{"id":836756,"date":"2026-08-01T00:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/836756\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:49:16","slug":"former-lsu-womens-basketball-all-american-traded-to-wnba-expansion-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/836756\/","title":{"rendered":"Former LSU Women\u2019s Basketball All-American Traded To WNBA Expansion Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GGvp8nvXEAA0HR1-678x381.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Aneesah Morrow\"\/><br \/>\nAneesah Morrow was traded to the Toronto Tempo in just her second season with the Connecticut Sun.<br \/>\nPHOTO BY: LSU Athletics <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former LSU women\u2019s basketball star Aneesah Morrow has been traded to one of the WNBA\u2019s two new teams, the Toronto Tempo. The 23-year-old forward was drafted seventh overall by the Connecticut Sun last year and heads to Toronto in exchange for the rights to overseas veteran forward Maria \u201cMasha\u201d Kliundikova and a 2028 second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: The Toronto Tempo have acquired Aneesah Morrow from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for the rights to Maria Kliundikova and a 2028 second-round pick. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYtIGQCm4f\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/HYtIGQCm4f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2083239854372958393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morrow is averaging 11.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a steal on 23.2 minutes a game this season while shooting 42.1% from the floor. Through 20 games with the Sun this year, she had nine starts and recorded nine double-doubles. She is coming off of back-to-back 21-point performances Tuesday and Thursday, matching her season high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tempo joined the league as an expansion team along with the Portland Fire this season. Their 11-18 record ranks fifth in the eight-team Eastern Conference, eight games back from the first place Indiana Fever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tempo have struggled defensively and on the glass. They allow the second most points per game in the league at 93.6 a night, and their 31.1 rebounds a game ranks third-to-last. Leading rebounder, forward Isabelle Harrison, averages just 6.4 per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morrow should have the opportunity to make an impact right away on a young team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At LSU, Morrow was a 2025 first-team All-American and earned first-team All-SEC honors in both of her seasons as a Lady Tiger. She transferred to LSU for her junior year from DePaul. As a senior, she led the team with 18.7 points per game and the nation with 13.5 rebounds per game and 30 double-doubles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morrow has one more guaranteed year left on her rookie deal after this season with a team option in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aneesah Morrow was traded to the Toronto Tempo in just her second season with the Connecticut Sun. 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