Angel Reese came to LSU from Maryland and helped guide the Tigers to the program’s first women’s basketball championship with a win over Iowa earlier this month.
And Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, who starred at LSU before turning pro, thinks Reese is the best athlete to come out of college.
LSU Lady Tigers’ Angel Reese (10) reacts in front of Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark (22) near the end of the 2023 NCAA Championship Game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photos by Ben Solomon/NCAA via Getty Images)
«She’s probably the greatest athlete to ever come out of LSU sports. You heard it here first. Man and woman,» O’Neal said on the latest episode of «The Big Podcast with Shaq.»
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«Because, guess what? She delivered. She delivered that package. Look, a lot of us got the package, and we still have it in our truck. She delivered that package. So, you know, there’s a lot of names I could throw out, men and women, but I’m probably the better athlete.
LSU’s Angel Reese reacts after the NCAA Women’s Championship game against Iowa on April 2, 2023 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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«Some people are going to exclude female athletes. I’m not going to do that. She’s the best athlete to ever come out of LSU.»
Reese was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He finished the 2022-23 season averaging 23 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.
Shaquille O’Neal, center for the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers. (All Sports/Getty Images)
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In O’Neal’s thinking, Reese would be better off on his list than Pete Maravich, Joe Burrow, Billy Cannon, Sylvia Fowles, Lolo Jones and others.