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"I've done everything I wanted to in college,"
Reese said. "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 made the comments to Vogue in mid-March for the story
published Wednesday.
Her announcement comes two days after LSU was eliminated from
the women's NCAA Tournament in a loss to Iowa and Caitlin Clark,
who already declared for the WNBA draft. The Indiana Fever are
expected to select Clark with the No. 1 overall pick.
Reese scored 17 points and pulled down 20 rebounds but the
Tigers lost to the Hawkeyes in the Elite Eight game, 94-87, in
Albany, N.Y., on Monday.
Reese leaves after four collegiate seasons and 2,162 points
scored at Maryland (2020-22) and LSU. Reese led LSU to the
2022-23 NCAA title.
She had a year of eligibiity remaining.
The 6-foot-3 Reese averaged 18.6 points and 12.3 rebounds in 116
career games (104 starts).
--Field Level Media
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