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Flau’Jae Johnson, Aneesah Morrow to represent LSU women’s basketball at SEC media day

LSU has announced its delegation for SEC media day on Oct. 16.

Despite losing star [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] to the WNBA this offseason, the LSU women’s basketball team looks to be one of the nation’s best after retooling a roster that returned some major contributors with a loaded transfer portal class.

We’re now just over two weeks out from the Tigers’ first exhibition of the year and less than a month from the start of the regular season. LSU will take the podium at SEC media day on Oct. 16 in an early afternoon slot with portions being televised on the SEC Network.

The Tigers will be represented by their two biggest returning stars in [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], who had a breakout sophomore season, and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag], who impressed after transferring in from DePaul.

After winning the national title in 2023, LSU reached the Elite Eight last season before its season ended in a rematch against Iowa. Coach Kim Mulkey’s team is hoping for another deep run in 2024-25.

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LSU women’s basketball picks up a prediction for top 10 2025 prospect

The Tigers are in good position to add an elite 2025 shooting guard prospect in Divine Bourrage.

After winning a national title in 2023 and reaching the Final Four again in 2024, coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] and the LSU women’s basketball team look to retool with a roster that lost superstar [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] but brings back [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] while adding some veterans in the portal.

While Mulkey’s focus is on the upcoming season, she’s also looking to add top talent in the 2025 recruiting cycle, and the Tigers seem to be in a good spot for a top-10 prospect in the class.

On Sunday morning, LSU picked up a 70% confidence prediction from On3’s Matthew Brune to land [autotag]Divine Bourrage[/autotag], the No. 7 player nationally and No. 2 shooting guard in the 2025 class. The Tigers are now a 93.5% favorite to land Bourrage, who hails from Davenport, Iowa, according to the On3 recruiting prediction machine.

LSU already holds one commitment in the cycle from top 25 point guard [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], who committed back in April.

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A’ja Wilson hyping up a Flau’jae Johnson performance at WNBA All-Star weekend is so perfect

Get you a hype woman like A’ja Wilson.

Flau’jae Johnson performed during WNBA All-Star weekend, and A’ja Wilson‘s reaction to it is a whole vibe.

Flau’jae’s been on a whirlwind tour since LSU’s season ended earlier this year. She recently performed new music at the ESPY’s, where she absolutely did her BIG one with the performance. She shut it DOWN.

She performed again, this time for some folks down at WNBA All-Star weekend in Phoenix. In a new video, Flau’jae is working the room when she lands on someone special — A’ja Wilson! — who is totally hyped over the song. The vibes seemed immaculate, and so was A’ja’s reaction.

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Flau’Jae Johnson mentions Angel Reese and Joe Burrow during ESPYs performance

Flau’Jae Johnson name-dropped a couple of LSU stars during her performance at the ESPYs.

[autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] has the chance to emerge as LSU women’s basketball’s biggest star on the court this season, but she’s already a star off the court.

Johnson has a budding rap career and recently released her debut EP, “The Best of Both Worlds,” which features collaborations with Lil Wayne. With her profile growing, she had the tremendous opportunity to perform her music at the ESPYs on Thursday night.

She took the stage to perform her song “Came Out A Beast” from her debut album, and the song features a couple of references LSU fans may have picked up on as she name-drops both [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Joe Burrow[/autotag].

The Savannah native has been a big part of the Tigers’ success in her first two seasons in Baton Rouge, and now that Reese has moved on, she could be the face of this team as it looks to return to the Final Four in Year 4 under [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag].

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Flau’jae Johnson gave Angel Reese a shoutout during her jaw-dropping performance at the ESPYs

Best of Both Worlds is the most accurate way to describe Flau’jae

We’ve seen plenty of athletes who’ve moonlighted as rappers and entertainers before. Deion Sanders, Shaquille O’Neal, Metta World Peace, Damian Lillard. Some of them are actually pretty good, too.

It might be a little early to say this, considering that she’s only just beginning her young career, but Flau’Jae Johnson might be the one to top all of them.

LSU’s star guard has been doing big things on the court and in the booth for years now. She’s been one of LSU’s star basketball players for years and played a huge part in the team’s national title.

While doing all of that, though, she’s carved out her own niche in the music world. She just dropped her debut album, “Best of Both Worlds,” and it even has a track with Lil Wayne on it.

That’s the exact song she performed at the ESPYs and she completely dominated the stage.

She even had a bar shouting out her former teammate, Angel Reese. “Keep me a double, I feel like I’m Reese.”

Flau’Jae is such a star, on and off the court. And she’s only getting better at both.

LSU basketball star Flau’Jae Johnson to perform at ESPYs

LSU star Flau’Jae Johnson will take the stage at the ESPYs on Thursday night.

LSU basketball star [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] has made a name for herself on and off the court. She’s played a pivotal role in LSU’s tournament success the last two years, while also building a career as a musician.

Johnson’s rap career has become more than just a side hustle and she’ll take another step on Thursday night, performing live at ESPN’s ESPY Awards.

Flau’Jae took to social media to announce the news on Wednesday. The performance comes on the heel of Johnson’s recent album release titled “Best of Both Worlds.”

The record was nine tracks and featured a collaboration with Lil Wayne with Johnson adding to her list of impressive collaborators that already included NLE Choppa.

