Jasmine Carson isn't a name many recognized before the national championship.
But now she's got social media buzzing after her 21 points for LSU in the first half vs. Iowa boosted the Tigers to its first NCAA title.
A champion, Carson sat on the podium, brimming ear to ear:
I would definitely say this is the game of my life because I won a national championship on the biggest stage possible in college. But, when I woke up, I just wanted to win. I wanted to do anything my team needed in this game, whether it was defense, rebounding, anything, supporting them. I scored, and that's what pushed us and got us momentum and I'm just proud of my teammates.
Carson scored just one point in the second half, finishing the game with 22 points.
Prior to the championship game, Carson had a three game scoring drought. She had only scored 11 points in the entire women's tournament heading into the Sunday's game, making her 22 point performance that much more spectacular.
Here's everything you need to know about the woman who went 100% across the board in shooting in the first half of the 2023 women's national championship game between LSU and Iowa.
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Who is Jasmine Carson?
LSU is Carson's third school in five years. The graduate transfer played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Georgia Tech and her junior and senior seasons at West Virginia.
When asked what the world should know about her:
I mean, I'm Jasmine. I've been working hard my whole life and I came to LSU just to contribute and win a national title. I wanted to play under a Hall of Fame coach and great players. Hard work pays off and God is great. Everybody's journey is different and you should just embrace your journey. I couldn't have wanted a better ending (to my career) than this.
She came to LSU with her skill in perimeter shooting and showed it off in all the flashiest ways possible on the biggest stage in basketball Sunday, April 2, when LSU defeated Iowa 102-85 for their first championship ring.
IM A NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!!!!GOD IS GREAT!!!!
— Jasmine Carson⛈ (@JazzC2_) April 2, 2023
She almost went 100% from every corner of the court — the field, beyond the arc and the charity stripe — and hit a nasty buzzer-beating three pointer to end the first half and put LSU up 59-42 for their first largest lead of the game.
She's been named to the NCAA All-Tournament team alongside LSU's Angel Reese and Alexis Morris, Iowa's Caitlin Clark and South Carolina's Aliyah Boston.
And here is your All-Tournament Team 👏👏👏
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 2, 2023
Angel Reese - LSU
Alexis Morris - LSU
Jasmine Carson - LSU
Zia Cooke - South Carolina
Caitlin Clark - Iowa#NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/Hys6uScXum
Jasmine Carson stats
In her one year with LSU as opposed to her five years at the collegiate level:
| GP | FG% | 3F% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 35 | 0.404 | 0.331 | 0.759 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Career | 124 | 0.378 | 0.337 | 0.76 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0 |
In the 2023 championship game, Carson cemented herself in Tigers history, going nearly perfect from all angles of the court:
| Matchup | Result | MIN | FG% | 3F% | FT% | P | R | A | S | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | W 102-85 | 22 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
