Ole Miss women's basketball's Donnetta Johnson suffers season-ending knee injury
The Ole Miss men’s basketball program has been hit hard with season-ending injuries and now the women’s program is experience the same thing.
After exiting the Arkansas game early on Tuesday, the program has announced on Thursday that Donnetta Johnson suffered a season-ending injury that will require surgery.
After coming in off the bench as a reserve for the Rebels against the Razorbacks, Johnson scored two points in three minutes of action.
After missing the first eight games of the season due to foot injury, Johnson found herself back into the rotation appearing in 19 games with 11 starts. The Queens, N.Y., native had been averaging 5.2 points per game and 2.7 rebounds per contest.
Johnson recorded her first career double-double this season against Mississippi State with a season-high 12 points and career-high 10 rebounds versus the Bulldogs.
In her two seasons on the court for the Rebels, Johnson has been a key fixture for Ole Miss. In her junior campaign, Johnson ranked second on the team averaging 12.0 points per game and recorded a career-high outing at then No. 14 Mississippi State with 25 points.
Ole Miss (21-6, 9-5 SEC) is back in action tonight for its final road game of the regular season at Auburn (10-15, 2-12 SEC). The Rebels can secure its first 10 SEC-win season in program history with a win. Tipoff against the Tigers is set for 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
