MiLaysia Fulwiley is an American
college basketball player for the
South Carolina Gamecocks of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC).
High school career
Fulwiley played basketball for W. J. Keenan High School in
Columbia, South Carolina. In seventh grade, she was called up to
varsity team
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for the playoffs and helped Keenan win the Class 2A state championship. Fulwiley won four state titles in six seasons with the team and left as its all-time leading scorer. As a senior, she was selected to play in the
McDonald's All-American Game
The McDonald's All-American Game is the all-star basketball game played each year for American and Canadian boys' and girls' high school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the concl ...
. Rated a five-star
recruit by
ESPN, Fulwiley committed to play college basketball for
South Carolina over offers from Florida, Louisville and Ole Miss, among others. She was offered by the Gamecocks during seventh grade.
College career
On November 6, 2023, Fulwiley made her debut for South Carolina, recording 17 points, six assists and six steals in a 100–71 win over
AP No. 10
Notre Dame. She was named to the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team. Fulwiley helped her team win the
SEC tournament, where she was named MVP after scoring a season-high 24 points in a 79–72 win over AP No. 8
LSU
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...
in the final.
Career statistics
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Sports-Reference
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.
Off the court
Business interests
On March 15, 2024, Fulwiley became the first college athlete to sign a
name, image and likeness deal with
Curry Brand.
In popular culture
In April 2024, Fulwiley attended
Kelsey Plum
Kelsey Christine Plum (born August 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won a WNBA championship in 2022, when she earned her first All-WNBA Fir ...
's second annual Dawg Class, a 3-day camp with the purpose of helping top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.
The 2024 camp was held at the
IMG Academy and sponsored by
Under Armour.
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References
External links
South Carolina Gamecocks bio
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Living people
American women's basketball players
Basketball players from Columbia, South Carolina
Guards (basketball)
McDonald's High School All-Americans
South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players
Year of birth missing (living people)