All About Angel Reese’s Parents: Meet Michael Reese And Angel Webb Reese

Louisiana State University basketball player Angel Reese’s star power is only growing.

While the Tigers were knocked out during the Elite Eight of March Madness, Angel still had an amazing season, including becoming 2024’s SEC Player of the Year. And now, she’s ready to go pro.

Last week, Angel shared in Vogue that she’s declaring for the WNBA draft, where she’s expected to be snapped up quickly. The draft airs on Monday, and ESPN predicts she’ll go eighth, to the Chicago Sky.

f you’ve been following the LSU forward ever since her beginnings in Randallstown, Maryland, you might have noticed that one of those women in her cheering section is another Angel Reese. And yes, they’re related.

Curious about the family members who inspired her journey? Here’s what you need to know about Angel’s parents, plus how they played a role in her basketball career.

Her mom is also named Angel.

Yes, this mother-daughter duo share the same name, and Angel’s mom also goes by Angel Reese. Angel’s mom hilariously shared a message on X (formerly Twitter) in 2023 that young men were sliding into her DMs, thinking she was her daughter. “I am getting some crazy dating requests from men my kid’s age who clearly by the content of msg think they’re sending it to lil A,” she wrote.
o keep the two separate, the basketball star’s mom goes by the nickname “Big Angel,” according to the University of Maryland.
Both of her parents played professional basketball.

Angel has basketball woven into her DNA. Both of her parents spent time on the court during their youth.

Angel Webb Reese played college and professional-level basketball. She was on the team at University of Maryland at Baltimore County and later joined a pro team in Luxembourg.

Angel’s mom was a standout player at Maryland Baltimore County, with The Baltimore Sun reporting in 1991 that “Angel Webb can do just about anything for the women’s basketball team at UMBC.” The paper also said

that she was “heavenly” for playing on the team.

Angel’s father, Michael Reese, played basketball at Boston College and Loyola University. He was a star player at Loyola, and The Baltimore Sun notes that he would get pretty heated on the court. Michael later played professional basketball overseas, ESPN says.