"Let's run it back" - Angel Reese can't contain her excitement as Hailey Van Lith reunites with her on the Chicago Sky

Modified Apr 15, 2025 06:51 GMT

LSU v UCLA - Source: Getty — "Let's run it back" - Angel Reese can't contain her excitement as Hailey Van Lith reunites with her on the Chicago Sky

Angel Reese welcomed Hailey Van Lith to the Chicago Sky after the TCU guard was selected with the No. 11 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft. Earlier, Chicago selected Slovenian forward Ajša Sivka with the 10th pick.

Van Lith was one of the names in the spotlight ahead of the draft as she came in with a decorated resume. She enters the WNBA on the back of a stellar season at TCU, averaging 17.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists, while shooting a career-high 45.9% from the field.

"We ain't do it right the first time. Let's run it backkkkk," Reese posted on X.

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Reese and Van Lith were teammates at LSU during the 2023-24 season. Now, they will reunite when the Sky begin their new season.

Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith spent one season together at LSU

Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith played together at LSU during the 2023-24 season. The Tigers reached the Elite Eight that season but fell to Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Van Lith later transferred to the TCU Horned Frogs, while Reese declared for the NBA Draft as the No. 7 pick.

Reese is coming off a solid rookie season where she averaged 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game for the Sky.. She finished second in Rookie of the Year voting behind Clark. However, the Sky failed to make the postseason.

Angel Reese and Van Lith will link up together on the hardwood when they return to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 2 when Chicago plays the Brazilian national team in a preseason game.

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