promising Iowa guard whose game was derailed by injury
Kennise Johnson is a 5-foot-4 Iowa guard from Joliet, Illinois who entered the Hawkeyes as part of the 2023 class and showed flashes of quickness and playmaking in the 2023-24 season, but her momentum was slowed by a serious ACL injury that cost her the 2024-25 season. In 2023-24, she appeared in 14 games and posted 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in limited minutes, which points to a compact, pace-changing backcourt piece rather than a volume scorer. The big question is health: when she’s right, she brings energy, guard instincts, and toughness; the downside is the recent injury history and very limited college sample.
