Angel Reese Stats: LSU Star Building Toward NCAA Repeat
What's in Store for 'Bayou Barbie' Next Season?

Few players in NCAA women’s basketball were as productive as Angel Reese in 2022-23. The former Maryland transfer arrived at LSU alongside Hall of Fame head coach Kim Mulkey and restored order, catapulting the program to its first national championship in program history.
A unanimous first-team All-American, Reese stood out as one of the sport’s breakout stars. LSU went 34-2, and Reese capped her dominant season by lifting the Tigers past Iowa 102-85 in the national championship game in Dallas. She was named the NCAA Tournament‘s Most Outstanding Player after averaging 21.3 points, 15.1 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks in six games.
Reese — nicknamed the Bayou Barbie — collected several other accolades, including first-team All-SEC and the ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete. She’s positioned herself for even bigger things in 2023-24, as LSU looks to become the first team in eight years to repeat. Reese and UConn star Paige Bueckers currently share the second-best odds (+250) for next season’s Wooden Award, behind Iowa’s Caitlin Clark (-125), the reigning winner.
With that in mind, let’s reflect on some key Angel Reese stats.
‘Double’ Trouble
What’s the most impressive Angel Reese stat? There are many to choose from, but you’d best start with this: Reese collected an NCAA-record 34 double-doubles in her first year at LSU, breaking the mark of 33 held by former Oklahoma star Courtney Paris in 2007.
Reese had double-doubles in 11 of her 12 final games, including all six in the NCAA Tournament. In the national championship game against Iowa, Reese scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, helping cement LSU as the country’s best team.
Reese opened the season with 22 consecutive double-doubles before the streak was snapped in a loss to then-No. 1 South Carolina on Feb. 12. The only other game in which she failed to record one was an SEC Quarterfinal win over Georgia on March 3, in which she played just 20 minutes.
Points Aplenty
Reese, 21, established herself as LSU’s go-to scorer from the jump, pouring in 31 points in a season-opening rout of Bellarmine. She continued her offensive prowess from there, averaging a team-high 23.0 points per game. That total led the SEC and ranked fifth nationally, behind Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist (29.2), Iowa’s Caitlin Clark (27.8), Drexel’s Keishana Washington, and DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow (25.7).
Morrow, a two-time first-team All-Big East selection, conveniently will team with Reese next season after transferring from DePaul in May. LSU head coach Kim Mulkey also landed a commitment from former Louisville standout Hailey Van Lith, giving the Tigers arguably the best two players in the portal.
Reese had 26 20-point games and scored 30 points or more six times. Her season-high was 36 points in a Feb. 16 victory over Ole Miss. She was third on the school’s single-season scoring list with 830 points.
Board Crasher
The 6-foot-3 Reese led the country in total rebounds with an SEC-record 555. Her 15.4 rebounding average was second in the country behind BYU’s Lauren Gustin (16.7).
Reese had 34 double-digit rebounding games and had six games with 20 or more. She grabbed a season-high 28 boards in a Jan. 5 victory over Texas A&M.
What’s in Store for ’23-24?
There hasn’t been a repeat champion in NCAA women’s basketball since UConn won four straight titles from 2013-16. However, that could soon change. With Reese returning, plus the additions of Morrow and Van Lith, LSU has separated itself as the team to beat in 2023-24.
Reese knows it, too. In her ESPY award acceptance speech, Reese promised LSU fans another national championship.
“Last year I transferred from the University of Maryland to play at LSU, and I just joined a family,” Reese said. “So I just want to say thank you, and another natty is coming, period.”
Oddsmakers have priced LSU as a prohibitive +250 favorite to go back-to-back. UConn is next on the board at +700, followed by Iowa (+800), Utah (+900), Virginia Tech (+900), and Indiana (+900).
Reese, Morrow, and Van Lith are all All-American caliber talents, not to mention future WNBA players. Several WNBA predictionshave Reese as one of the first players off the board in next year’s draft, and there’s no doubt she’ll be looking to boost her stock once the season rolls around. There are undoubtedly multiple teams near the bottom of the WNBA standings that could use Reese to change their fortunes.
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