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The LSU girls’s basketball program is loading up for one more NCAA title run.
DePaul switch Aneesah Morrow advised ESPN’s Alexa Philippou on Friday that she has dedicated to Kim Mulkey’s Tigers for the 2023-24 season. USC and South Carolina had been additionally finalists for the rising junior ahead.
Morrow advised Philippou:
“I am by no means intimidated by taking part in towards or taking part in on a crew with wonderful, gifted gamers. That is what I wish to be surrounded round. I wish to be round gamers who’re going to make me higher. I really feel like we will problem one another on a day-to-day foundation. All of us have the identical finish purpose, and that is to win the nationwide championship, to win the convention.”
Morrow is the second elite switch to decide to LSU this offseason, becoming a member of former Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith.
Angel Reese, who spent two seasons at Maryland earlier than transferring to LSU for the 2022-23 season, performed a job in Morrow’s recruitment to the defending nationwide champions, as she advised Philippou:
“Angel Reese talked lots about how she would like to have me there as a teammate, however it wasn’t simply her. It was the opposite ladies on the crew as effectively. They particularly talked about profitable. That is what they wish to do there, and that is what I am making an attempt to do. I really feel like as athletes and true rivals, you wish to win day in and time out. And once you come collectively as a crew, you already know you could accomplish that.”
Morrow spent the primary two seasons of her school profession at DePaul and earned All-America honors each years. She put collectively a powerful 2022-23 marketing campaign, averaging 25.7 factors, 12.2 rebounds and a couple of.0 assists in 33 video games. She shot 42.5 % from the ground and 25.4 % from deep.
Although they’ve misplaced three starters, the Tigers stay one of many high groups within the nation with the additions of Van Lith and Morrow to play alongside Reese.
Moreover, LSU pulled in ESPN’s top-ranked recruiting class by touchdown Mikaylah Williams, Aalyah Del Rosario, Angelica Velez and Janae Kent.
Reese shall be a senior subsequent season, and the Tigers will look to exit on high earlier than shedding their greatest participant to the 2024 WNBA draft. With the various additions Mulkey has made, LSU has an amazing shot to repeat as champions.
