Tara Daye Season 2025-26

CAREER
• Transferred to Purdue ahead of the 2025-26 season
• Played two seasons at St. John’s after starting her career at DePaul
• Appeared in 62 games with 24 starts in her career, averaging 3.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, while shooting 43.7% from the field
• Totaled 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game over 35 appearances for St. John’s
•Topped 10 points in three games, 10 rebounds twice and dished out five or more assists once

2024-25  / AS A JUNIOR (AT ST. JOHN’S)
• Appeared in and started first four games of the season
• Averaged 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds with 2.0 steals and 1.3 assists per night
• Shot 50% from the floor
• Missed the remainder of the season, retaining her redshirt

2023-24  / AS A SOPHOMORE (AT ST. JOHN’S)
• Made 31 appearances and 19 starts for the Johnnies during her sophomore campaign
• Averaged 4.2 points and 3.4 boards per game this season
• Recorded 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds during BIG EAST competition
• Scored a career-high 12 points at Seton Hall (Jan. 22)
•  Chipped in 10 points at Providence (Jan. 6)
•  Added a career-high 10 rebounds and nine points against Georgetown (Jan. 28)

2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN (AT DEPAUL)
• Appeared in 27 games for the Blue Demons, making one start
• Averaged 11.8 minutes, 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game
• Shot 42.3 percent from the floor
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6)
•Added a season-high 10 points at Creighton (Feb. 1)
• Dished out 12 assists against Xavier, the highest single-game total by a DePaul player during the 2022-23 season

PREP
• A three-sport letterwinner in volleyball, track and basketball at University High School
• Two-time NJSIAA state champion in basketball in 2017-18 and 2018-19
• All-State honoree during the 2018-19 season after averaging 16.5 points and 7.6 boards per game
• Scored 1,129 points in four seasons at University High
• Took the 400m sectional title twice in track

PERSONAL
• Full Name: Tara Daye Johnson
• Birthdate: Dec. 4, 2004
• Birthplace: Newark, N.J.
• Majorr Business Law / Enterprise
• Parent:  Vangela Crowe
• Vangela played basketball at Rutgers-Newark, graduating in 1994, and amassed 1,541 points, 848 rebounds and 252 steals and was named the Rutgers-Newark Female Athlete of the Year in 1994. She was inducted into the Rutgers-Newark Hall of Fame in 2006.
• Siblings: Tamara Johnson