![]() ![]() 19 Reese became the first SEC player in over 20 years with 25 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals … In the NCAA Tournament, Reese continued to make history … With 34 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 2 assists, she became the first SEC player ever with 30 points and 15 rebounds in a NCAA Tournament game and she tied the LSU record (Marie Ferdinand, 2001) for points in a NCAA Tournament game… In the second-round against Michigan, Reese had 25 points and 24 rebounds to set LSU’s NCAA Tournament record for rebounds in a game – also the third-most in NCAA Tournament history … Reese recorded a double-double in all six of LSU’s NCAA Tournament game to reach the NCAA record of 34 … She averaged 21.3 points and 15.2 rebounds throughout March Madness … In the National Championship game against Iowa, Reese had 15 points and 10 rebounds … After coming to LSU with just about 70K followers on Instagram, Reese’s brand soared through her first year at LSU, entering the NCAA Tournament with nearly half a million followers that number climbed to over a million following the National Championship … Reese wore No. 16, Reese had 36 points and 20 rebounds … The following game at Florida on Feb. 30 against Tennessee … In LSU’s game against Ole Miss on Feb. 19 against Arkansas where she blocked a shot with one shoe on and holding her other shoe that had fallen off in her hand and the “Tik Tok Dance” where she recorded a steal and fast break and-one layup on Jan. 18, Reese put up 25 points and 20 rebounds to record the 20th 20/20 game in LSU history … Reese would go on to record a total of six 20/20 games in 2022-23, the most by an LSU player since Maree Jackson had eight during the 1976-77 season … Reese set the LSU single-game rebounds record with 28 boards on January 5 against Texas A&M … Reese had multiple viral moments throughout the season, but two that standout are the “Shoe Block” on Jan. ![]() ![]() in Maui, becoming the first LSU player since Elaine Powell in 1995-96 with consecutive 30-point games … In LSU’s next game again Oregon State in Maui on Dec. 14, Reese did something that no pro or college basketball player has done in at least the past 20 years (per on Twitter): Reese was the only NBA, WNBA or Division I men’s or women’s player in the last 20 years to have at least 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, 4+ assists, 4+ steals and shoot over 80-percent in the same game … Reese scored more than 30 in LSU’s next game on Dec. Starred for LSU and touted as one of the best players in the country, leading the Tigers to their first National Championship while averaging a double-double … A first-team all-America selection by the AP, WBCA and USBWA … Led the SEC in both scoring (23.0 ppg) and rebounding (15.4 rpg), becoming just the fourth player in conference history to lead the league in both categories … Set an NCAA record with 34 double-doubles during the season … Began the season with 23 consecutive double-doubles, breaking Sylvia Fowles’ previous LSU record of 19 … The 23 double-doubles were also the most in SEC history to begin a season according to ESPN … Set an SEC record with 555 rebounds, eight shy of the NCAA record … Also set the SEC records with 240 made free throws and 339 free throw attempts … Her 830 points were the third most in LSU history … In her LSU debut, Reese scored 31 points against Bellarmine to set the LSU record for points in an LSU women’s basketball debut … In LSU’s win over Lamar on Dec. 2023 First Team All-America (AP, WBCA, USBWA, The Athletic)Ģ023 Greenville Regional 2 All-Tournament Team
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