Throwback Thursday #1: Ladondra Johnson

Throwback Thursday is a new feature where I'll look back on former athletes who've worn the purple and white and helped to Defend the Den. 
This first installment looks back on Ladondra Johnson, arguably the best women's basketballer and one of the best basketballers in program history. 

*Her 1,598 points is the women's record and second-most behind only CJ Wilson 

*Her 17.6 68-minimum-game scoring average is not only the program record, but she achieved it with nine fewer games than the runner-up

*Her 698 career field goals is the most across the men's and women's categories. CJ Wilson has the second-most but he's sixty-three back 

*She's one of three in women's history with 200 free throws, along with Lauren Smith and Briana Bell  

*She's the only women's basketballer with 700 rebounds, 500 defensive rebounds, 250 offensive rebounds and 70 blocks 

*And she's done all this with the ninth-most games played on the women's side with 91 appearances 

*Of her 91 appearances, she started 90 of them, which is third on the women's career list 
 

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