Amanda "AJ" Johnson (born April 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Northside Wizards of the NBL1 North.
She was named Pac-10 All-Freshman Honorable Mention and became the first freshman in program history since Bev Smith (1978–79) to lead the Ducks in both rebounding (163) and steals (42).
She scored a career-high 32 points, and added 11 rebounds, shooting 13-of-18 from the floor and 4-of-5 from 3-point range in a 95–68 win over Portland on December 2, 2009.
She recorded game and season highs with 29 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks and four steals in loss to CSU Bakersfield on November 27, 2010.
[3] As a senior in 2011–12, Johnson was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team for the first time in her career after leading the Ducks with averages 18.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
She scored 31 points, including 20 in the first half, and added 11 rebounds and a career-best five 3-pointers in a win over Illinois on November 18.
She became the only player in Oregon women's basketball history to rank in the all-time top five of points (5th), rebounds (4th), steals (195, 5th) and three-pointers (168, 5th).
[3] Off the court, Johnson graduated with a double major in psychology and sociology, and pursued a Master's degree in couples and family therapy.
[5] Johnson made her professional debut in the 2012–13 season with WBC Dunav Ruse in the Bulgarian League.
[5] Johnson joined the Ipswich Force of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) in Australia for the 2018 season.
[7][8][9] On July 6, 2018, Johnson signed with the Sydney Uni Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2018–19 season.