Marine Johannes started playing basketball when she was eight years old at the Pont-l'Évêque, the same French club as former NBA star Nicolas Batum. She turned professional with USO Mondeville, where she won the U17 women's French League twice in 2011 and 2012 and the U17 French Cup (2012). Her team also won the Youth French League in 2013.
Marine Johannes' double club career
Johannes has been a stellar part of two rosters, splitting her time between Lyon LLDLC Asvel Féminin, owned by former NBA French superstar Tony Parker, and the New York Liberty in the WNBA.
In 2019, she signed with both the French League winner Lyon ASVEL and with the NY Liberty, where she plays during the European off-season.
Johannes and the Liberty reached the WBNA playoffs and final in 2023, only losing to defending champions Las Vegas Aces. However, she did secured a title with the East Coast side that season, winning the third edition of the Commissioner's Cup in August 2023.
Marine Johannes: National team journey and Olympic bronze
She began playing for the French national team in 2016, aged 21, and was a surprise inclusion for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as one of the youngest players in the tournament.
Despite France's defeat in the semi-final against the United States and loss in the bronze-medal match against Serbia, Johannes made an impression and gained social media fame, particularly with an incredible dribble against American star Maya Moore.
From there, Johannes was an integral part of the French squad, winning silver at three consecutive EuroBasket tournaments in 2017, 2019, and 2021.
In 2018, she played her first FIBA World Cup, with the French finishing fifth.
Her first global medal came at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, where France won the bronze.
Marine Johannes: An eye on home Olympics
Having missed the World Cup 2022 due to injury, and not being selected by her national team for Euro 2023, Johannes set her sights on competing at her home Games, Paris 2024, and has committed to shortening her WNBA season to take part in all preparations ahead of her home Olympics.