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  Paris Johnson
Paris Johnson

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

High School:
San Diego

Height:
6-4

Position:
Center

Experience:
HS

One of the nation's top recruits ... A force in the middle who will be expected to contribute immediately ... Extremely skilled with her back to the basket and has good low-block moves ... Forces teams to double and triple team her in the paint ... Two-time San Diego County player of the year, who is a strong rebounder, scorer and shot blocker.

High School: Lettered four years in basketball at San Diego High School, playing her first three seasons under coach Marlon Wells and her senior year under coach Michelle Mannisto ... 2006 and 2007 San Diego Section High School Player of the Year by the San Diego Union-Tribune ... Second team all-state pick by CalHiSports.com the last two seasons ... Played for the South team in the North-South senior all-star game ... Led the Cavers to a 23-5 record, averaging 21.4 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior... As a junior, averaged 19.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game as a junior to lead San Diego High to the CIF Division I title ... CalHiSports.com all-Division I team and was named one of the state's top juniors ... Listed as the No. 42 prospect in the country and the No. 15 ranked forward by HoopGurlz.com ... Eastern League Player of the Year as a junior, when she logged single-game highs of 47 points and 22 rebounds ... Starter as a freshman for San Diego High, which finished as runner-up at the state tournament and won a CIF section title ... Named to the San Diego Union-Tribune's all-academic first team with a 3.75 GPA as a senior.

Personal: Paris Fiatamalii Johnson was born June 16, 1989, in Kahuku, Hawaii ... Daughter of Fusi Jones and Sam Johnson ... Has two brothers and a sister ... Sister, Desiree, played for the Aztecs the last two seasons, before graduating this past May ... Broke her leg prior to her senior year in high school, which required a steel rod and screws to mend it, but still returned to play in every game ... Majoring in communications.