Norfolk State graduate guard Diamond Johnson was named the BOXTOROW National HBCU Player of the Week.
Johnson helped lead the Lady Spartans to a 94-54 win over Delaware State in which she put in 28 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 6 assists. In NSU’s 82-66 defeat of Coppin State, Johnson scored 15 points to go along with 3 rebounds and a pair of assists. She finished the week, averaging 21.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 4,5 steals on .535/. 555/1.00 splits.
On the season the Philadelphia, PA native is averaging 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per contest on .449/. 342 /.846 splits.
The Lady Spartans return to action on Saturday, January 18 when they take on Virginia-Lynchburg.
