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 in opposition to 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 no less than two of 5 main statistical classes: factors, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked pictures.
“I am simply joyful we lastly received, and at dwelling,” Reese mentioned within the ESPN broadcast after the sport. “It is tremendous thrilling clearly for myself. I attempt to give myself some grace and inform myself I am doing a great job. However I’ve a lot extra to develop and I am simply excited to be on this league and excited to win some extra.”
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 present averages 12.4 factors and 10.8 rebounds per recreation.
Requested about her accomplishment in a post-game information convention, Reese shouted out different sturdy 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 really like Sylvia. She was an incredible particular person to me and an incredible mentor to me after I was at LSU,” Reese mentioned. “I do know she goes to be tremendous happy with me.”
Her historic success comes forward of Chicago’s extremely anticipated rematch in opposition to the Indiana Fever, led by one other star rookie, Caitlin Clark.