SAN FRANCISCO — WNBA star Angel Reese made the trip to take in her brother’s Sweet 16 showing Thursday.
Maryland’s Julian Reese, a 6-foot-9 senior who is younger than Angel by a year, and the Terps faced off against No. 1 seed Florida in the West Regional.
Both mom, also named Angel, and sister attended, with Angel proudly displaying a shirt that read “I’m from Baltimore” from her seat a few rows up. Angel, who was recently named Unrivaled’s defensive player of the year in the three-on-three league’s inaugural season, had other obligations but moved them around so she could cheer on her brother in person.
Both Julian and Angel started at Maryland, but Angel transferred to LSU after two seasons, leading the Tigers to their first-ever women’s basketball title in 2023.
Julian grabbed the 1,000th rebound of his career in Maryland’s second-round win last weekend over Colorado State. Angel set a single-season rebounding record (418) as a rookie last summer in the WNBA. Asked afterward why he thinks his family produces such good rebounders, Julian laughed and said it’s mostly about heart.
Maryland coach Kevin Willard offered: “I would probably say playing one-on-one with Angel all those years. They both have tremendous motors, and they’re both highly…
