Temeka Johnson blogs: Tulsa Shock comes up short against San Antonio - NOLA.com

Temeka Johnson, Kenner native, Bonnabel and LSU graduate and the point guard for the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA, will be filing reports this season.

Hello there,

Photo courtesy of Temeka JohnsonTemeka Johnson is back playing again in the WNBA, this time with the Tulsa Shock.

So we have completed our first game and we came up short against the San Antonio Silver Stars. We played 38 good minutes of basketball and gave it away in the last two minutes and lost 88-79.

It was a heart-breaker for our opener, but there was a lot of promising things that we can capitalize on.

I want to share with you all a little about this Tulsa Shock team. It is fairly young but talented and hungry and has a lot of energy. I am extremely happy with the way things are looking right now. There is a lot of promise to this team. Our staff is dedicated and so are the people that are involved with helping make this organization better. So far things have been pretty good and I know it will continue to get better.

We will take on the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the BOK Center and this is another chance for us to improve and get better.

That's all for now. I will be back in touch with all of you sooon.

Go Shock!

- Meek

The Temeka Johnson file

Born: Sept. 6, 1982

Height: 5-3

College: LSU

High school: Bonnabel

Years pro: 6

Personal

Owns a home in Baton Rouge and has a horse, Dreamer, and a dog, Kingston

Founded and runs the charitable organization Heaven Opens People's Eyes (H.O.P.E.)

Initiated the Jewel Johnson Education Scholarship

Honored with Temeka Johnson Day in Kenner on April 16

Selected as inaugural athlete for UNCF's Athlete Ambassador program, promoting education initiatives for youth

Adopted schools in Kenner, Baton Rouge and New Orleans

Author of children's book series, Meek Moments, with its first title, "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions," published in August 2010.

Professional career highlights:

2009 WNBA champion with the Phoenix Mercury

2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Averaging 9.4 points, 4.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds in two seasons with the Mercury

Collegiate career highlights:

AP All-American second team (2005)

AP All-American honorable mention (2004, 2003, 2002)

SEC Tournament MVP (2003)

Broke LSU's career assists record, single-season record and tied her single-game assist mark in 2003-04 season.