Angel Reese not available for LSU vs. Texas Southern
LSU’s All-American forward will miss her second consecutive game on Monday night against Texas Southern. Reese did not take the floor with the team and remains unavailable for head coach Kim Mulkey for undisclosed reasons.
Reese was benched in the second half against Kent State and did not travel with the team to Friday’s game against Southeastern. After the game on Friday, Kim Mulkey confirmed Reese is still with the program, but didn’t elaborate any further on the nature of her absence.
“Angel was not in uniform,” Mulkey said, via NOLA.com’s Reed Darcey. “Angel is a part of this basketball team, and we hope she’s back with the team soon. I’m not gonna answer any more than that.”
There has been no further comment from Mulkey or the team on Reese’s status.
Angel Reese has made a name for herself both on and off the court at LSU
Reese was a critical piece of last year’s national championship team after transferring from Maryland, averaging 23.0 points and 15.4 rebounds per game to help LSU win its first-ever title in Mulkey’s second season as the Tigers’ head coach. Through four games this year, Reese is averaging 17 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest as LSU started the year 3-1.
Off the court, Reese has been one of the highest-profile athletes in college sports and active in the NIL space. She has an On3 NIL Valuation of $5.2 million, which puts her at No. 7 in the On3 NIL 100 — the first of its kind and defacto NIL ranking of the top 100 high school and college athletes ranked by their On3 NIL Valuation — and atop the On3 College Women’s Basketball NIL Rank. Her recent deals include a contract with Reebok and a campaign with Tampax alongside Johnson.
The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets the standard market NIL value for high school and college athletes. A proprietary algorithm, the On3 NIL Valuation calculates an athlete’s NIL value using dynamic data points targeting three primary categories: performance, influence and exposure.
