Published Mar 6, 2025
Trio of LSU WBB stars named finalists for three major awards
Luke Hubbard  •  Death Valley Insider
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The LSU Tigers have been well represented in early postseason awards. Earlier this week, Flau'jae Johnson, Mikaylah Williams and Aneesah Morrow were named to the All-SEC First-Team, and now the trio have been named finalists for three major awards.

On Tuesday, Johnson was named a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which is given to the top shooting guard in the country each year. In her junior season with the Tigers, Johnson leads the team in scoring with 18.9 points per game while shooting 46.5% from the field and 37.2% from three.

The five finalists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award are:

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Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalists
PlayerSchool

Flau'jae Johnson

LSU

Ta'Niya Latson

FSU

Hannah Hidalgo

Notre Dame

JuJu Watkins

USC

Mikayla Blakes

Vanderbilt

On Wednesday, Mikaylah Williams was named a finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award, which is given out every year to the best small forward in the nation. Williams has played a massive role for the Tigers in her sophomore season, scoring 17.5 points per game while shooting over 38% from three. She's played everything from point guard to small forward this year, but she lands on the SF list.

Here are the five finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award:

Cheryl Miller Award Finalists
PlayerSchool

Mikaylah Williams

LSU

Sonia Citron

Notre Dame

Madison Booker

Texas

Sarah Strong

UConn

Khamil Pierre

Vanderbilt

Aneesah Morrow is the third and final Tiger who has been named a finalist for a major award. After a stellar senior season where she averaged 18.2 points per game while shooting 48.5% from the field and grabbed 14.0 rebounds per game, Morrow was named a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award, given to the best power forward in the country.

Here are the five finalists for the Katrina McClain Award:

Katrina McClain Award Finalists
PlayerSchool

Aneesah Morrow

LSU

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs

Baylor

Yvonne Ejim

Gonzaga

Kiki Iriafen

USC

Makayla Timpson

FSU

The Tigers' big three have been dominant all season, and now their efforts are finally being recognized. All three have a real case for winning their award, but we'll have to wait and see what happens.

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