Angel Reese has confirmed her subsequent transfer in her basketball profession. She’s headed to the WNBA draft. The LSU Tigers ahead first shared the information in a Vogue spread launched on Wednesday (April 3).
However she knew her choice in mid-March when the interview occurred. And he or she additionally knew she wished to inform the information in a trend unfold “impressed by Serena Williams.”
“I’ve gained a nationwide championship, I’ve gotten [Southeastern Conference] Participant of the Yr, I’ve been an All-American. My final purpose is to be a professional—and to be one of many biggest basketball gamers to play, ever. I really feel like I’m prepared,” Reese instructed Vogue.
She performed her final sport with Lousiana State College on Monday, which led to an 87-94 loss towards the Iowa Hawkeyes. In her final press briefing as a university baller, Reese gave an emotional testimony in regards to the final yr.
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Her teammate Flau’jae Johnson adopted up in that briefing by bragging about Angel’s character and management. The sisterhood second went viral.
“…However y’all don’t know her. Y’all don’t know Angel Reese. I do know the true Angel Reese. And the individual I see on daily basis is a robust individual, is a caring, loving individual. Bro, the crown she wears is heavy bro. She’s the kind of teammate that’s gon’ make you consider in your self,” Flau’jae mentioned.
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Angel Reese In The Final Yr
The final yr introduced the 6’3, 21-year-old loads of UPs. She wore the crown because the 2023 Nationwide Champion Match MOP, 2024 SEC Participant of the Yr, 2x All-SEC, and broke the file with the NCAA, SEC, and her college LSU, per CBS Information.
If that is it, what a collegiate profession it was for Angel Reese:
👑 2023 Nationwide Champion
👑 2023 Match MOP
👑 2024 SEC Participant of the Yr
👑 2x All-SEC
👑 Set NCAA single-season double-doubles file
👑 SEC single-season rebounds file
👑 LSU’s single-game rebound file pic.twitter.com/v3uR6EAzKz— CBS Sports activities (@CBSSports) April 2, 2024
She dominated on the court docket and was one of many highest-paid student-athletes for name-image-likeness offers, per Vogue. She landed offers with Amazon, Beats by Dre, and Goldman Sachs, to call a couple of.
By the ups, got here downs. The extraordinary backlash she confronted after gesturing to Caitlin Clark in a sports-usual aggressive means on the court docket. Then, there was the top of her public romance.
And nonetheless, she’s able to tackle the WNBA and all that can include it.
“I wish to begin on the backside once more. I wish to be a rookie once more and construct myself again up; I wish to be knocked down and be taught and develop on the subsequent stage,” she instructed Vogue.
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