Angel Reese knew she’d be a first round pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. What she didn’t know is which team would pick her. But the deeper she got into the…
Angel Reese knew she’d be a first round pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. What she didn’t know is which team would pick her. But the deeper she got into the league’s pre-draft process, the more she hoped it would be the Sky.th
“Talking to T Spoon over the phone during my whole draft process, I was like, ‘This is somebody I need in my life’,” Reese remembers. “I like having a relationship with my coach on and off the court. That’s what I had with Coach Mulkey, so being able to have that here is like a mother figure away from home,” adds the rookie.pick in the draft, Reese is feeling comfortable in her new home, bringing her patented spark and a swagger to Training Camp practices at Sachs Recreation Center in Deerfield.
The Baltimore-area native transferred from Maryland to LSU in 2022, and her profile quickly rose in her first season in Baton Rouge. Reese helped the Tigers win a national championship in 2023 and reach the Elite 8 in 2024. Her talent, combined with her personality, helped aid the skyrocketing growth of women’s basketball.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“It’s an honor, and so many little girls look up to me, and that’s why, even the hate I get, I still stand strong every single day because I have people that look up to me and if I let myself down and be down, they might think they don’t have somebody who can do these things,” Reese continues.
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