LSU star forward Angel Reese announced Wednesday that she is declaring for the 2024 WNBA draft.
Reese will enter the pros as one of the sport's biggest household names. She was catapulted into national fame last year as she propelled LSU to the program's first national title and earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player. The Tigers followed up that finish this year with a run to the Elite Eight before falling to
"I've done everything I wanted to in college," Reese told Vogue about her decision."I've won a national championship, I've gotten 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.
This season, 6-foot-3 Reese was named a second-team All American by the Associated Press and a first-team All-American by the USBWA while earning a spot on the Wooden All-American team. "I want to start at the bottom again," Reese told Vogue."I want to be a rookie again and build myself back up; I want to be knocked down and learn and grow at the next level."
Off the court, Reese -- known as the"Bayou Barbie" -- became one of the faces of new rules that allow college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. She boasts deals with Reebok, Beats by Dre, Goldman Sachs and others.
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