To say the 2020 women’s basketball high school recruiting class was loaded would be an understatement.
Of the top five players in the espnW 100 class of 2020, four were first-round picks in the 2024 WNBA draft and recently finished their rookie seasons as pros. The fifth is Paige Bueckers, the favorite to be picked No. 1 overall in the 2025 draft.
All five players blazed their own trails. But a tandem of players from that incredible top five certainly could have happened, if old photos are to be believed.
The UConn Huskies, the landing spot of top-ranked Bueckers, never pursued Caitlin Clark, the second-ranked guard in the class. But Angel Reese? A different story. On Monday, an old photo of Reese — UConn sweatshirt and all — with Huskies coach Geno Auriemma surfaced on X.
Reese, who started her college career with the Maryland Terrapins before transferring to the LSU Tigers where she won a national title in 2023, was quick to respond to the photo’s emergence on social media.
Reese averaged 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds during her rookie season with the Chicago Sky this year.