LSU Women's Basketball to honor Angel Reese at halftime of Texas Southern game

LSU Women's Basketball to honor Angel Reese at halftime of Texas Southern game

BATON ROUGE — The Bayou Barbie is returning to where her collegiate career took flight.

LSU Women’s Basketball announced that former Tigers superstar Angel Reese will receive a special halftime recognition on Thursday, Nov. 5, when No. 9 LSU hosts Texas Southern at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Reese celebrated the news on social media, posting, "THE BAYOU BARBIE IS BACK!"

The ceremony follows a high-impact professional campaign for Reese in the WNBA. In her debut season with the Atlanta Dream—and her third year in the league after earning consecutive WNBA All-Star honors—Reese powered Atlanta to a run in the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries. She set marks on the pro stage by becoming the youngest player in WNBA history to record three straight double-doubles in the Finals, finishing the series with four double-doubles, including a 30-point, 16-rebound masterclass in Game 2.

Before turning pro, Reese led LSU through one of the most dominant two-year stretches in the program's history. After transferring to Baton Rouge, she powered LSU to its first-ever national championship in 2023, ea...