MiLaysia Fulwiley

Awards

At South Carolina
All-America honorable mention (2025 – AP)
SEC 6^th Woman of the Year (2025)
All-SEC Second Team (2025)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2024)
Dawn Staley Award Finalist (2025)
NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team (2025)
2x SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team (2024, 2025)
SEC Tournament MVP (2024)

High School
All-America (2023 –WBCA; McDonald’s; Naismith third team)
All-USA TODAY Team (2023)
3x SCBCA 3A Player of the Year (2022-co, 2021-co 2020)
SCBCA 2A Player of the Year (2023)

In the South Carolina Record Book

Season
1st – Games played in a season (38 in 2023-24)
Most games played by a sophomore (39 in 2024-25)

Game
1st – Free throw percentage in an SEC game (1.000 (12-12) at Kentucky, 2/25/24)

Best free throw percentage by a freshman (1.000 (12-12) at Kentucky, 2/25/24)
Most 3-point field goals made in an NCAA Tournament game (5 vs. Presbyterian, 3/22/24)
Best 3-point field goal percentage in an SEC Tournament game (.800 (4-5) vs. LSU, 3/10/24)

Bio Information

Career Summary

• Critical part Gamecocks becoming just the fifth program in NCAA history to go undefeated and win a National Championship with a program-record 38 wins and ran SEC win streak to league-record 57 games, which is sixth-best conference win streak in NCAA history
• Played in the NCAA national championship game in both of her seasons
• Helped team to SEC regular-season and tournament championships both year of her career
• Transferred after sophomore season

Sophomore Year (2024-2)

• Earned All-America Honorable Mention status and was named SEC Sixth Woman of the Year as the Gamecocks’ second-leading scorer at 11.7 points per game, including 11.0 per game against ranked opponents
• In SEC play, ranked among the league’s top 10 in steals per game (1.94, 9^th), blocks per game (0.94, 10^th) and free throw percentage (.818, 10^th)
• NCAA All-Regional Team selection averaging 14.0 points, 3.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds while in Birmingham
• Scored a new NCAA Tournament career-high 23 against #18/17 Maryland (Mar. 28), scoring 11 in the crucial fourth
• Named to SEC All-Tournament Team behind 13.0 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game at the event
• Scored seven of her 19 points in the SEC Tournament semifinal against #10/10 Oklahoma (Mar. 8) during a 14-2 run the closed the first half with the Gamecocks leading by 17
• Posted 15 points in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal against Vanderbilt (Mar. 7), scoring five in the final momentum-stealing 16 seconds of the first quarter capped by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer
• Swiped four steals against #15/14 Kentucky (Mar. 2) all during a 13-2 run that closed the game after the Wildcats pulled within a point with 6:12 to play
• Tied career-high of 24 points at Vanderbilt (Feb. 23), scoring 15 in the first half on 6-for-9 shooting in just 13 minutes
• Tallied 10 of her 15 points against Arkansas (Feb. 20) in the second quarter to mark her seventh consecutive game in double figures
• Scored six of her team-high 13 points at #4/6 Texas (Feb. 9) in the fourth quarter to lead the comeback
• Led the team in scoring at Georgia (Feb. 6) for the fifth time this season with 13 points … stuffed the stat sheet with five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block
• Hit back-to-back 3s at #18/17 Tennessee (Jan. 27) in under two minutes of second-quarter action to put the Gamecocks in front for the first time in the game
• Hit five of her 15 points against #13/13 Oklahoma (Jan. 19) in a 12-2 run that ended the first quarter highlighted by a buzzer beating 3 … dished out a career-high seven assists, including backward pass to Bree Hall after a backcourt steal
• Top scorer at Mizzou (Jan. 2) with 17 points on efficient shooting (7-of-11) … matched her SEC career-best with two blocked shots, both coming in the third quarter to keep the Tigers at bay
• Turned in her second 20-point game of the season with 20 against #9/13 TCU (Dec. 8), including seven in the first quarter on 3-of-4 shooting
• Broke open the win against #9/8 NC State (Nov. 10) with nine points in the second quarter, all coming in a late 16-3 run to build a nine-point halftime lead … scored four straight to cap a 10-2 third-quarter surge for an 18-point advantage

