LSU WBB's Flau'jae Johnson Earns All-America Honors Ahead of NCAA Tournament

Baton Rouge, La. – LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson has been named to the 2024-25 U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Third Team, the organization announced Tuesday, giving the Tigers a national award-winner to anchor their NCAA Tournament push inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The distinction is the second in as many seasons for the 5-foot-10 junior from Savannah, Ga., who becomes only the second player in program history to earn back-to-back USBWA Third-Team nods. Johnson heads into postseason play averaging 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while scoring in double figures in 24 of 32 contests.

Johnson’s relentless two-way effort has helped propel seventh-ranked LSU to 27 wins and a closing 7-0 surge through Southeastern Conference competition that included a 70-65 statement victory over then-No. 2 Texas on Jan. 11. She was a unanimous All-SEC First Team selection for the second straight year and eclipsed the 2,000-career-point threshold during the SEC Tournament against Oklahoma, joining an elite club that features Joyce Walker, Seimone Augustus, Julie Gross, Cornelia Gayden and Sylvia Fowles.

Head coach Kim Mulkey praised Johnson’s tireless work ethic on Senior Night, calling her “one of the hardest workers I’ve ever coached.”

“Can you imagine telling a kid who loves to work to put the ball down?” Mulkey said. “That’s what I’ve had to do with Flau’jae. It’s become routine for her to be in the gym in the wee hours of the morning.”

The Tigers (27-4) will open NCAA Tournament play Friday as the No. 2 seed in the Baton Rouge regional, hosting No. 15 Jacksonville. A win would advance LSU to Sunday’s second-round matchup against the winner of No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 10 Villanova, with both games set for the PMAC. Tip times will be announced later this week.