Angel Reese makes WNBA rookie double-double historical past : NPR

Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese made WNBA historical past by placing up seven double-doubles in a row — the longest streak for a rookie within the league.

The previous LSU star set the document on Thursday in a house recreation win towards the Dallas Wings, 83-72. Reese earned 16 factors and a career-high 18 rebounds.

In basketball, a double-double is when a participant scores within the double digits in a minimum of two of 5 main statistical classes: factors, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked pictures.

“I’m just happy we finally won, and at home,” Reese mentioned within the ESPN broadcast after the sport. “It’s super exciting obviously for myself. I try to give myself some grace and tell myself I’m doing a good job. But I have so much more to grow and I’m just excited to be in this league and excited to win some more.”

Reese surpassed the earlier document of six consecutive double-doubles set by Tina Charles in 2010 and Cindy Brown in 1998, CBS Sports activities reported. Charles nonetheless holds the rookie season document with 22 double-doubles.

Reese nonetheless has an opportunity to match that, with eight double-doubles this yr, and 26 video games left. She at the moment averages 12.4 factors and 10.8 rebounds per recreation.

Requested about her accomplishment in a post-game information convention, Reese shouted out different robust rookies who got here earlier than her, together with fellow LSU alum Sylvia Fowles. Fowles, who holds the document for essentially the most double-doubles (193) scored in a WNBA profession, dubbed Reese “Miss Double-Double Queen” when Reese was nonetheless in school.

“I love Sylvia. She was a great person to me and a great mentor to me when I was at LSU,” Reese mentioned. “I know she is going to be super proud of me.”

Her historic success comes forward of Chicago’s extremely anticipated rematch towards the Indiana Fever, led by one other star rookie, Caitlin Clark.