#24 BETHANY JOHNSON

Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Wheelchair Basketball v UWW – 12/3/23
Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Wheelchair Basketball v UWW – 12/3/23
NIWBT National Championships Monday, March 31, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (Photo/Craig Pessman)

#24 Bethany Johnson

Class: Senior

Major: Recreation, Sport, and Tourism

Classification: 4.0

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

High School: Collège Churchill


2024-25 JUNIOR


  • Academic All-American Honorable Mention Honoree
  • Appeared in 8 games as a junior, shooting 48.6% from the field
  • 7/11 (63%), 7 points a game, 4 rebounds at Nationals (2 games)
  • 14 point, 10 rebounds (2 offensive) vs CUNY (3/28)
  • 1 assist vs Alabama (1/18)
  • 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists in 23 minutes vs UWW (11/22)
  • 2 points, 1 rebound vs Cleveland (11/17)
  • 8 points, 6 rebounds vs Mary Free Bed (11/16)

2023-24 SOPHOMORE


  • Appeared in 7 games averaging 9 minutes a game in her first season at Illinois
  • 2 points, 3 rebounds (1 offensive) vs Arizona (2/10)
  • First career double-double with 13 points (6-15), 11 rebounds (4 offensive), 4 assists, and 3 steals in 25 minutes vs CUNY (2/10)
  • 1 rebound, 1 assist vs UWW (1/19)
  • 8 points, 3 rebounds vs CUNY (12/2)

HIGH SCHOOL


  • Attended Collège Churchill High School
  • Canada Games Alum in 2019, 2022, and 2023

PERSONAL


  • Born November 29, 2001
  • Majoring in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences
  • Parents are Trevor and Leanne Johnson
  • Favorite athlete is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and her favorite teams are the Toronto Raptors, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Winnipeg Sea Bears (CEBL)
  • Favorite artist is the Glass Animals
  • Hobbies include knitting & crocheting, video games, cooking
  • Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team – 2023-present
  • Canada’s U25 Women’s National Team – 2023
  • Canada Winter Games – Team Manitoba (2019, 2023)
  • Canada Summer Games – Team Manitoba (2022)
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