McKenzie Johnston – Riders Basketball

Riders Media - 29th February 2024

Mckenzie Johnston named 2024 British Basketball League All-Star

Leicester Riders captain Mckenzie Johnston has been named to the 2024 British Basketball League All-Star team.

Team South Head Coach, Stella Kaltisdou, picked Johnston as one of her six reserves to suit up at the Copper Box Arena on March 24.

This comes after Riders guard Sam Ashby was named an All-Star starter a week ago.

The full All-Star teams are as follows:

Position	North	South
Guard	Georgia Anderson (c)- Manchester Giants	Shanice Beckford-Norton- London Lions
Guard	Georgia Gayle- Sheffield Hatters	Sam Ashby- Leicester Riders
Forward	Harriet Ittewill-Soulsby- Durham Palatinates	Allison Day- Oaklands Wolves
Forward	Emma Eichmeyer- Sheffield Hatters	Temi Fagbenle- London Lions
Centre	Kirsty Brown– Caledonia Gladiators	Megan Gustafson- London Lions
Reserve	Lakan James- Caledonia Gladiators	McKenzie Johnston- Leicester Riders
Reserve	Madison Washington- Sheffield Hatters	Haylee Saurette- Cardiff Met Archers
Reserve	Myah Pace- Manchester Giants	Mari Stewart- Nottingham Wildcats
Reserve	Ariadna Pujol- Caledonia Gladiators	Caterrion Thompson- Oaklands Wolves
Reserve	Janika Griffith Wallace- Durham Palatinates	Kat Tudor- Essex Rebels
		Savannah Wilkinson- London Lions

You can get tickets to see your Riders at the All-Star game here!

Preview: Leicester Riders vs Sheffield Hatters

Ticket information: 2024 Playoffs home opener

How things stand in the Women's British Basketball League Championship

Gallery 2024 All-Star Game

Riders Media - 31st October 2023

McKenzie Johnston named to Team of the Week

Riders captain Mckenzie Johnston was named to the Women’s British Basketball League Team of the Week for her performance against Oaklands Wolves this weekend.

Team of the week is here 🤩📷#BritishBasketballLeaguew had a great weekend of play!

Click below to watch their highlights on our YouTube channel! https://t.co/QESWWcl3SX #UNBEATABLE pic.twitter.com/ZZCTMmzDP1
— Women’s British Basketball League (@britishbasketw) October 30, 2023

Johnston put up 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Riders’ 92-78 win, grabbing four boards on the offensive end.

The Montana-born guard went 6-11 from the field, making both of her three-point attempts and going perfect on her five foul shots.

She made headlines with her one-in-a-million full-court heave, finding nothing but string from her own foul line to close the opening half.

.@kenzi_johnston hits from the opposite free throw line to end the third quarter 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Zjgw6EUhjd
— Leicester Riders (@RidersWomen) October 28, 2023

Johnston is averaging 15.5 and seven rebounds through the first two games of the season, hitting the ground running in her second year in Riders red.

Want to see Johnston in action?

Get tickets to our next home game against Nottingham Wildcats!

Preview: Leicester Riders vs Sheffield Hatters

Ticket information: 2024 Playoffs home opener

How things stand in the Women's British Basketball League Championship

Gallery 2024 All-Star Game

Riders Media - 25th July 2023

Riders retain Johnston

Leicester Riders can announce the retention of American guard McKenzie Johnston to their 2023/24 roster.

Helping the Riders to all three domestic finals last season, she averaged 8.3 points, 6.4 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game in the WBBL Championship.

Stop it @kenzi_johnston 🫢 #Britishbasketball #WeAreRiders pic.twitter.com/us6DvwlCJo
— Leicester Riders (@RidersWomen) April 16, 2023

Johnston signed a two-year deal last summer to play in the WBBL alongside studying for her master’s at Loughborough University.

The club would like to thank the University for their support.

“I enjoyed my last season with the Riders, so I’m looking forward to getting back and building on what we built last with a new group,” said Johnston.

“The team will be different, but Coach Ben is doing a great job of getting the right group of people together to be successful.”

“We’re very excited to have McKenzie back with us,” said Head Coach Ben Stanley.

“She’s a proven factor, and there are very few players that are as creative and selfless as her in this league. Her impact as a leader is also unquantifiable for us, and I’m really looking forward to working with her.”

Preview: Leicester Riders vs Sheffield Hatters

Ticket information: 2024 Playoffs home opener

How things stand in the Women's British Basketball League Championship

Gallery 2024 All-Star Game