Will LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson head to the WNBA? Or will championship goals bring her back?

SPOKANE, Wash. — There was no hope left for LSU, not enough time left on the clock with the No. 3 Tigers down eight points to No. 1 UCLA and just four seconds to play.

But junior guard Flau’Jae Johnson wasn’t about to give up until the final buzzer forced her to. She drilled one more 3-pointer from the wing while Tigers coach Kim Mulkey shrugged her shoulders from the LSU sidelines and outstretched her hands. It was too late. But she appreciated the effort nonetheless.

That’s Johnson for you.

“I remember when I took the LSU job, Flau’Jae Johnson was the first McDonald’s All-American that I signed at LSU,” Mulkey said. “I had not coached and won anything at LSU, and she came to LSU. So she jump-started our program, really.

“I’m forever indebted to Flau’Jae Johnson.”

LSU’s season came to an end Sunday afternoon in Spokane, where the Bruins got the best of the Tigers in the Elite Eight with a 72-65 win.

Johnson, who is eligible for next month’s WNBA Draft, has a decision to make in a couple of weeks about her future. She said she would seek counsel from both her mother and Mulkey.

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But presuming No. 4 returns to Baton Rouge for her senior season,…