LSU’s Angel Reese, left, and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, proper, pose for a photograph earlier than the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York.

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LSU’s Angel Reese, left, and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, proper, pose for a photograph earlier than the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York.

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Women’s faculty basketball phenoms Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been chosen within the first spherical of the WNBA draft.

Clark, a guard on the University of Iowa, was the primary choose by the Indiana Fever. Reese, a ahead at Louisiana State University, was chosen quantity seven by the Chicago Sky.

“INDIANA LETS GOOOOO!!!!” Clark posted on X, previously Twitter.

In a video posted to Instagram, Reese stated, “I’m coming to Chitown. I’m super excited to compete, work hard and let’s win.”

Reese additionally posted a photograph along with her new teammate Kamilla Cardoso, who helped snag a championship for South Carolina this 12 months and was chosen third by the Chicago Sky within the first spherical.

Clark averaged 28.4 factors and eight.2 assists over her faculty profession, main the NCAA in each classes for 2 years in a row and changing into the all-time leading scorer in faculty basketball historical past. Reese averaged 18.6 factors and 12.3 rebounds over her faculty profession, and led the SEC division in each classes for 2 seasons.

Clark, a senior, stated in February she would be leaving school to declare for the draft, whereas Reese, a junior, made the same announcement earlier this month in a canopy story for Vogue magazine.

Iowa and LSU developed a rivalry after dealing with off in final 12 months’s championship, wherein there was controversy concerning the sportsmanship between each groups. LSU defeated Iowa then, whereas Iowa beat LSU this 12 months throughout their Elite Eight rematch. Iowa made it to the championship once more this 12 months, however misplaced to South Carolina.