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5-star LSU signee ZaKiyah Johnson etches her name as an all-time record holder in her high school team
The No. 7 recruit in the Class of 2025, ZaKiyah Johnson, will join LSU next year. However, playing for the Sacred Heart Academy, Johnson became their all-time career points record holder after their dominating 89-20 win against Waggener.
Johnson's 2,378th point surpassed Crystal Kelly from the Class of 2004, who had 2,377 points. Sacred Heart Academy Basketball's Instagram page posted about her feat.
"Congratulations to ZaKiyah Johnson, the new all time leading scorer in Sacred Heart history! With her 2,378th point tonight ZaKiyah officially passes Crystal Kelly ‘04 who scored 2,377 points during her time," the post's caption read.
Kelly presented Johnson with her record-setting match ball.
ZaKiyah Johnson is one of the four top players signed by coach Kim Mulkey. The other three include four-star point guard Bella Hines from Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM), five-star small forward from Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) Grace Knox and four-star shooting guard Divine Bourrage.
Johnson has appeared in 117 games for Sacred Heart High School (Louisville, Kentucky), averaging 19.7 points, 3.7 assists, 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 0.9 blocks.
She also received the 2023-24 Player of the Year Girls Basketball - Kentucky award after averaging 18.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 2.1 spg, and 0.8 bpg over 37 games.
During her freshman year in 2021-22, ZaKiyah Johnson scored 17.8 points, grabbed 7.8 rebounds, dished out 3.1 assists, stole the ball 1.9 times and had 1.0 blocks per game in 37 games. Her best season came in the 2022-23 season as a sophomore, averaging 22.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.0 spg and 1.1 bpg in 38 games.
ZaKiyah Johnson talks about her future
ZaKiyah Johnson will join Kim Mulkey's team next year with a strong roster. With offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, Arizona and more, she chose the Tigers on Nov. 3
"I want to be the greatest to come out of Kentucky. I want to go to the league, I want all the little girls to grow up and say, I want to be like ZaKiyah," Johnson told Mason Horodyski.
She also talked about the hardships of leaving home.
"I mean nobody ever wants to leave home. It's gonna be hard leaving my family and I think about it almost everyday but I think going down there and being able to see some of the things I see here will help me," she added.
How far will Kim Mulkey's LSU go with such a strong roster next season?
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