points in NU's win over Texas A&M on Jan. 9. She added seven rebounds in a season-high 29 minutes against the Aggies. Her effort against Texas A&M followed a 13-point performance against Texas that included a season-high eight rebounds. She added 14 points and four rebounds while making her sixth start at No. 4 Oklahoma on Feb. 16.

Johnson also improved on defense with 20 steals and three blocked shots compared with one steal and no blocks in 2000-01.

2000-01 (Freshman)
Johnson provided quality minutes for the Huskers in a supporting role as a true freshman. She averaged 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game, while appearing in 20 contests, including nine appearances in Big 12 play.

Johnson made the first start of her career in Nebraska's win over East Carolina on Dec. 30, after scoring six points in 12 minutes against Arizona on Dec. 21. Johnson established her season high with eight points in a season-high 15 minutes of action against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in the San Juan Shootout on Dec. 19. She also added six points and a season-high three rebounds in a win over Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 25.

A talented offensive player, Johnson connected on 44.4 percent (12-27) of her field goal attempts. She also proved herself in the classroom by earning spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in the fall of 2000 and the spring of 2001.

High School
Johnson earned Street & Smith's Honorable-Mention High School All-America honors and was named a fourth-team All-American by California High School Sports in 1999-2000. She averaged 31.4 points and 15.7 rebounds per game, while helping Los Altos High School to a Miramonte League title with a perfect 10-0 conference record under Coach Todd Quinsey.

Johnson was a three-time first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation pick and a first-team all-state selection in 2000. She was a two-time San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year and the 2000 Los Altos High School Athlete of the Year. Johnson attended the Nike All-American Camp during the summer of 1999.

In addition to earning four letters in basketball, Johnson was a member of the Principal's Honor Roll all four years of high school, earning a 3.5 or higher grade-point average throughout high school.

Personal
The daughter of Rossie and Stephany Johnson, Alexa was born Feb. 2, 1982, in Whittier, Calif. Alexa is majoring in economics and carries a 3.025 grade-point average. She chose Nebraska over Arizona, Michigan and Providence