LSU's Aneesah Morrow Named SEC Player of the Week
On Tuesday morning, LSU’s Aneesah Morrow was named SEC Player of the Week following two massive double-doubles in victories at No. 16 Tennessee and against Vanderbilt to help LSU remain unbeaten, now at 19-0, hitting multiple career milestones along the way.
In Knoxville at No. 16 Tennessee, Morrow had 23 points to go with 21 rebounds as she became the first player in the country this season to record multiple 20/20 games. She surpassed 2,500 career points in the win and it also marked her 90th career double-double, tied for the third most in NCAA DI history.
In LSU’s win over Vanderbilt, Morrow scored 23 points and hauled in 15 rebounds, her eighth 20/15 game this season. It was her ninth consecutive double-double and 17th this season as she surpassed 1,500 career rebounds. Hitting both the 2,500 career points and 1,500 career rebounds milestone throughout the week, Morrow became the eighth player in NCAA DI history to hit both career marks. Now with 91 career double-doubles, Morrow’s next will put her in a tie for the second most in NCAA DI history with Oregon’s Jillian Alleyne who played there from 2013-16.
Aneesah Morrow’s quotes on her career
“When I trained, I wanted to be elite,” Morrow said. “And my trainer told me I have to be elite, that’s the only way I train. So I practice the way that I play. That’s the reason why and I never know if the game will be taken away from me again. So I have to play my heart out every night.
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“[I want to] show my grit and determination on the boards every night. I’ve once had the game taken away from me so every time I step on the floor every night, I give it my all because you never know when your last game is,” Morrow said. “I love basketball that much. I have to come out and give everything that I got whether it’s practice or any actual game.”
Kim Mulkey on Aneesah Morrow…
“It’s hard for me to tell you I saw this when she was at DePaul,” Mulkey said. “If she was closer to the rim she could get some serious rebounds because she can leap out of the gym.Just my talks with her, the things she said, I wish I could’ve recorded it. She said, ‘Coach, I’ve won awards, I’ve won Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year. I watched y’all’s championship run and I want to know what that feels like. I want to know what it feels like to go to the playoffs and go deep in the playoffs. That’s what I want to be a part of.'”
