South Carolina transfer MiLaysia Fulwiley commits to LSU, Kim Mulkey

South Carolina transfer guard MiLaysia Fulwiley has committed to join the LSU Tigers and Kim Mulkey, according to On3’s Talia Goodman. She averaged 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Gamecocks over the course of the 2024-25 season.

She had been one of the more exciting players in all of college basketball through her pair of seasons in Columbia. However, after starring at her hometown school, she’ll now be headed to Baton Rouge for a new chapter in her story. Goodman noted that the deal has been done for over a week, as Fulwiley signed with LSU in April 17.

Fulwiley has appeared in 77 games — just three of those being starts, though — through her sophomore season. In that reserve role for the Gamecocks, Fulwiley has averaged 11.7 points (43.2% FG, 30.2% 3PT), 2.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. That earned her honors as All-SEC Second Team and Sixth-Woman of the Year this season after being SEC All-Freshman last season.

Additionally, Fulwiley has also been a part of all of the team successes in the past two years for South Carolina. The Gamecocks were 73-4 during her time in the program. They’ve won, either outright or a share of, all four of the conference titles, with Fulwiley being MVP at the 2024 SEC Tournament and All-Tournament in 2024 and 2025, and played for the national title in each of the two postseasons in the NCAA Tournament with an undefeated national championship in 2024 and a runner-up finish in 2025.

Fulwiley, a native of Columbia, went to high school at W.J. Keenan less than a half hour north of Colonial Life Arena. She came into the program alongside Tessa Johnson and Sahnya Jah back in their class in 2023.

This is a major loss for South Carolina. LSU, though, will be getting one of the better players in the sport upon MiLaysia Fulwiley official committing to the Tigers.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

— On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this article.