LSU Athletic Communications
LSU junior Mikaylah Williams, a former Parkway star, has been named to the media preseason All-SEC second team.
LSU senior Flau’jae Johnson was selected to the first team.
Williams is entering her third season at LSU after averaging 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in her sophomore year.
She is one the purest scorers on the women’s basketball scene with the ability to impact the game from anywhere on the court, offensively and defensively.
Williams, who was named the 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year, made the jump in her second season to first-team All-SEC. She had 11 games last season with at least 20 points and two with at least 30 points.
Williams made a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to force overtime against Stanford and hit two threes in overtime to propel LSU to the win, finishing with 32 points in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
She drained seven threes, including one in the final minute to put the game on ice, to finish with 37 points against Oklahoma and hit the knockout three in the final minute at Kentucky to help complete a 16-point comeback victory.
LSU was picked to finish third behind South Carolina and Texas with Tennessee and Oklahoma rounding out the top five. The preseason poll consisted of votes from a panel of both SEC and national media members.
Johnson enters her fourth and final season in Baton Rouge as one of the top returning guards in the country. Johnson is coming off a strong junior campaign after being an integral part to the Tigers’ third-straight Elite Eight appearance. Last season, she averaged 18.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Johnson closed the year strong against UCLA, putting up a career high 28 points.
The 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year, Johnson was a critical piece as a starter on LSU’s first National Championship team in Mulkey’s second season. Not just a star on the court, Johnson has built her star-power as a rapper too. She released her most recent single “Courtside” featuring Waka Flocka Flame in August.
Order of Finish
- South Carolina
- Texas
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Ole Miss
- Vanderbilt
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- 10.Mississippi State
- 11.Florida
- 12.Georgia
- 13.Missouri
- 14.Texas A&M
- 15.Auburn
- 16.Arkansas
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Preseason Players of the Year
Madison Booker, Texas
Preseason All-SEC First-Team
Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU
Reagan Beers, Oklahoma
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Madison Booker, Texas
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Clara Strack, Kentucky
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Ta’Niya Latson, South Carolina
Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee
Rori Harmon, Texas