Flau’jae Johnson’s mom Kia exuberant as Aneesah Morrow becomes 7th WNBA draft pick for the Connecticut Suns

Modified Apr 15, 2025 04:03 GMT

WNBA: Draft - Source: Imagn — Aneesah Morrow during the 2025 WNBA Draft. - Source: Vince Carchietta, Imagn

LSU Tigers forward Aneesah Morrow is a professional player after her successful senior season of college basketball. On Monday, Morrow was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun, one of the league's standout teams.

It comes after her second stint with the Tigers, which was her fourth overall year of collegiate hoops. Although she didn't win a national championship, Morrow displayed great defensive skills and athleticism as a wing, averaging team-highs in points, rebounds and steals with 18.7, 13.5 and 2.5, respectively, to go with 1.6 assists in her final year.

Several LSU faithful celebrated her selection as a testament to the program's success. Morrow's accomplishment was also celebrated by her teammate Flau'jae Johnson's mother, Kia J. Brooks, who posted about her on Instagram:

"Congrats Aneesah, Geaux be Amazing!! We love are so very proud of you!! 👏💜💛🏀 #WNBADraft #AneesahMorrow #LSU #LetsGeaux."

Brooks' upload included a reel showing her and her family celebrating the moment as the Chicago native was chosen in the lottery, captioning it:

"CONGRATS ANEESAH. 7TH OVERALL PICK. MADE IT HOME JUST IN TIME !! WNBA DRAFT," Brooks wrote with several emojis.

Morrow is one of the standout products of the Kim Mulkey-coached program as she nailed back-to-back lottery picks for the Tigers, joining now Chicago Sky stalwart Angel Reese from last year. Brooks' daughter, Flau'jae Johnson, is turning her attention to her senior stint of collegiate basketball.

The 2024-25 LSU Tigers ended their season in disappointment, losing 72-65 to the first seed UCLA Bruins as the No. 3 seed in Spokane Regional 1 in the Elite Eight on March 30.

Kim Mulkey attended the 2025 WNBA Draft to support Aneesah Morrow

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Along with the support given by her teammates and their families, Aneesah Morrow's LSU coach Kim Mulkey attended the 2025 WNBA Draft to support her now former player. It was a proud moment for the tenured tactician as the two shared a hug after the stalwart heard her name called in the draft.

As Mulkey and the rest of the LSU Tigers now look on to win back the national title they won in 2023 in the 2025-2026 season, the 2024-2025 edition finished with an overall 31-6 record and 12-4 during SEC play.

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Koby del Rosario is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda who took up BS in Advertising Management at De La Salle University, one of the big "four" universities in the Philippines. Koby has over four years of experience with Complex PH, M2.0 Communications, The LaSallian, Daily Tribune, and Time Attack Manila.

Koby's favorite college team would have to be the North Carolina Tar Heels. Apart from being MJ's alma mater, Koby has always been fond of the Jordan silhouettes that release in the school's colors (being a sneakerhead himself).

His past favorite college players would have to be Russell Westbrook (UCLA) and Markelle Fultz (Washington). With Russ, his 1-2 punch with Kevin Love during their UCLA days was something Koby marveled at as Russ became his favorite player to watch post-Kobe.

Besides playing basketball, Koby enjoys nightlife, collecting sneakers, and playing video games. Apart from hosting parties and taking pictures for parties/bars/clubs, Koby is learning to DJ as a hobby with all sorts of house and hip-hop as the main genres.

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