Angel Reese is part of a new generation of women\u2019s basketball stars who have enamoured fans on and off the court. And yet, Reese isn\u2019t always credited with the same momentum-changing pull as Caitlin Clark, for example. ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe, for one, firmly believes that Reese\u2019s emergence was a key contributor to the rise of women\u2019s basketball.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spotlight that has been shown on Angel, and I do think Angel has been a major contributor in the growth of women\u2019s basketball,\u201d Rowe said in a recent interview <\/a>with WNST. \u201cI don\u2019t ever want to sell her short because I believe in that young woman.\u201d<\/p>\n Reese\u2019s fans have been saying this since her days at LSU, where she won a national championship and emerged as one of the biggest stars in college basketball. Her stardom didn\u2019t diminish once she made it to the WNBA.\u00a0<\/p>\n Angel Reese has found success on and off the court<\/p>\n Reese\u2019s basketball talent quickly translated to the pro level. She led the WNBA in rebounds in both of her first two seasons and was voted onto the All-Star team twice. She was also named Unrivaled Defensive Player of the Year last season and helped the Rose win the league\u2019s first championship. In March, she will make her USA Basketball debut, playing with and against some of the best players in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n Reese is already a walking double-double, but she is still just scratching the surface. She already made noticeable improvements between her rookie season in the WNBA and her second year, upping her field goal percentage<\/a> significantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n