#11 ZaKiyah Johnson Season 2025-26

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the most decorated athletes in the history of Kentucky high school sports … In her four seasons, the 5-9 guard collected four KHSAA state championships, four Gatorade Player of the Year honors, and earned a gold medal with the Team USA U18 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup team … Member of the Tigers’ No. 1 recruiting class … Rated No. 13 by ESPN, No. 4 by On3, No. 4 by Prospects Nation, No. 12 by 247Sports, and No. 8 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … Johnson was awarded MaxPreps’ Kentucky Player of the Year honor four years in a row … She finished her prep career with 149 games played and averaged 20.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game … On Feb. 3, 2025, she recorded her 500th career assist making her the only player in Sacred Heart Academy history to have 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 career assists … On Dec. 17, 2024, Johnson set the career scoring record at SHA surpassing Crystal Kelly (’04) with 2,381 points at SHA … On Jan. 30, 2024, she had a triple double with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists … In the 3,000-point club with fellow LSU freshman Bella Hines … Johnson finished her prep career with 3,870 points … MaxPreps’ compiled list of top scorers who played in the 2024-25 season places her sixth in the nation … Chose LSU because “I know (Coach Mulkey) knows what it takes to get to the top. LSU feels like home away from home.”