With [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] gone, Johnson is ready to step into the spotlight for LSU. Her talents away from the court will continue to provide LSU women’s basketball with social media exposure.

A hoist of stars left college basketball this year. That leaves room for Johnson to take the next step.

On the court, Johnson averaged 14.9 points per game last year. That was up from the 11 she averaged as a freshman.

LSU will count on her next year as the Tigers look to make a return to the Final Four under [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag].

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Flau’jae Johnson posted a self-deprecating TikTok referencing an LSU-South Carolina skirmish

At least they’re aware that the whole LSU-South Carolina scuffle was WILD.

Yes, LSU star Flau’jae Johnson and her brother really posted a TikTok poking fun at a huge scuffle during a game with South Carolina earlier this year.

In March, the Lady Tigers and the Gamecocks got into a benches-clearing skirmish after Kamilla Cardoso pushed Flau’jae to the ground. The whole thing was completely WILD and ended with Kim Mulkey and Angel Reese doubling down on their responses to the melee, Dawn Staley apologizing and a ref’s reaction that inspired so many memes.

Lost in all of the chaos was Flau’jae Johnson’s brother, Trayron Milton, getting arrested for entering the court. He pushed Cardoso and allegedly stepped on the shoulders of an employee — all seemingly in defense of his sister. But it appears that Flau’jae doesn’t hold any ill will towards what happened because she and Trayron dropped a TikTok poking fun at themselves ahead of the 2024 season.

@traymilz

she thinks she’s a comedian

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LSU star Flau’jae Johnson part of inaugural BET Culture Class

Flau’jae Johnson is also a nominee for the BET Sportswoman of the Year Award.

[autotag]Flau’jae Johnson[/autotag] is a star on the court for the LSU women’s basketball team, and she could be poised to become one of the nation’s best players as a junior next season.

But Johnson has also had quite a big impact off the court. She manages her brand as one of the highest-valued athletes in the nation when it comes to NIL, and her interests extend outside of basketball, including her budding music career.

She’s also a budding rap star, and her debut EP “Best of Both Worlds” was released earlier this week in collaboration with Lil Wayne.

Johnson has been announced as part of the inaugural “BET Culture Class ’24,” a group of creators who “represent a diverse spectrum of Black culture, spanning music, comedy, social media, sports, fashion, food, politics, community, and wellness.”

She and the rest of the class will feature heavily in the annual BET Awards, which take place on Sunday night. Johnson is also on the ballot for Sportswoman of the Year at those awards, joined by former LSU athletes [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] (Johnson’s college teammate) and sprinter [autotag]Sha’Carri Richardson[/autotag], who will make her Olympic debut in Paris next month.

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LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson releases debut EP in collaboration with Lil Wayne

Flau’jae Johnson released her debut EP “Best of Both Worlds” on Friday.

With Angel Reese moving on to the WNBA, [autotag]Flau’jae Johnson[/autotag] could be poised to emerge as the LSU women’s basketball team’s biggest star next season.

But the rising junior guard from Savannah, Georgia, isn’t just making headlines for her stellar play on the court. She’s also pursuing her music career, rapping under the stage name “Flau’jae.” And on Friday, Johnson’s debut EP, titled “Best of Both Worlds,” was released in collaboration with Louisiana native Lil Wayne.

The title of the EP, which features nine songs in total, is a reference to Johnson having to manage the life of a college basketball player while also building her off-court brand, which includes her music career.

Johnson recently spoke with Rolling Stone ahead of the release of her EP, explaining how her discipline as a basketball player helps her in other aspects of her life.

“Basketball has made me have a certain discipline in my life that helps me demolish the music side. It’s taught me that you work at something every day, you put the hours in, you just fall in love with the process.” Johnson said.

Johnson, a Second Team All-SEC selection this past season, is one of the biggest names in the country, both in terms of performance and NIL value. Her profile is only set to increase in the future, and she seems to be doing a good job of managing to wear multiple hats.

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LSU star Flau’jae Johnson talks to Rolling Stone about debut EP

Rolling Stone did a feature on LSU star Flau’jae Johnson with the release of her new EP.

LSU guard [autotag]Flau’jae Johnson[/autotag] has made a name for herself on and off the court. As a true freshman, she helped lead LSU to a national title. As a sophomore, she emerged as one of the nation’s top shooting guards during LSU’s run to the Elite Eight.

But basketball isn’t her only talent. The Savannah, Georgia, native appeared on America’s Got Talent when she was just 14. And since arriving at LSU, her music career has continued to take off.

With the release of her new EP, Johnson spoke to Rolling Stone for a feature story. Johnson discussed how she isn’t letting her basketball career hold back her musical one and vice versa.

“This is me trying to show that I am the one that can do both,” Johnson told Rolling Stone.

The EP is titled “Best of Both Worlds,” which Johnson said referenced her ability to excel in the gym and in the studio.

She went on to say the game of basketball has made her a better musician.

“Basketball has made me have a certain discipline in my life that helps me demolish the music side. It’s taught me that you work at something every day, you put the hours in, you just fall in love with the process.” Johnson said.

With [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] off to the WNBA, Johnson is set to be the key piece of LSU’s 2024-25 squad as the Tigers look to make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

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