LSU forward Angel Reese has ascended to stardom since winning the national championship, and she is using that star status to support the next generation.
On Saturday, Reese donated $12,000 to her former high school, St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, to cover tuition expenses for a member of the school’s girls basketball team. According to Reese’s mother, Reese benefited from a similar donation in her four years at St. Frances, and this is her way of paying it forward.
After her senior year at St. Frances, Reese was a top-five recruit in the class of 2020 that also included Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and Hailey Van Lith.
Today @Reese10Angel donated 12k to to @SFA1828 to cover the tuition expenses of a @LadyPantherBbal this coming school year. This is the same fund that covered Angel’s tuition all 4 years as a student at SFA #payitforward 🥰 pic.twitter.com/dqjKjMNFVC
— AngelReeseTheMom (@awebbreese) August 19, 2023
After Reese was named Most Outstanding Player in the women’s Final Four this year, her estimated NIL evaluation skyrocketed to over $1 million thanks to landing multiple endorsement deals. She also became one of the first seven college athletes to sign a deal with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s new energy drink, ZOA.
With all this newfound popularity, Reese wants to do her part in growing women’s basketball, which starts with continuing to support her high school alma mater.
