LSU's Angel Reese Named Naismith National Player of the Week

Reese continues to lead the SEC in points and rebounds, clicking at the right time for the Tigers.

Angel Reese, who has recorded at least 15 rebounds in three straight games, was named the Naismith National Player of the Week on Monday after helping lead the Tigers to wins over Auburn and at Tennessee.

Angel Reese had two big performances over Auburn and at Tennessee to lead the Tigers to two wins and extend their win streak to six. She averaged 18 points and 17.5 rebounds in the two games and has secured at least 15 rebounds in three straight games. To begin the week against Auburn, Reese had 25 points and 20 rebounds. It was her seventh 20/20 game over the past two seasons and sixth 25/20 game in the same span.

In Knoxville against Tennessee, Reese had 11 points and 15 rebounds. She went over 2,000 career points in the game, becoming the fifth active player to have 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.

Reese currently leads the SEC with 19.1 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game. She led the conference in both categories last season and could join Wendy Scholtens (Vanderbilit, 1989 and 1990) as the only player to do so in back-to-back seasons. She has recorded seven consecutive double-doubles and has 18 this season, leading the SEC and No. 6 in the NCAA.

Angel Reese is the Naismith National Player of the Week!

She has recorded three consecutive games with at least 15 rebounds 🔥

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— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) February 26, 2024

LSU Back in the Top 10

LSU rose four spots to No. 9 in Monday’s latest AP Poll following three big wins over the past seven days with the regular season winding down.

Since the AP Poll came out last Monday, LSU won three games in seven days at Texas A&M, against Auburn and at Tennessee. The Tigers have won six straight games and will wrap up their regular season this week at Georgia and at Kentucky.

The Tigers have continued to win and jumped up in this week’s poll after 14 ranked teams lost last week, including seven teams who were ranked ahead of LSU. The Tigers defense continues to be a bright spot as the Tigers have reached their defensive goals throughout every game of the six-game win streak.

In the three games over the past week, LSU showed its versatility with three separate leading scorers. At Texas A&M, Aneesah Morrow led the way with 25 points and 15 rebounds, her 16 double-double of the seasons. Angel Reese, the Naismith Player of the Week, recorded her seventh career 20/20 game and sixth 25/20 game against Auburn with 25 points and 20 rebounds. She recorded seventh straight double-double at Tennessee and went over 2,000 career points. On Sunday at Tennessee, it was Hailey Van Lith who stepped up in the clutch with 26 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to go with 7 rebounds, three assists and no turnovers.