Angel Reese goes 7th overall in WNBA Draft

came to Baton Rouge with just about 70,000 instagram followers and now has 2.7-millions. She has appeared on numerous magazine covers, like Sports Illustrated and Women’s Health. Reese won the 2023 ESPY for the Best Breakthrough Athlete, was named the 2023 BET Sportswoman of the Year and the 2023 Sporting News Athlete of the Year.

In her first season at LSU, Reese had a historic year, averaging 23.0 points and 15.4 rebounds per game, leading the SEC in both stats to garner First Team All-America accolades. She began the season with 23 consectuive double-doubles, breaking Fowles’ record of 19 consecutive double-doubles at LSU; it was also the longest double-double streak to begin a season in SEC history. In total, Reese recorded 34 double-doubles to set the NCAA record. She also set the SEC record with 555 rebounds, eight shy of the NCAA record. Reese made 240 free throws of 339 attempts, both SEC records. She had multiple viral moments such as the “Shoe Block” against Arkansas and the performance of a tik tok dance against Tennessee, which helped her Bayou Barbie brand skyrocket.

In LSU’s first game of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, Reese had 34 points to tie the LSU tournament record (Marie Ferdinand, 2001) and 15 points against Hawaii to become the first SEC player with 30 and 15 in a tournament game. In the second round against Michigan, Reese had 25 points and a LSU tournament record 24 rebounds. She would record a double-double in each of LSU’s six NCAA Tournament games, capping off the season with her 34th to set the NCAA record with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

This season Reese continued to dominate, averaging 18.6 points and 13.4 rebounds per game, once again leading the SEC in both categories. Reese had 27 double-doubles on the year and Reese recorded a double-double in each of LSU’s final 16 games. Reese scored 20+ points in 16 games throughout the year and grabbed 15+ rebounds in 13 games, including three games with 20 rebounds. She had one 25/20 game against Texas A&M.

Reese recorded a double-double in all 10 of the NCAA Tournament games she played as a Tiger, tying the NCAA Tournament record for consecutive double-doubles.