Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese has been one of the most impressive WNBA rookies this season, and she credits her early success to her time with the LSU Tigers and her former head coach.
“Kim Mulkey kind of prepared me for this moment,” Reese said in an interview with CBS Sports HQ. “At LSU, our practice was like four hours. We were ready, we were working. I thought training was going to be harder. I think I was really prepared. I didn’t have any WNBA surprises yet.”
Reese transferred from Maryland to LSU in 2022, a year after Mulkey took over the program following a successful 21-year career at Baylor. In 2023, the Mulkey and Reese duo led the Tigers to their first NCAA college basketball title in a season in which Reese set an NCAA single-season record of 34 double-doubles.
The championship ring earned the praise of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who said Reese is the greatest athlete ever to come out of LSU sports — above himself and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Meanwhile, that trophy helped Mulkey become the first women’s coach in NCAA Division I history to win a title at two different programs. Although the Tigers were not able to repeat, they still made it to the Elite Eight in the…
