#12 Mikaylah Williams Season 2026-27
2026 All-America Honorable Mention (AP)
2026 First Team All-SEC
2026 Cheryl Miller Award Finalist
2025 First Team All-SEC
2025 All-America Honorable Mention (WBCA, AP)
2024 SEC Freshman of the Year
2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
3x SEC Freshman of the Week
JUNIOR SEASON (2025-26)
One of the three mainstays in LSU’s starting lineup with 35 games played and started in her third season … Led the Tigers in three-point field goals made (50), defensive rebounds (159), assists (127) and minutes (999) … Garnered a career high in rebounds (15) versus Mississippi State on March 1 and assists (10) against Jacksonville on March 20 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament … Also achieved career highs in steals (5) against Texas (1/11) and free throws made (9) versus Duke (12/4) … Scored in double figures 28 times and never went more than one game without double figure scoring … Finished the season scoring in double figures in 14 of the last 15 contests … Recorded 20-plus points in seven games … Earned four double doubles on the year, adding to the lone double double of her career previously, which came against UL-Lafayette (12/10/23) in her freshman season … Eclipsed 1,500 career points against Tennessee (2/26) and 500 career rebounds against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament semifinal matchup (3/7) … Averaged 14.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Named to the All-SEC First Team for the second straight season … Earned an All-America honorable mention from the Associated Press and was named a finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award (nation’s top small forward) … Contributed to the Tigers’ 95 points per game which established the SEC record for scoring offense … Also played a vital role in LSU’s 16 100-point games that set an NCAA Division I record for 100-point games in a season … Displayed her clutch gene against Texas on January 11 by knocking down a three as the shot clock winded down with 1:20 on the game clock, giving LSU enough cushion for a 70-65 victory over No. 2 Texas
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024-25)
Started all 37 of LSU’s games, averaging 17.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game… Led LSU with 124 total assists with 12 games with 5+ assists, including a career-high 8 assists against Florida in the SEC Tournament… Scored over 30 points in two games and over 20 in 12 games… Led LSU at 85.8-percent from the free throw line…Hit numerous clutch shots throughout the season… Nailed a turnaround jumper with time winding down to force overtime against Stanford and sunk two threes in overtime to help LSU win… Gave LSU a multi-possession lead with a three during the final minute of the Oklahoma game… Helped LSU erase a 12 point second half deficit at Kentucky, giving LSU a multi-possession lead in the game’s final minute.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023-24)
Put together one of the best freshman seasons in program history, averaging 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game to earn SEC Freshman of the Year… Her 493 points rank No. 6 by a freshman in program history and her 98 assists rank No. 6 as a freshman in program history… Just the fifth LSU player to rank inside the top-10 in points and assists by a freshman in program history… In the fourth game of her career, Williams scored 42 points (15-20 FG, 5-8 3 FG) with 32 points in the second half… The 42 points were the most scored by a LSU freshman in the NCAA era… Scored 20+ points in seven games… Williams had one double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Louisiana Lafayette… Had 10 games with 4+ assists, including a career-high 7 against Missouri… Had a stretch of 30 consecutive made free throws from Nov. 12 through Dec. 30… Scored in double figures in all four of LSU’s games in the NCAA Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
A five-star prospect who was ranked the No. 1 player in her class by AGSR, Prospects Nation and Jr. All-Star National Rankings … The two-time reigning Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year the led Parkway High School to a State Championship as a senior … An all-around talent at the guard position who played in the McDonald’s All-America Game and was named the 2023 Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year … Also named to the Naismith High School All-America team … Invited to play in the Inaugural Women’s Nike Hoops Summit … Named the USA Basketball 3×3 Athlete of the Year … Has significant experience playing with Team USA, being named the MVP at the U17 World Cup on the way to earning gold in Hungary and also earned gold at the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup, also in Hungary … Also named the 2022 Carl Mikovich Sportsperson of the Year by Independence Bowl Foundation … Played in the BallIsLife All-America Game.
Mikaylah William’s Career Highs
Points: 42, vs. Kent St. 11/14/23
Rebounds: 11, vs. UL-Lafayette 12/10/23
Assists: 8, vs. Florida 03/07/25
Steals: 4, 4x
Blocks: 3, vs. Ole Miss 03/02/25
FG Made: 15, vs. Kent St. 11/14/23
FG Attempts: 21, at Kentucky 02/23/25
3FG Made: 7, vs. Oklahoma 01/30/25
3FG Attempts: 12, vs. Oklahoma 01/30/25
FT Made: 9, vs. Ole Miss 03/02/25
FT Attempts: 10, vs. Ole Miss 03/02/25