LSU star Angel Reese, who led the Tigers to the 2023 national championship, is heading to the WNBA. Reese announced Wednesday that she will forgo a final season of college eligibility to enter the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Reese announced her decision in a Vogue article Wednesday, two days after LSU’s season ended with a loss to Iowa in the Elite Eight.
“I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese told Vogue. “I’ve won a national championship, I’ve gotten (SEC) Player of the Year, I’ve been an All-American. My ultimate goal is to be a pro — and to be one of the greatest basketball players to play, ever. I feel like I’m ready.”
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all that rah-rah never was the icon issue. Magazines, i’m covering the icon issue…VOGUE, I got REAL issues.💋 @voguemagazine pic.twitter.com/51MomWrEXr— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 3, 2024
The 6-foot-3 forward joins a strong draft class that includes Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Stanford’s Cameron Brink.
Reese’s season ended in disappointment with the loss to the Hawkeyes in a national championship rematch Monday. She finished with 17 points, 20 rebounds and three blocks but struggled shooting in the second half and fouled out, ending the Tigers’ quest to win consecutive titles.
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