LaDazhia Williams becomes second LSU women’s player to announce her plans to go pro

LaDazhia Williams became the second LSU basketball player this week to announce her plans to go pro.

The 6-foot-4 graduate transfer — often overshadowed by frontcourt teammate Angel Reese but an essential piece in the Tigers’ run to the national championship — announced her intentions Wednesday via Twitter.

“Coach (Kim) Mulkey elevated my game to a special place. We made history this year. I ended my career as a national champion.”

Williams spent one year at South Carolina and three more at Missouri before she landed at LSU. She averaged 9.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game this season — but her two best games came in the clutch.

In LSU’s tightest game of the tournament, a 66-63 win over Utah in the Sweet 16, she scored a season-high 24 points.

In Sunday’s championship game against Missouri, she gave the Tigers a big boost in the first half with Reese in early foul trouble. Williams finished with 20 points, five rebounds and three steals.

The WNBA draft is April 10 in New York.