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Johnson scored 10 points, grabbed three rebounds and handed out three assists in the loss, and is now averaging 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists on the year in the Italian league.
Cras Basket Taranto has five current and former WNBA players on the roster led by Sacramento Monarchs’ forward Rebekkah Brunson, who scored 35 points in the team’s most recent win. Also suiting up for Cras Basket Taranto are Linda Frohlich (Sacramento, Indiana, New York), Laura Summerton (Connecticut), Audrey Sauret (Washington) and Michelle Greco (Seattle).
Next up for Venezia is a January 20 meeting with Fiera di Roma Pomezia (2-12).
Italian League Standings
| Team | W | L | Pts | |
| 1 | Umana Venezia | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Cras Basket Taranto | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Famila Wuber Schio | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Phard Napoli | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Germano Zama Faenza | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Acer Priolo | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Lavezzini Parma | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Carispe La Spezia | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Pool Comense | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Italmoka Pozzuoli | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | Grescom Viterbo | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 12 | Banco di Sicilia Ribera | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | New Wash Montigarda | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 14 | Fiera di Roma Pomezia | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Russian League
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Next up for UMMC is a January 20 meeting with Vologda-Chevkata (5-5).
Russian League Standings
| Team | W | L | Pts | |
| 1 | CSKA (Moscow) | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | Spartak (Moscow Region) | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | UMMC (Ekaterinburg) | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | BC Moscow | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Dynamo (Kursk) | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Dynamo-Energiya (Novosibirsk) | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Dynamo (Moscow) | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Vologda-Chevakata (Vologda) | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Nadezhda (Orenburg) | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | Spartak (St. Petersburg) | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 11 | Slavyanka (Cherlyabinsk) | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Shelen-ETK (Krasnoyarsk) | 0 | 11 | 11 |