Houston鈥檚 LJ Cryer last year in his bid to become the first men鈥檚 basketball player to win an NCAA Tournament at two different schools.
LSU鈥檚 MiLaysia Fulwiley now is trying to accomplish the feat on the women鈥檚 side.
Fulwiley was part of team and its runner-up squad last year before switching schools. LSU (27-5) is the No. 2 seed in the Sacramento 2 Region and hosts Jacksonville (24-8) in a first-round game on Sunday.
During an era in which student-athletes can transfer from one school to another without sitting out a year, the possibility of a player winning a national championship at two different programs becomes much more realistic.
Cryer nearly pulled it off before finishing his college career.
Cryer played on team and stayed with the Bears two more seasons before spending two years at Houston. He ended his college career in the 2025 NCAA Tournament final and scored 19 points in to Florida, a game the Cougars had led virtually the whole way.
Now it鈥檚 Fulwiley鈥檚 turn.
She had nine points, four rebounds and four assists and one block in 18 minutes when in the 2024 NCAA Tournament final. Last season, Fulwiley had nine points, four assists, two rebounds, two steals and a block in 18 minutes as to UConn in the championship game.
After averaging 11.7 points each of her two seasons at South Carolina, Fulwiley has 14.7 points per game this season. She averages 3 steals per game to rank 18th among all Division I players. She also averages 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
Here鈥檚 a look at some other notable women鈥檚 players making their first NCAA Tournament appearance at a new school after previously getting to this stage with a different program.
Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA
Kneepkens scored 24 points for Utah in a to Indiana last year. She averaged 14.3 points and seven rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games in 2023, including a 20-point, eight-rebound performance in a to LSU. She scored 16 points in a over Arkansas and four in a to Texas in 2022. Kneepkens has 13.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3 assists per game for UCLA this season.
Ta鈥橬iya Latson, South Carolina
Latson played three NCAA Tournament games at Florida State and scored at least 25 points in each of them. She had 28 points in a over George Mason and 30 in a to LSU last year. Latson had 25 points in a to Alabama in 2024. The 5-8 guard averages 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season.
Cotie McMahon, Mississippi
McMahon averaged 18.1 points in eight NCAA Tournament games at Ohio State over the last three seasons. She had 18.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during the Buckeyes鈥� run to a in 2023. McMahon scored 27 points in a to Duke in 2024. McMahon scored 15 points in a over Montana State and 17 in a to Tennessee last year. The 6-footer is averaging 19.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3 assists for Ole Miss this season.
Olivia Miles, TCU
had a in her first career NCAA Tournament game with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Notre Dame鈥檚 2022 opening-round victory over UMass. She averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9.7 assists during that run. A knee injury kept Miles from playing in the NCAA Tournament in 2023 and 2024. She averaged 6.7 points, 5.3 assists and 2.7 rebounds during Notre Dame鈥檚 three NCAA Tournament games last season. The 5-10 guard has 19.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game for TCU.
Oluchi Okananwa, Maryland
Okananwa averaged 9.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games with Duke last season. She scored 15 points in a over Lehigh and had 12 points and 12 rebounds in a over North Carolina. She provided 15 points and six assists in a to UConn in 2024. The 5-10 guard is averaging 18 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists with Maryland.
Khamil Pierre, N.C. State
Pierre had 17 points in Vanderbilt鈥檚 to Oregon last season. A year earlier, she scored 11 points in each of Vanderbilt鈥檚 two NCAA Tournament games 鈥� a over Columbia and a to Baylor. The 6-2 forward has 16.8 points and 12.4 rebounds per game for N.C. State this season.
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