Bayou Barbie is WNBA sure.
LSU star Angel Reese formally declared for the WNBA draft lower than two days after the Tigers’ season ended with a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa within the Elite Eight spherical of the ladies’s NCAA Tournament.
Reese made her announcement Wednesday through a photograph shoot in Vogue, saying she was impressed by tennis nice Serena Williams retiring in comparable trend in 2022. Reese acknowledged having made her choice to show professional earlier than March Madness started.
“Of course, I like to do everything big,” Reese advised the journal. “I didn’t want anything to be basic.”
“I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese added. “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.”
Reese posted a video compilation of her basketball profession on social media.
“Grateful for these last four years and excited for this next chapter,” she wrote, ending the put up with the hashtag “Bayou Barbie Out.”
Reese doubtless will be part of Clark, the anticipated No. 1 decide by Indiana, as one of many high gamers drafted on April 15. Interest in Reese and Clark has fueled nationwide curiosity in girls’s faculty basketball, bringing costs of the ladies’s Final Four video games increased than these of the boys’s.
“We’re seeing a seismic shift in the world of sports, thanks to athletes like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others who are captivating audiences with their talent and star power,” Chris Leyden, SeatGeek’s development advertising and marketing director, advised CBS MoneyWatch earlier this week. “This shift is largely driven by the potent brand power these athletes wield, fueling unprecedented demand for this year’s March Madness tournament.”
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