JACKSON, MS- Millsaps' all-time leading scorer, Velvet Johnson, can now add All-American to her resume, as she has been named an All-American Honorable mention by D-III News. 

The senior guard was placed on the team after being name to the first team All-South Region by d3Hoops and being named the Southern Athletic Association Player of the Year at the conference tournament. 

Earlier in the season, Johnson broke the all-time scoring record at Millsaps and finished her career with 1,449 total points. She is the only player in Major history to top the 1400 career-point mark.

Johnson closed her career by leading the Majors to a 20-win regular season and a birth in the Southern Athletic Association title game for the second time in three seasons. She leaves having helped lead Millsaps to the best conference record since the birth of the SAA.