Unrivaled signs LSU star Flau’jae Johnson to a NIL deal

Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league launching this winter, has signed LSU star guard Flau’jae Johnson to a name, image and likeness deal.

Johnson is the second college player to sign with Unrivaled, joining UConn’s Paige Bueckers. They will not participate in the upcoming inaugural season, but Johnson and Bueckers will have stakes in the league.

Unrivaled posted a video on social media on Thursday showing Johnson – who also has a budding rap career – performing a song while wearing a T-shirt that reads “The Future is Unrivaled.” The deal calls for Johnson to create additional promotional content for the league.

Johnson, 21, was a freshman on the LSU team that won the national championship in 2023.

Now in her junior year, Johnson is averaging career-highs of 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 10 games for the No. 5 Tigers (10-0). It ranks eighth in Division I.

Johnson has career averages of 14.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 82 career appearances (80 starts) for LSU.

–Field level media