MiLaysia Fulwiley

Awards

At South Carolina
SEC All-Freshman Team (2024)
SEC Tournament MVP (2024)
SEC All-Tournament Team (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)
Best free throw percentage by a freshman (.782 (79-101) in 2023-24)
Most games played by a freshman (38 in 2023-24)

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

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)