Murray State University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Claire Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Paducah, Ky.
- High School:
- McCracken County HS
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
2025-26
Transferred to Nebraska on May 5, 2025 ... Appeared in 31 games off the bench, averaging 3.5 points in 10.5 minutes per game ... Helped lead the Huskers to the 2026 NCAA Tournament ... Scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting in her Nebraska debut vs. Northwestern State (11/3) ... Poured in 11 points vs. Creighton (11/12) ... Reached double figures for the third time with 10 points vs. North Dakota State (11/16) ... Added eight points vs. Oral Roberts (11/19) and seven points in a Big Ten win over Purdue (1/4) ... Closed the regular season with nine points and two steals vs. Rutgers (2/28) ... Scored six points on 2-of-2 shooting from three-point range in an NCAA First Four win over Richmond (3/18) ... Named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in Fall 2025
2024-25 (at Samford)
Earned Second-Team All-SoCon and SoCon All-Tournament Team honors ... Played in 30 games with 14 starts, averaging 12.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game ... Shot 47.2% from the field, 40.4% from three-point range, and 87.7% from the free-throw line ... Averaged nearly 19 points over her final 10 games ... Named SoCon Player of the Week (2/4) after averaging 28.0 points over a two-game stretch ... Scored 26 points with four steals vs. Western Carolina (1/30) ... Poured in a career-high 30 points vs. UNCG (2/1) ... Hit a career-high six three-pointers vs. Berry College (1/4) and matched that mark vs. Western Carolina (3/1) ... Scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds vs. Wofford in the SoCon Tournament (3/6) ... Produced 18 double-figure scoring games and 18 games with multiple three-pointers
High School
One of 16 finalists for Kentucky Miss Basketball and named Region 1 Player of the Year as a senior at McCracken County High School ... Scored over 2,000 career prep points, including 878 points (23.1 ppg) in her senior campaign ... Led the Mustangs to a 98-10 record over her final three seasons ... Guided team to the 2024 KHSAA State Championship game, scoring 39 points in the state semifinal win over Butler ... Named to the 2024 KHSAA All-Tournament Team ... Ranked fifth in the state in free-throw percentage (.844) as a senior ... Selected to the Kentucky-Ohio All-Star Game and scored 26 points ... High school class valedictorian
Personal
Born May 31, 2006 ... Daughter of Michael and Ashley Johnson ... Has two brothers, Grant and Isaac ... Majoring in/interested in sports analytics
