Diamond Johnson can have an opportunity to make a WNBA roster in any case.
The 2025 MEAC girls’s basketball participant of the 12 months has signed a coaching camp contract with the Minnesota Lynx, the crew introduced Thursday afternoon.
see you Sunday. 💪 pic.twitter.com/oEa8PM9PvA
— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) April 24, 2025
Johnson, a 5’6 guard from Philadelphia, made headlines as a WNBA Draft Evening snub, incomes reward from former teammate Kierra Wheeler (now at West Virginia):
Diamond not getting drafted is straight politics 💯💯 when are yall gonna respect hbcus ?? She carried out on each degree examine the stats ! Her story ain’t performed however she deserved to see her title on that display screen tonight.
— Meme (@memewheeler) April 15, 2025
Former WNBA all-star Chasity Melvin additionally highlighted Johnson as a participant who ought to’ve been drafted.
Diamond Johnson is essentially the most notable that didn’t get drafted to me —and let’s be actual, it’s due to her dimension and the final faculty she performed for .She’s proper there with Amoore.⁰Shifty, fearless, can create her personal shot, and sees the ground.⁰#ChastasticTake 💎 #WNBADraft https://t.co/oXO4Nrwvg5
— Chasity (Chas) Melvin (@chasitymelvin) April 15, 2025
Johnson received each conceivable award in her two seasons at Norfolk State, together with two convention match MVP awards, Newcomer of the 12 months in 2024 and convention participant of the 12 months this previous season. She was a serious key within the Spartans’ back-to-back MEAC title run, together with a faculty file 30 wins this 12 months.
The Lynx misplaced the WNBA finals to the New York Liberty in 5 video games final season, however have a number of questions on the guard place, which provides Johnson a good likelihood at making the crew.
