South Carolina’s Raven Johnson Announces “Revenge Season” For USC Minutes After Bagging Incredible Feat

South Carolina sophomore Raven Johnson’s video confrontation with Iowa star Caitlin Clark from last season is fueling her fire. Johnson was dribbling behind the 3-point line during the Gamecocks’ national semifinal loss against the Hawkeyes. Clark looked to be implying with the gesture that it wasn’t worth the trouble for Johnson, who concluded her rookie season with a 24.1% 3-point shooting percentage.

Johnson took advantage of the viral moment to boost herself ahead of her second season with the Gamecocks. And now, the USC point guard is back in retaliation for all the attention she received following last season’s Final Four, declaring that this season is her vengeance tour.

Raven Johnson in an exuberant self-portrait

South Carolina has a 3-0 record in the 2023-24 NCAA season, winning by an average of 45.3 points per game. They are the overwhelming favorite to advance in the NCAA Tournament as the top-ranked team in the country. According to ESPN Stats, Raven Johnson created history for South Carolina with her astounding assist record during their most recent victory, 109-40 over Clemson.

In a postgame presser, Raven Johnson poured her emotions over the humiliations she faced last season. Her comeback attitude was on full display as hopes were rising after she achieved her career best. Womenhoops on their Twitter account shared a snippet of her interview writing that Raven Johnson is looking for her revenge season after all the hate comments from last season.

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“Last season, the final four games after we lost, the whole…as soon as we lost, the hate comments I got bashed with my viral video that went viral,” recalls Johnson about her bitter past in last season as she continues, “It’s definitely an revenge season.”

An eye-popping feat

Raven Johnson had 17 assists in South Carolina’s 109-40 win over Clemson. This is the most assists by any player in a game this season and the second-most in a game in South Carolina history. Since 2005, no other SEC player has had more assists (17). She ended with 17 assists in addition to 6 points and 8 rebounds.

With a shooting percentage of 44.4 percent from the field and 50% from three-point range, Johnson has averaged 9.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.0 steals in the Gamecocks’ first two games of the season—not counting the Clemson game.

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With Caitlin Clark’s Iowa facing the first defeat of the season, the likes of Johnson will be looking for an opening to settle some scores and address her haters with her relentless court feats.