Some family members will spend gatherings talking about the latest updates with work or how classes are going at school. Jordan Hawkins and Angel Reese are going to have a bit more to share than most.
Reese and the LSU Tigers took home the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament title on Sunday in a dominating 102-85 victory against Iowa. The next day, Hawkins, her cousin and UConn guard, won the men’s title in a 76-59 final against San Diego State.
“Imma see [Reese] in Maryland soon so, so the cookout gone be lit,” Hawkins told CBS Sports after the game.
“Imma see her in Maryland soon so… The cookout gone be lit!”
Jordan Hawkins and his cousin @Reese10Angel are now BOTH national champions 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nlVXLoE1yO
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) April 4, 2023
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The two basketball stars grew up in the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area, as a pair of competitive cousins. Hawkins’ mom is Reese’s dad’s sister.
Hawkins scored 16 points on Monday night, including a big three-pointer late in the second half after San Diego State had cut UConn’s 16-point lead to five. The trey sparked a 9-0 run that essentially put the game away.
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