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SportsTalk: Angel Reese will be remembered as one of LSU's greatest ever … in any sport

By Jeff NowakApr 03, 2024

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With Angel Reese officially announcing her intentions to enter the WNBA draft, one of the most impactful two-year runs in LSU history is officially in the book.

But just where does it rank in terms of impact with the LSU greats? Blake Ruffino of the Are Your Serious sports Network joined SportsTalk this week to discuss that question. In short: There will likely be a well-deserved Angel Reese statue on LSU's campus someday.

Listen to the full segment with Blake Ruffino in the player above. Can't see the embed? Click here.

“When you talk about the LSU elite, is she up there? … She changed the sport," Ruffino told Mike Detillier on WWL. "We’re talking about more viewers than the NBA Finals. So, look, I’m not saying she’s the greatest women’s basketball player of all time or anything like that, but you’ve got to put her up there with the top four, top five LSU greats because of the impact she has.”

That conversation doesn't just involve women's basketball, where names like Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles come to mind, but in all sports. Her name will likely be talked about alongside Joe Burrow, Billy Cannon, Shaquille O'Neal. Her impact has been that significant, both on and off the court.

Reese saw her averages dip slightly in her junior season, but still went for 18.6 points and 13.4 rebounds per game. She set a host of NCAA and SEC records in her sophomore season, leading the Tigers to its first-ever title in women's basketball. But it's her impact off the court where she outclasses all other comers. She's had opportunities in that regard that other LSU greats did not, but her success in that arena can't be denied.

What also can't be denied is the growth of women's college basketball driven by Reese and LSU as much as anyone. The rivalry with Caitlin Clark and Iowa was must-watch TV, with their Elite Eight showdown drawing more viewers than any other basketball game -- of any league -- since the 2018 NBA playoffs.

“The impact she made on and off the court is unprecedented as far as women’s basketball is concerned," Detillier said. "Nobody sort of is in her area code off the court. There’s nobody who has played at LSU women’s wise who has gotten that many interviews, been on that many covers.”

With Reese now headed to the pros, her absence could also be an indicator of her impact. Will the LSU women continue to play in front of packed crowds and see their games talked about in national circles? Will the budding rivalries in the women's game continue to attract national interest? Time will tell.

“I mean, look, I just think that her impact is so different than anybody else’s because of the time that she’s in, along with that national title," Ruffino said, "but it’s going to be very interesting to see what the ratings are for women’s basketball going forward.”

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