Angel Reese is taking the next step in her basketball career.
The LSU star will enter the WNBA Draft, she told Vogue in a story published Wednesday.
“I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese told Vogue. “I’ve won a national championship, I’ve gotten [Southeastern Conference] 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.”
Reese leaves women’s college basketball as one of the most accomplished players in the sport in recent years. As she mentioned, Reese was a unanimous first-team All-American in 2023, averaging 23 points and 15.4 rebounds per game. She won SEC Player of the Year for her play in the 2023-24 season, averaging 18.6 points and 13.4 rebounds per game.
Reese also played a pivotal role in helping to bring women’s college basketball to new heights. LSU’s battle against Iowa in the 2023 national championship game was one of the most-watched games in the history of the sport. As Reese led LSU to victory, she also stirred some controversy for her trash talk toward Iowa star Caitlin Clark in the waning moments of the game.
Both Clark and Reese brushed aside the incident, with the former defending the latter in the aftermath of the…
