The LSU basketball star and the 2023 national champion Flau’jae Johnson will give up the WNBA 2025 draft and stay at school for the next season, according to several reports.
Johnson, a goalkeeper, will remain in Baton Rouge under head coach Kim Mulkey in a move reported by The Athletic.
She still has a year of eligibility in university basketball and had to announce her decision to enter the project on Monday.
However, due to LSU’s progress towards the eight elite of the NCAA 2025 women’s basketball tournament, she was authorized 48 hours after the elimination of her team to make a decision.
LSU lost in the elite eight against the seeded n ° 1 UCLA – giving Johnson until midnight on Tuesday to make a decision.
The native of Georgia has spent his entire university career in LSU and all the signs indicate that she is staying there for next season.
The LSU women’s basketball star, Flau’jae Johnson, will return to the team for his last year
Johnson will be 22 years later this year, which would have made him eligible for the WNBA recovery – although he did not finish four complete college seasons.
More to follow.