LSU WBB commit ZaKiyah Johnson shares 3-word reaction to freshman hooper's dunk highlight

ZaKiyah Johnson, the No. 7-ranked recruit in the Class of 2025 who committed to LSU Tigers on November 3, took to Instagram to share a highlight of St. Xavier Basketball freshman Josh Lindsay. The 14-year-old was seen dunking the ball over the defender as he fell, and Lindsay stared him down in a video posted by Instagram handle "shotby.mb" on December 6. Johnson shared the video on her Instagram story:

"O MY GAWD 🤢," ZaKiyah Johnson captioned her story.

Josh Lindsay also has a YouTube channel that has a few short highlights where he is seen dunking the ball.

For Sacred Heart High School (Louisville, KY), ZaKiyah Johnson has played 113 games and is averaging 19.8 PPG, 3.7 APG, 7.8 RPG, 2.0 SPG, and 1.0 BPG.

Her best year was her sophomore year in the 2022-23 season, where she played 38 matches and scored 22.4 points, grabbed 8.2 boards, dished out 3.6 assists, stole the ball 2.0 times, and had 1.1 blocks per contest.

In her freshman year in the 2021-22 season, ZaKiyah Johnson played 37 games and averaged 17.8 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.9 SPG, and 1.0 BPG. Last year, the 6-foot guard averaged 18.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 4.3 APG, 2.1 SPG, and 0.8 BPG in 37 games as she was awarded the Gatorade 2023-24 Player of the Year Girls Basketball - Kentucky.

The head coach of Cooper High School, Justin Holthaus, commended her athleticism and the way she involves everyone around her in the game:

"Preparing for ZaKiyah is always a difficult task. Z’s athleticism, size and her understanding of the game is elite. She plays within her team’s system and oftentimes heavily involves her teammates. Z also has the ability to take over a game on any given night.”

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ZaKiyah Johnson talks about her LSU commitment

Johnson had offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, Arizona, and more before she chose LSU. Johnson talked about her decision to join LSU, stating that she is close with the staff and commended coach Kim Mulkey:

“I’m definitely really close with all the staff there,” Johnson told On3. “They’re really energetic and I like that. I’m an energetic person too – I’m very social – so I think we click there. The fact that we can have long conversations is good for me.”

"I'm so excited to play for Coach Mulkey. She lets her players be who they are and embraces everything they bring. … I can't wait to be under her for four years."

Mulkey has secured the No. 1-ranked class with top recruits for the second time in three seasons.