LSU forward Angel Reese, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament, was not with the team Friday night as the Tigers faced Southeastern Louisiana on the road.
“Angel was not in uniform. Angel is a part of this basketball team, and we hope to see her sooner than later,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said after her team’s 73-50 win.
When a reporter started to ask a follow-up question, Mulkey cut in, “I’m not gonna answer any more, that’s it, that’s all you need to know.”
Reese’s absence Friday comes after she was benched in the second half of the Tigers’ previous game Tuesday against Kent State, in what Mulkey referred to at the time as a “coach’s decision.” Mulkey cited the same rationale for why another veteran, Kateri Poole, did not play Tuesday.
When asked Thursday whether Poole would play and Reese would start Friday against Southeastern Louisiana, Mulkey responded, “You better get a ticket and see.”
Reese, in her second season with the Tigers…
