Angel Reese, an LSU basketball star, has stated that she will leave school to play in the WNBA.
Reese announced on Instagram Wednesday, and her choice was also documented in a Vogue article.
LSU lost to Iowa in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight on Monday, a replay of last year’s national championship game. ESPN, which broadcast Monday’s game, revealed Tuesday that it was the most-watched women’s collegiate basketball game in history.
“I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese said in the Vogue story. “I’ve won a national championship, I’ve gotten [Southeastern Conference] Player of the Year, I’ve been an All-American. My ultimate goal is to be a pro – and to be one of the greatest basketball players to play, ever. I feel like I’m ready.”
The WNBA draft takes place on April 15. Reese is projected to be a top-10 pick in mock drafts.
A year ago, Reese and LSU won the program’s first women’s basketball national championship, upending Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes in the final, 102-85.
Reese, named last year’s Final Four Most Outstanding Player, famously waved her hand in front of her face toward Clark and then pointed to her ring finger as LSU closed in on the national title, stirring debate about trash-talking’s place in the game.
