Johnson with the LSU Tigers in 2024
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| No. 4 – LSU Tigers | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2003-11-03) November 3, 2003 (age 20) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sprayberry (Marietta, Georgia) |
| College | LSU (2022–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Flau'jae Johnson (born November 3, 2003) is an American rapper and college basketball player for the LSU Tigers. Johnson has a large social media following and is estimated to be one of the highest-earning college basketball players from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals.
Johnson was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia.[1] Her father, the rapper Camoflauge, was shot and killed in May 2003 about six months before her birth in a case that remains unsolved.[2] Johnson grew up playing baseball as a pitcher and was the only girl on her team.[3]
She played basketball for Sprayberry High SchoolinMarietta, Georgia.[4] As a senior, Johnson was named Region 6-6A Player of the Year, and she left as her school's all-time leading scorer. She earned most valuable player honors at the Jordan Brand Classic after scoring 27 points, and played in the McDonald's All-American Game.[5] Johnson was also the only girl to play in the Iverson Classic.[6] Her number was retired by Sprayberry, and she became the first girl to receive the honor.[3]
Johnson entered her freshman season as LSU's starting shooting guard.[7] On November 20, 2022, she recorded a season-high 27 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and five assists in a 100–45 win over Northwestern State.[8] As a freshman, Johnson averaged 11 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, helping her team win its first national championship.[9] She was named the 2022–23 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year.[10] She signed name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals brands such as Puma, Meta, JBL, and Taco Bell.[11] Johnson will be featured on The Money Game, a NIL-focused docuseriesbyPrime Video that followed her, Jayden Daniels, Angel Reese, and Livvy Dunne through LSU's 2023-24 sports season.[12]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | LSU | 36 | 36 | 27.6 | 42.4 | 33.0 | 69.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 11.0 |
| 2023–24 | LSU | 36 | 34 | 32.4 | 50.4 | 38.0 | 76.9 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.9 |
| Career | 72 | 70 | 30.0 | 46.7 | 35.4 | 73.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 13.0 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[13] | |||||||||||||
Johnson is a rapper and uses her first name, Flau'jae, as her stage name.[14] She was inspired to pursue a rap career to continue her father's legacy. Johnson is signed to Roc Nation.[2] Johnson has appeared on The Rap Game and America's Got Talent.
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