Angel Reese

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2024 All-Rookie Team
• All-time leader in consecutive double-doubles

2024 Highlights with Chicago

• Angel Reese’s 15 offensive rebounds through three the first three games of the season tied for second in WNBA history for most through a player’sfirst three games. She is tied with Natalie Williams (1999) and ranks one behind Yolanda Griffith (16 in 1999).
• She is the sixth player all time and the first since A’ja Wilson in 2018 to begin the season with three straight games with 10 or more points and eight or more rebounds.
• She is the only rookie this season to score 10 or more points in each of their first five games and is the first rookie in Sky history to score in double figures in each of her first five games.
• Her 26 rebounds are the most in a three-game stretch to begin a career in Sky history.
• She ranked first in the WNBA offensive rebounds per game (5.1) and first in total rebounds per game (13.1).
• Reese had three or more offensive rebounds in each of her first nine career games, which ranks second all time in consecutive games with 3+offensive boards to begin a career. She ranks behind just Yolanda Griffith (17) for such games.
• Reese recorded her first double-double of her career on May 28 against the Storm, putting up 11 points and 12 rebounds. She surpassed her previous career high of nine rebounds in the first half by pulling down 10 in the first two quarters. She finished the game one behind the Sky’s all-time single-game rookie rebound record.
• Reese’s 13 rebounds against the Fever on June 1 tied the Sky’s all-time rookie record.Reese recorded a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double against the Liberty on June 4.
• Reese recorded career highs of 16 points, three assists and five steals against Washington on June 6. She also had 11 rebounds, which was good forher second straight double-double.
• After doing so on June 6, Reese is the first rookie to record 15+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ steals in a game since Candace Parker did so in 2008.
• Reese is the fifth rookie all time to record three consecutive games with five or more offensive rebounds and five or more defensive rebounds, joining Yolanda Griffith (1999), Cheryl Ford (2003), Tina Charles (2010) and Satou Sabally (2020)
• Reese recorded 13 points, 13 rebounds and five steals on June 8 against Atlanta. Became the third rookie all time with 13+ points, 13+ rebounds and 5+ steals in a game, joining Tamika Catchings and Candace Parker. Reese is the third player in WNBA history with 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ steals in back-to-back games, joining Catchings (2002) and Erlana Larkins (2014).
• Reese is the fourth Sky player to have three or more consecutive double-doubles in franchise history. Sylvia Fowles did so 12 times, Elena Delle Donne did so twice and Candace Parker did so once.
• Reese scored a career-high 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds, her fifth double-double of her career, on June 12 against Connecticut.
• Reese is the fourth first-year player in league history to have 13+ points and 10+ rebounds in four consecutive games, joining Yolanda Griffith,Tamika Catchings and Tina Charles.
• Reese recorded a then-career-high 14 rebounds on June 14 against Washington, the Sky’s all-time rookie record.
• Reese’s 10+ rebounds in seven straight games broke Cindy Brown and Tina Charles’ record for the all-time record for consecutive 10+ rebound games in a player’s first WNBA season. She’s now at 28 straight such games, which is the record for consecutive games with 10+ rebounds for all players in any season of their career. She also had three straight games with 20 or more rebounds from Aug. 18-25.
• Reese recorded a then-career-high 18 rebounds to go along with 16 points, three assists and two steals on June 20 against Dallas.
• Reese’s seven consecutive double-double following the June 20 game against Dallas broke the WNBA’s all-time record for consecutive games with a double-double by a first-year player (Previous: six such games).
• Reese is tied for third-most double-doubles in a player’s first 14 games with eight double-doubles in her first 14.
• Reese joined Yolanda Griffith and Tina Charles as the only first-year WNBA players to put up 15+ points, 10+ defensive rebounds and 8+ offensive rebounds in a single game all time.
• Reese is the sixth first-year player to record 16+ points and 18+ rebounds in a game, becoming the first since Teaira McCowan did so in 2019.
• Reese’s 45 rebounds in a three-game stretch are the most by a WNBA rookie since McCowan had 46 through three games in 2019.
• Reese is the first rookie with 25+ points and 15+ rebounds since A’ja Wilson in 2018.
• Reese is the only rookie in Sky history to record 20+ points and 15+ rebounds in the same game.
• Reese was just one of three players in WNBA history to record eight or more consecutive double-doubles.
• Reese passed Candace Parker (2015 – 9) for the most consecutive double-doubles in a single season with 10 after the June 30 game against the Lynx.
• As of Sept. 11, Reese led the WNBA in rebounds per game with 13.1.
• Reese recorded a career-high 19 rebounds on July 2 against Atlanta, the then-most in a single game by any WNBA player this season. Her previous high of 18 was tied for league lead in a single game.
• Reese’s 12 double-doubles this season were the eighth-most in WNBA history in a player’s first season. Tina Charles (2010) has the record with 22 double-doubles.
• July 2 against Atlanta marked Reese’s fourth game this season with 16 or more rebounds, which leads the league.
• Reese was named a 2024 WNBA All-Star on July 2, becoming the first Sky rookie since Elena Delle Donne (2013) to do so and fourth ever in franchise history after Courtney Vandersloot (2011) and Candice Dupree (2006).
• Reese was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for the month of June 2024 on July 2 after averaging 14.5 points and 13.2 rebounds in 11 games during June. She recorded 10+ rebounds in every game in June.
• Reese recorded a career-high 27 points in a July 5 win against Seattle.
• Angel Reese passed Latasha Byears (87 offensive rebounds in rookie season) and Tamika Catchings (91 offensive rebounds in rookie season) for 12th, then 11th, respectively, on the WNBA’s all-time rookie offensive rebounds list.
• Reese is the fourth first-year player with 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, 2+ made three-pointers and 2+ blocks in a game, joining Lisa Leslie, Tamika Catchings and Satou Sabally.
• Reese passed Candace Parker for the most consecutive double-doubles in WNBA history with 13 straight after the July 7 game against Seattle. Parker previously recorded 12 straight spanning the 2009-10 seasons. Reese’s all-time streak stands at 15 consecutive games.
• Reese passed Glory Johnson (95 offensive rebounds in rookie season) for 10th on the WNBA’s rookie offensive rebounds list on July 7.
• Reese then passed Tamika Raymond (96) for ninth on WNBA’s rookie offensive rebounds list with 97 on July 7.
• With two offensive rebounds on July 10 against Atlanta, Reese passed Nneka Ogwumike (98 career offensive rebounds) and tied Cheryl Ford (99offensive rebounds) for seventh on the WNBA’s all-time rookie offensive rebounds list.
• Reese passed Chiney Ogwumike (264 rebounds in rookie season) for 11th, passed Lisa Leslie (266 rebounds in rookie season) for 10th and tied Tamika Catchings for ninth on the all-time rookie rebounds list with 276 after the July 13 matchup against New York.
• Reese passed Teaira McCowan (108 offensive rebounds in rookie season) for sixth Natalie Williams (109 offensive rebounds in rookie season) for fifth on the all-time rookie offensive rebounds list with 110 after the July 13 matchup against New York.
• Reese passed Sylvia Fowles (117 in single season) for most offensive rebounds in a single season in Sky franchise history after notching 120 through25 games played.
• With her 15 rebounds on Aug. 15, Angel Reese tied Cindy Brown (301) for eighth on the all-time rookie rebounds list. She passed Brown on Aug. 17.
• Reese reached 18 double-doubles on Aug. 15, moving her past Yolanda Griffith and Candace Parker (17 each) for second-most ever by a first-year player.
• Reese passed Teaira McCowan (305 rebounds in rookie season) for seventh on the WNBA’s all-time rookie rebounds list with 312 on Aug. 17.
• Reese passed Chiney Ogwumike (122 offensive rebounds in rookie season) for fourth on the WNBA’s all-time rookie offensive rebounds list.
• Reese then tied Aliyah Boston (125 offensive rebounds in rookie season) for third on the all-time rookie offensive rebounds list in the same game

