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LSU women’s basketball picked to finish 3rd in SEC by coaches, 3 Tigers on preseason all-conference team

It’s expected to be another successful season for LSU women’s basketball in 2024-25.

The LSU women’s basketball team is ready to hit the ground running on what should be another successful season in Year 4 under coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag].

After capturing a national title in Year 2, the Tigers made it to the Elite Eight again last season and are looking to make another deep run with a roster that loses [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] but returns a lot of production elsewhere while adding a veteran transfer class.

The Tigers were picked to finish third in the SEC by the coaches, behind defending national champion South Carolina and Texas. Additionally, three players were named to the preseason All-SEC teams.

[autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag], the top two returning starters from last season, garnered First Team All-SEC honors while [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag], a true freshman standout from last year’s squad, was named to the second team.

Here’s the full predicted order of finish and preseason All-SEC teams from the league’s coaches.

Order of Finish

  1. South Carolina
  2. Texas
  3. LSU
  4. Oklahoma
  5. Alabama
  6. Ole Miss
  7. Tennessee
  8. Kentucky
  9. Auburn
  10. Mississippi State
  11. Texas A&M
  12. Vanderbilt
  13. Georgia
  14. Florida
  15. Missouri
  16. Arkansas

Player of the Year

Madison Booker, Texas

First Team All-SEC

Sarah Ashlee Barker, Alabama

Georgia Amoore, Kentucky

Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU

Aneesah Morrow, LSU

Madison Scott, Ole Miss

Raegan Beers, Oklahoma

Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina

Madison Booker, Texas

Second Team All-SEC

Aaliyah Nye, Alabama

Mikaylah Williams, LSU

Jerkaila Jordan, Mississippi State

Skylar Vann, Oklahoma

MiLaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina

Raven Johnson, South Carolina

Rori Harmon, Texas

Aicha Coulibaly, Texas A&M

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How to watch LSU women’s basketball’s 1st exhibition against Xavier (New Orleans) on Thursday night

The Tigers are set to begin the 2024-25 campaign with an exhibition against Xavier (New Orleans) on Thursday night.

After a long offseason, the preseason No. 7 LSU women’s basketball team is finally set to return to the court for its first exhibition of the season on Thursday night as it welcomes Xavier (New Orleans) to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Both this exhibition and next Wednesday’s against LSU-Alexandria will be free to attend for fans.

It will be a new-look LSU roster in many ways after adding an experienced transfer class featuring players like [autotag]Mjracle Sheppard[/autotag] and [autotag]Shayeann Day-Wilson[/autotag], but it also returns some familiar faces like [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] and [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag], who all starred on last year’s team.

[autotag]Jada Richard[/autotag], the top high school prospect in the state of Louisiana and a top-100 recruit nationally, also joins the fold and will make her debut in the purple and gold on Thursday night.

Xavier is an NAIA opponent coming off a 25-7 season that featured a first-round exit in the NAIA tournament. The Gold Nuggets were picked to finish second in the Red River Athletic Conference.

Here’s what you need to know to watch as the 2024-25 LSU women’s basketball team takes the floor for the first time on Thursday night.

How to Watch

  • Date: October 24, 2024
  • Time: 7 p.m. CT
  • Place: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge
  • Stream: SEC Nework+ [afflinkbutton text=”Watch LSU vs. Xavier (New Orleans) live on ESPN+” link=”https://go.web.plus.espn.com/Vmrv2O”]
  • Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network

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LSU women’s basketball cracks the top 10 in preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

The Tigers are gearing up for what they hope will be another deep run in Year 4 under coach Kim Mulkey.

The LSU women’s basketball program is gearing up for what is expected to be another successful season despite losing [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], one of the biggest stars in the sport, to the WNBA draft.

The Tigers return key starters [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] as well as standout sophomore [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag], and they also add a veteran-heavy transfer class as they look to make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

The preseason polls are high on coach Kim Mulkey’s team. LSU ranks seventh in the preseason AP Top 25, and it comes in at No. 7 in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, which was released on Thursday, as well.

The Tigers are joined in the top 10 by three other SEC teams: South Carolina (No. 1), Texas (No. 4) and Oklahoma (No. 12). Ole Miss (No. 20), Kentucky (No. 22) and Alabama (No. 24) are also all ranked while Vanderbilt and Tennessee received votes.

Here’s the full coaches poll as we prepare for the start of the 2024-25 season, which tips off for LSU on Thursday night with an exhibition against Xavier (New Orleans). The Tigers will face LSU-Alexandria in another exhibition on Wednesday night before beginning the regular season against Eastern Kentucky on Monday, Nov. 4.

Preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Rank School (Last Year’s Record) Points First Place Votes
1 South Carolina (38-0) 770 27
2 Connecticut (33-6) 734 3
3 Southern California (29-6) 716 1
4 Texas (33-5) 670 –
5 Notre Dame (28-7) 629 –
6 UCLA (27-7) 612 –
7 LSU (31-6) 567 –
8 North Carolina State (31-7) 533 –
9 Iowa State (21-12) 487 –
10 Oklahoma (23-10) 457 –
11 Duke (22-12) 449 –
12 Baylor (26-8) 434 –
13 Kansas State (26-8) 407 –
14 Ohio State (26-6) 405 –
15 West Virginia (25-8) 285 –
16 North Carolina (20-13) 263 –
17 Louisville (24-10) 261 –
18 Maryland (19-14) 254 –
19 Florida State (23-11) 177 –
20 Creighton (26-6) 150 –
21 Mississippi (24-9) 135 –
22 Kentucky (12-20) 106 –
23 Nebraska (23-12) 92 –
24 Indiana (26-6) 75 –
25 Alabama (24-10) 57 –

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LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow named preseason Co-SEC Players of the Year

Despite losing Angel Reese to the WNBA, LSU has no shortage of star power in 2024-25.

Despite losing star forward [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] to the WNBA draft, the LSU women’s basketball team is gearing up for what should be another special season in Year 4 under coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag].

The Tigers enter the year ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP Top 25, and they have several players who received preseason accolades from the SEC media. LSU’s top returning stars in [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] were named preseason Co-SEC Players of the Year ahead of what should be a big season for both.

Unsurprisingly, they were each named First Team All-SEC preseason selections. [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag], who impressed as a true freshman last season, is a preseason Second Team All-SEC selection.

The Tigers reached the Elite Eight last season where it fell in a rematch against the Iowa team it beat to win a national championship the prior year. LSU will hope Mulkey’s team is set for another deep run next spring.

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LSU women’s basketball a top-10 team in preseason AP Top 25

The Tigers enter Kim Mulkey’s fourth season with high expectations yet again.

The 2024-25 season will be a year of change for the LSU women’s basketball team.

The Tigers lost star [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], who had a fantastic rookie season in the WNBA. [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] also opted to move on in the transfer portal.

But it’s another talented roster headlined by returning stars [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag], and it’s bolstered by an impressive transfer class filled with veteran, experienced players.

There’s still a lot of optimism around Kim Mulkey’s team, and the Tigers open the year ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP Top 25. They’re one of seven ranked SEC teams and the third highest behind No. 1 South Carolina — the defending national champion — and No. 4 Texas.

In total, there are four SEC teams ranked in the top 10.

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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.