Freshman Year (2023-24)

• Critical part Gamecocks becoming just the fifth program in NCAA history to go undefeated and win a National Championship with a program-record 38 wins and ran SEC win streak to league-record 47 games, which is 10th-best conference win streak in NCAA history
• Helped team to SEC regular-season and tournament championships, earning SEC Tournament MVP honors and a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team
• Led the team in scoring 11 times on the season, second-most on the team, as part of 23 double-figure scoring games, which included three 20-point outings
• In SEC games, ranked ninth in the league in steals per game (1.9) and eighth in free throw percentage (.800)
• Scored seven points in an 11-0 first-quarter run that tied the National Championship game against #2/2 Iowa (Apr. 7)
• Was a defensive menace in the NCAA semifinal against #11/11 NC State (Apr. 5) with four steals in her 17 minutes on the court
• Hit four of South Carolina’s nine 3s against North Carolina (Mar. 24) in the NCAA Second Round, finishing with a team-high 20 points and near double-double with nine rebounds
• Tied the program’s NCAA Tournament record of five 3s against Presbyterian (Mar. 22) in the opening round
• Became first freshman to earn SEC Tournament MVP honors after leading team with 14.3 points per game on 48.3 percent shooting to go with 2.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game at the event
• Scored a career-high 24 points in SEC Tournament title game against #8/5 LSU (Mar. 10) with 10 coming on perfect 4-of-4 shooting including back-to-back 3s in the third quarter  and the last four on free throws in the final 2:08 to seal win
• Scored eight of her 13 points against Tennessee (Mar. 3) in the third quarter and swiped two of her three steals in the last two minutes to help the Gamecocks seal the victory
• Posted best perfect free-throw game by a freshman in program history and second-best overall by going 12-of-12 at Kentucky (Feb. 25)
• Finished just shy of a career high with 19 points against Missouri (Feb. 8), including nine in the first quarter to turn a one-point deficit into an 11-point lead by the end of the period … tied her career high with six steals
• Sparked the offense late in the first half at #9/9 LSU (Jan. 25), scoring off a steal and adding two 3-pointers in the final four minutes to cut an 11-point deficit to five by halftime
• Shot 50.0 percent from the field in her SEC debut at Florida (Jan. 4), including a pair of drives during a 14-0 first-quarter run the blew open the game early
• Scored six of her nine points at Duke (Dec. 3) in the tight fourth quarter on perfect field goal and free throw shooting in the period after the Blue Devils tied the game early in the final stanza … high a deep, buzzer-beating 3 to end the first quarter and bring the Gamecocks within two.
• Burst onto the college basketball scene with a jaw-dropping effort against #10/10 Notre Dame (Nov. 6), scoring seven of her 17 points in the pivotal second quarter, all in a 17-4 run that closed the half … finished with 17 points, six assists and six steals in her 26 minutes

High School

• Ranked No. 13 overall player in the Class of 2023
• Finished as W.J. Keenan’s all-time leading scorer with over 3,000 career points
• Earned All-America status from the WBCA, McDonald’s, USA Today and Naismith (third team)
• Four-time SCBCA Player of the Year, including three seasons at 3A level (2020, 2021, 2022) and one at the 2A level (2023)
• Five-time SCBCA First-Team All-State (2019-23) and named The State Midlands-area Player of the Year in 2023
• Scored 17 points in McDonald’s All-America game, including 11 in a two-minute span
• Averaged 25.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 5.7 steals as a senior
• Was called up to Keenan’s varsity as a seventh grader and helped it to the first of four state titles in her six varsity seasons, including three straight (2020, 2021, 2022)