BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson is preparing to compete on the international stage in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, which will be held at the Center of Collective Sports in Santiago, Chile beginning Saturday night.
The AmeriCup is a 5-on-5 competition that dates back to 1993.
Johnson joins a roster of 12 collegiate players set to represent the United States, which is selected by the USA Basketball’s women’s junior national team committee. The team will compete in the event, scheduled for June 28 to July 6, with games against Group B opponents Chile, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
The team’s first game against Chile will take place on Saturday, June 28, at 7:25 p.m. CT. The games can be watched on FIBA’s streaming service, Courtside 1891.
Johnson, a product of Savannah, Ga., is making her debut in a USA Basketball competition. She is entering her fourth season at LSU, where she has helped lead the Tigers to three-straight Elite Eight appearances, including securing the program’s first national championship in 2023.
Last season, Johnson was one of LSU’s best players on the floor, averaging 18.6 points and 5.06 rebounds a game. She scored double digits in the first 29 games of the season and recorded five double-doubles throughout the year. Johnson reached a major scoring milestone early on by surpassing 1,000 career points against Charleston Southern.
In the postseason, Johnson scored a career-high 28 points against UCLA in the Tigers’ Elite Eight matchup with 24 coming in the second half.
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