Paisley Johnson Harding - W Basketball

Paisley Harding

Guard 13

Class

Senior

Hometown

Everett,

Washington

Last School

Glacier Peak High School

Roster Years

2017-2022

Married to Connor Harding (former member of the BYU men's basketball team, currently playing at UVU)
Born in Washington
Parents are Brent and Stephanie Johnson
Has two brothers and one sister
Twitter: @paisleynikelle | Instagram: @paisleynikelle | TikTok: @paisleynikelle13

Four-year letterwinner in basketball
2015-16 SCBBO Player of the Year
Two-time All-District 3A First Team
2016-17 All-District 4A First Team
Fox Sports 1380 KRKO High School Athlete of the Year
Team was 4A district champions
Team was regional champions
Named First Team All-Region
Named 4A Tournament First Team
Named 4A Player of the Year
Senior season named to All-State team
2016-17 season averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game
Garnered Coaches Award and Captain’s Award
Holds school’s season and career record in steals
Holds school’s season and career record in points
McDonalds All-American Nominee
Named Esmark All-American
Two-year letterwinner in volleyball
National Honor Roll
Played on Northside Swarm Basketball Club while averaging 15.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017-2018

Played in all games averaging 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds a contest
Averaged playing nearly 20 minutes a game, playing the most minutes (35) at USF on 2/10/18
Recorded season bests in points (14), rebounds (7), assists (5), steals (3) and blocks (3)
Finished the year with double figure points in two games; had five games with at least three assists and one game with at least three steals
On the year, shot .419 (54-129) from the field, .431 (22-51) from behind the arc and .649 (37-57)
Concluded her freshman season with a total of 167 points, 67 rebounds, 43 assists, five blocks and 23 steals

Sophmore Year 2018-2019

Started in all games while averaging 34 minutes of playing time, the third most on the team
Had the team's best free-throw percentage .731 (106-145), ranked second in scoring (14.5) and third in assists (3.0) and in steals (1.3)
Recorded double-figure points in 29 games including six with 20+points, scored a total of 479 points on the year
Finished the season with 143 rebounds, 98 assists and 44 steals
In the WCC, ranked third in minutes played, 10th in scoring & in free-throw percentage, 13th in 3-point field goals made and tied in 13th place in steals
Named the MVP of the 2019 WCC Women's Basketball Championships
Named to the 2018-19 WCC Women’s Basketball Second Team
Named WCC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 14

Junior Year 2019-2020

Co-Team Captain
Was the team’s scoring with a 15.2 average, that put her in fifth place in the WCC
Tallied 22 games with at least 10+points including six with 20+points
Was the scoring leader in a total of 13 games
Had the team’s best free-throw percentage (.819) and was fourth in that category in the conference
On the team, ranked second in steals (1.5) and third in assists (3.1); the assists average put her in 10th place in the league
In 15 games dished out at least three assists and was the assist leader in six
In a total of six games recorded at least three steals and in eight games put up at least three 3-pointers
Reached 1,000 points with 28 in the road game at Santa Clara on Feb. 20 and by the end of the season, ranked 27th all-time in scoring with 1,072 career points
Named to the 2020 WCC Women’s Basketball First Team
Named to the 2019-20 Preseason All-WCC Team

Senior Year 2021-2022

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2020-2021

Named to the 2020-21 All-WCC First Team
Named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-WCC Team
Cracked the top-15 in BYU's all-time career scoring list (T-No. 13: 1,402 points)
Team's second-leading scorer with a 14.1 point-per-game average, ranking her seventh in the WCC
Was the team's scoring leader in eight games
Scored 28 points in a single game twice, including versus Rutgers in the NCAA First Round
On the team, ranked second in 3-pointers (1.7) and assists (3.1) per contest
Reached double figures in scoring in 19 of 25 games played
Tallied her second career double-double against Santa Clara on Feb. 25 with 12 points and a career-high 10 assists