The Missouri Southern women's basketball program has announced the signing of a former Division I athlete and junior college transfer Amaya Johns.
"We are extremely excited to have Amaya join the Lion Family. She comes from a great family and is the type of student athlete we want in our program," said Head Coach Ronnie Ressel.
"She extremely versatile player in that she can step out and shoot the three or go inside and score around the basket. She is a great addition to the recruiting class we are bringing in."
Johns, a 5-foot-10 shooting guard from Plainfield, Ill., registered 17.8 points per game as a sophomore for the Plainsmen of Johns of Frank Phillips College in Berger, Texas.
She finished the 2019-20 campaign by shooting 44.6 percent (131-of-307) in 28 minutes per game as she played in 29 games. From beyond the arc, Johns was 36-of-112 (32.1 percent) and she hit 81-of-99 (81.8 percent) from the charity stripe. A two-time Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) Region V Player of the Week (Dec. 3 and Dec. 17, 2019), Johns was named WJCAC All Conference and landed on the Presidents List for obtaining a 4.0 grade point average.
Prior to attending Frank Phillips, Johns attended Purdue-Fort Wayne (NCAA Division I) in Fort Wayne, Ind. where she played five games and was on the 2018-19 Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school, Johns set a school record for free throws made in a season with 71 while earning All-Area and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Honorable Mention, All-State accolades. She was a 2018 graduate of Oswego East High School as a member of the Wolves after transferring from Plainfield North and a member of the Tigers.
She is the daughter of Jill and Jemal Johns and intends to major in pre-physical therapy at Southern.
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