Cintia Johnson

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
High School:
Nottingham
Hometown:
Syracuse, N.Y.

Junior Year (2007-08)
Played in 30 games, including in the first round BIG EAST Championship where she played a season-high tying 23 minutes against South Florida • Against Georgetown, she dished out a season-high five assists • At Villanova, she had three points and four assists • At Northeastern she scored three points and dished out four assists • At Colgate, she scored two points, dished out a season-high four assists and tallied a season-best six rebounds • Versus Lehigh, she totaled two points and posted four assists and three rebounds • At North Carolina, she registered four points • Against Coppin State, she scored three points off the bench.

Sophomore Year (2006-07)
One of three players to start all 29 games • Led the Orange with 113 assists and 42 steals • Ranked ninth in the BIG EAST with 3.9 assists per game and also ranked third during conference play with 4.69 assists per game • Contributed 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game • At Penn State, connected on a career-best four field goals and recorded 10 points, six rebounds and four assists • Against Cornell scored nine points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds, including a personal-best five offensive rebounds, in addition to four assists and four steals • Versus UC Davis, recorded four points, seven rebounds and four assists • Scored a career-best 14 points against Loyola in the San Juan Shootout • Against Marquette, posted five assists and added five points • Versus Villanova, scored 11 points and added four rebounds and three assists • At Connecticut, recorded 10 points and four assists • Against Notre Dame, posted five assists • Versus South Florida, set a career-high with nine assists • Against Seton Hall, recorded seven assists and a career-best eight steals • Versus Georgetown, scored 10 points and added eight assists • Against DePaul, matched a career high with nine rebounds and added five assists.

Freshman Year (2005-06)
Played in 26-of-27 games, including 18 starts • Second on the team with 29 steals • At Manhattan, played a career-best 39 minutes in her first start • Dished out a game-high six assists and notched her first collegiate point with a free throw versus the Jaspers • At Buffalo, drained the first field goal of her career and added a team-high five assists • At Niagara, played 29 minutes and blocked her first career shot • Versus Sacred Heart, scored six points on 3-for-5 shooting • Against Colgate, scored five points and secured eight rebounds and eight assists • Versus Cincinnati, tallied six points • At Seton Hall, grabbed three offensive rebounds • At Providence, scored six points • At Louisville, secured a personal-best nine rebounds, including seven on the defensive boards • Also netted nine points against the Cardinals • Recorded season highs in points (12) and free throws made (6), while matching her season bests in field goals (3) and steals (3) in SU’s home finale versus St. John’s.

High School
Played six seasons of varsity basketball (from seventh to 12th grade) for Nottingham High School • Three-time team captain • Scored 1,169 points, dished out 742 assists and made 640 steals • Averaged 10 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals per game as a senior • Led the Bulldogs to the 2005 state championship • Was named MVP of the state tournament after scoring 18 points in the championship game • Named fourth-team all-state • Earned first-team All-Colonial American Conference accolades • Two-time All-Central New York pick by the Syracuse Post-Standard • Helped the Bulldogs to five consecutive Section III championships • Was named MVP of the 2000 Section III title game.

Personal
Cintia M. Johnson • Born August 1987 in Syracuse • Daughter of Diedra Glenn • Twin sister, Cinte, also played for Nottingham • Also has two brothers, Thomas and Tyshon • Mother was a member of Nottingham’s 1984 state championship team • Majoring in information management and technology.