After MiLaysia Fulwiley announced that she would enter the transfer portal, a week after the NCAA Championship game, where South Carolina lost to UConn in the finals, considerable speculation arose about where she would commit. She committed to South Carolina in 2023 as one of the five-star ranked ESPN high school basketball players of her class. She chose South Carolina from the multiple offers she received from several top Division 1 colleges. However, two years later, her decision to transfer to another school came as a surprise to many.
LSU Commit
Fulwiley’s exploration of other potential schools remained heavily undisclosed. Her decision to join LSU was announced last Friday, April 25, through social media. The two colleges have a history of competing against each other in a long-standing rivalry in the collegiate basketball world. At LSU, she will be playing under Kim Mulkey’s guidance, who could not hide her excitement about her future with the LSU Tigers, stating, “I’m excited to welcome MiLaysia as the newest member of our LSU Tiger family.”
LSU lost in the Elite Eight to No. 1 UCLA in this year’s March Madness. Fulwiley is the second athlete to transfer from South Carolina to LSU. LaDazhia Williams transferred from South Carolina to Missouri for one year and then moved on to join the Tigers the following year. She was part of the championship team that won the 2022-2023 NCAA national tournament. During her time at LSU, she started all 34 games she played, averaging 9.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Fulwiley’s commitment to LSU bolsters the team as it has lost five players due to eligibility status and the transfer portal. She and other commits, including Kate Koval, the 6’5 forward from Notre Dame, and Amiya Joyner, the 6’2 forward from East Carolina University, are great additions to the Tigers as they prepare for the next season.
MiLaysia Fulwiley at South Carolina
Fulwiley was part of the iconic 2023-2024 South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team, which finished the season with an impeccable record and won the NCAA championship. During her time at South Carolina, she averaged 11.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 18.7 minutes per game. She started only three out of the 77 games she played. As a key rotational player for Dawn Staley, she significantly contributed to the team’s bench statistics.
