LSU Tigers star Flau’jae Johnson is doing all that she can to get better at basketball and she is using some of her profile contacts to do it.
Johnson has reportedly been training in the gym with Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, two high-profile names in women’s basketball right now.
The Tigers lost their NCAA undefeated record in their last game as they were beaten by Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks, and Johnson did not have her most productive night from an offensive standpoint.
She finished the game with 13 points on just six of 18 shooting from the field, which is very little when compared to the 20 points and 15.6 field goal attempts she has averaged to this point in the season.
Johnson’s special training
ESPN commentator Holly Rowe shared an interesting piece of insight into how Johnson had been preparing for the current NCAA season.
“She has been working in the offseason with some pretty high profile training partners, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers,” Rowe said of Johnson.
“She’s learning a ton from Caitlin. One of the tips that has meant most to her is on playing fast but reading the defense slow,” Rowe continued.
“Learning how to go a little bit better. And Paige, the tempo and pace Paige Bueckers plays with is teaching her how to be better on that end, as well. I love that she’s seeking out some of the very best in the game to sharpen her game.”
“First of all, I want that to be a three-on-three team: Paige, Caitlin, and Flau’jae?” Rebecca Lobo added to build on Rowe’s point.
Johnson is expected to be playing in the WNBA next season and then she will get a fresh chance to compare herself to Clark.