CAREER COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2024 SEC Player of the Year
• 2024 First Team All-SEC
• 2023-24 four-time SEC Player of the Week
• 2024 one-time National Player of the Week
• 2024 Wooden Award All-America Team
• 2024 AP Second Team All-America
• 2024 USBWA First Team All-America
• 2024 WBCA All-America
• 2023 Sporting News Athlete of the Year
• 2023 BET Sportswoman of the Year
• 2023 ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete
• 2023 Final Four Most Outstanding Player
• 2023 First Team All-America (AP, WBCA, USBWA, The Athletic)
• 2023 Greenville Regional 2 All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Greenville Regional 2 MVP
• 2023 First Team All-SEC
• 2023 SEC All-Defensive Team
• 2023 seven-time SEC Player of the Week
• 2023 Goombay Splash MVP
• Reese finished her LSU career with the third-most points in a single season in LSU history (829 in 2023) and as the program leader in career rebounds per game (14.4)

PERSONAL:

• Born in Randallstown, Maryland to Angel and Michael Reese
• Learned to play basketball at a young age from her mother and from playing against her brother, Julian
• Julian currently plays collegiate men’s basketball for Maryland
• In addition to basketball, Reese also participated in ballet, gymnastics, swimming and track during childhood
• Committed to play college basketball as a five-star recruit and became the program’s highest-rated recruit ever.