Angel Reese

Angel Reese
	Reese with the Chicago Sky in 2024
No. 5 – Chicago Sky
Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	May 6, 2002 (age 22); Randallstown, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Frances Academy; (Baltimore, Maryland)
College	Maryland (2020–2022); LSU (2022–2024);
WNBA draft	2024: 1st round, 7th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA All-Rookie Team (2024); WNBA All-Star (2024); WNBA rebounding leader (2024); NCAA champion (2023); NCAA Tournament MOP (2023); Unanimous first-team All-American (2023); 2× First-team All-American – USBWA (2023, 2024); First-team All-American – AP (2023); 2× WBCA Coaches' All-American (2023, 2024); Second-team All-American – AP (2024); Third-team All-American – AP (2022); SEC Player of the Year (2024); 2× First-team All-SEC (2023, 2024); First-team All-Big Ten (2022); 2× SEC All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024); Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2022); Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021); McDonald's All-American (2020);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA AmeriCup

Angel Reese (born May 6, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Nicknamed "Bayou-Barbie" and "Chi-Barbie",^[1]^[2] she played college basketball at LSU and Maryland.

Reese attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was awarded McDonald's All-American honors in 2020 and was ranked the number two player in her class by ESPN. She joined the Maryland Terrapins as the highest-ranked recruit in program history, but her freshman season in 2020–21 was interrupted by a fractured right foot. She was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press as a sophomore. In her junior season, Reese transferred to LSU and was a unanimous first-team All-American selection. She led LSU to its first national championship, where she was Most Outstanding Player. Reese set the NCAA single-season record in double-doubles and the SEC single-season record in rebounds. As a senior, she was named SEC Player of the Year and an All-American.

Reese was selected by the Chicago Sky with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, she was named an WNBA All-Star and set the league single-season record in rebounds. At the international level, she helped the United States win a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.

^ Kassim, Ehsan. "Angel Reese 'Bayou Barbie' nickname, explained: How LSU basketball star earned unique moniker". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ "Video: Angel Reese Reveals 'Chi Barbie' Nickname After Being Drafted by WNBA's Sky". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[1] Kassim, Ehsan. "Angel Reese 'Bayou Barbie' nickname, explained: How LSU basketball star earned unique moniker". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[2] "Video: Angel Reese Reveals 'Chi Barbie' Nickname After Being Drafted by WNBA's Sky". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

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