The national recognition only keeps pouring in for Angel Reese.
The Baltimore native and LSU star added another accolade to her resume Wednesday night: ESPYs winner.
Reese won the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year Award, beating out Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez.
The 21-year-old Reese became a household name in the sports world after pushing LSU through the 2023 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, delivering the first championship for the Tigers.
During her acceptance speech, Reese thanked God, her mom for “putting me and my brother through college,” family, teammates and head coach Kim Mulkey. She also promised another title for LSU fans.
“Everybody that helped me,” Reese said. “Last year I transferred from the University of Maryland to play at LSU, and I just joined a family. So I just want to say thank you, and another natty is coming, period.”
Previous winners of the breakthrough athlete ESPY include skier Eileen Gu, Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley.
LSU’s women’s basketball team was also nominated for the best team of the year, but that accolade went to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Comments
Welcome to The Banner's subscriber-only commenting community. Please review our community guidelines.