“Nothing quite like the energy of a united team”: Flau'jae Johnson’s mom Kia in awe of college basketball’s spirit in latest IG post

Flau'jae Johnson's mother, Kia Brooks was beaming with pride following LSU's gritty 89-87 victory over Tennessee on Jan. 9. Earlier today, Brooks took to social media to express her joy over the Tigers' impressive performance on the road, which helped them maintain their perfect record.

Brooks made the trip to Knoxville along with her kids to watch the Tigers take on the Lady Volunteers at the Thompson-Boling Arena.

She uploaded a series of clips from the game on her Instagram story. One of them mentioned how LSU's embodiment of the spirit of college basketball made her excited for what they could achieve this season.

Flau'jae Johnson's mother, Kia Brooks lauded the spirit of college basketball on her Instagram story. (Source: https://www.instagram.com/stories/kiajbrooks/3542520762674439718/)

"I'm still on a high from last night's game! I'm super excited about this year's team and loving how the players and coaches are working together to bring home wins. There's nothing quite like the energy of a united team! Geaux Tigers!!"

Flau'jae Johnson shines as Kailyn Gilbert comes through in the clutch

Kia Brooks and her family were treated to a special performance from her daughter, Flau'jae Johnson, in LSU's game against Tennessee on Jan. 9. The junior guard finished with 20 points, while grabbing eight rebounds, dishing out three assists, and recording two steals and a block in her 38-minute performance.

Johnson boosted her stats for the season to 19.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists across LSU's 18 games so far.

Flau'jae Johnson produced another stellar performance in LSU's game against Tennessee.

Kailyn Gilbert came off the bench to power the Tigers to victory, making a difficult reverse lay-up to put them 89-87 up in the very last second of the game. Gilbert finished the game with 22 points and five rebounds in her 31-minute performance.

Senior forward Aneesah Morrow led the Tigers from the front, scripting history with her 39-minute performance against the Lady Vols. She recorded her 90th career double-double, finishing with 23 points and 21 rebounds. This saw her tie Tennessee Tech's Cheryl Taylor at third for all-time double-doubles in NCAA history.

Morrow is enjoying arguably her best season in college basketball, with her performance against Tennessee boosting her stats to 18.4 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.5 steals.

The Tigers extended their perfect record to 18-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference. They will face the Vanderbilt Commodores in their next game, which will take place on Jan. 13 at 7:00 PM ET.