Hailey Van Lith Praises Angel Reese After Being Drafted by Sky, Have Similar 'Mindset'

Hailey Van Lith is teaming up with her former teammate.

The Chicago Sky drafted the TCU star No. 11 in the WNBA Draft on Monday, meaning she'll join forces with Angel Reese, whom she spent a season playing alongside at LSU during the 2023-24 season.

After being selected by Chicago, Van Lith had high praise for Reese and expressed her excitement about being teammates once again:

"Angel has maintained contact with me this whole past year since she's been in the league and I transferred. I really appreciate her. We have a very mature relationship, a very mutual respect relationship, where we both have respect for each other's game and also the character and the person we are off the court. Mostly, I'm just excited to get to be around her again. I think we have a lot of similarities about how we carry ourselves and our mindset on what's important to us. And, you know, she's a dog, she turns up the intensity of everybody around her. I'm excited to be in that environment with her again, where she can pull more out of me than I think I have."

In their sole season together, Van Lith and Reese led the Tigers to a 31-5 record and an Elite Eight appearance. While it was a good year, the two left some to be desired, and they'll look for more success at the professional level.

The Sky are coming off a disappointing 13-27 season, but the future is looking bright with a young core in Chicago.