Currently in the midst of the 2025 women’s college basketball season, LSU is once again as star-powered as ever, as junior Flau’Jae Johnson has officially been named as a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
LSU women’s basketball star junior Flau’Jae Johnson named a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award
Heading into the 2024 offseason, it was widely believed that Flau’Jae Johnson was due for a big junior season.
Coming off a 2023-24 postseason that included five 20 point games out of their seven total matchups, she was undoubtedly impressive, and many would even argue that she was the Tigers’ best scorer towards the end of the year, even despite being just a sophomore.
All that said, I’m not so sure many expected her to be this good in 2025. Not only has she managed to improve on just about every major stat category since last season, but with less than half of the current campaign remaining, she’s officially been named a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
Averaging 20.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, the star shooting guard has completely entered her name into the list of top players in the country, and it becomes all the more impressive considering she happens to share the floor with Aneesah Morrow, arguably the top power forward in women’s college basketball.
Additionally, it’s not like this was something that happened out of the blue at the start of the season. Johnson has only gotten better as the year has gone on.
Coming off a somewhat “disappointing” outing vs. South Carolina (13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), she’s officially on a three-game 20-point scoring streak. Furthermore, as if that weren’t enough, the 5-foot-10, Savannah, GA, product is also upping her defensive output, most recently logging four blocks on February 2, vs. Mississippi State.
In the midst of her junior season, Flau’Jae Johnson is clearly going about her business with a chip on her shoulder, and her play is mirroring it. As good of news as that is for the purple and gold, it very well might be equally terrible news for the entire SEC, as they’re the ones who are going to need to figure out how to stop her.
With February officially upon us, the end of the regular season is well within reach, as LSU women’s basketball has just seven games remaining before the 2025 SEC Tournament arrives in early March.
While there’s little doubt that Johnson has the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award on her mind, it’s important to note that she did taste what it’s like to win a national championship during her freshman season. That kind of thing can be addicting, and I’d be willing to bet that the now veteran Tiger is antsy to do everything she can to bring her team back to that pedestal when April finally comes around.
Full list of 2025 finalists
- Sarah Ashlee Barker – Alabama Crimson Tide
- Lauren Jensen – Creighton Bluejays
- Ta’Niya Latson – Florida State Seminoles
- Flau’Jae Johnson – LSU Tigers
- Shyanne Sellers – Maryland Terrapins
- Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Madison Conner – TCU Horned Frogs
- JuJu Watkins – USC Trojans
- Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt Commodores
- JJ Quinerly – West Virginia Mountaineers
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