#24 Aneesah Morrow Season 2024-25
2024 All-America Honorable Mention (AP, USBWA, WBCA)
2024 First Team All-SEC
2023-24 one-time SEC Player of the Week
2023-24 one-time National Player of the Week
2024 Cheryl Miller Award Finalist
JUNIOR SEASON (2023-24)
Played in all 37 games throughout the season, getting the start in 34 games… Averaged 16.4 points and 10.0 rebounds with 21 double-doubles on the year which ranked No. 5 in the country… Morrow along with teammate Angel Reese (27) were the only teammates in the nation to record 20+ double-doubles… Earned National Player of the Week honors with 32.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two games at the Cayman Island Classic against Niagara and Virginia, recording a new season-high in scoring in both games… Recorded her 14th game of her career with 25+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ steals against Niagara (no other player has six such games over the past 25 seasons… With LSU shorthanded the next day following Sa’Myah Smith’s season-ending knee injury, Morrow scored 37 points and grabbed 16 rebounds… Scored in double-figures in 24 games throughout the season, including a stretch of 23 games and then finished the season with nine straight double figure scoring games… Had eight games with 20+ points… Secured 15+ rebounds in five games throughout the season, including a 20-rebound game against Florida… Totaled 93 steals throughout the season, tied for the third most in program history… Had 4+ steals in 10 games, including 9 steals in LSU’s win over Kent State which is tied for the third most in program history, one shy of the record… Blocked a total of 93 shots during the season with 14 multi-block games… Averaged 16.3 points and 9.5 rebounds in her first NCAA Tournament.
PRIOR TO LSU
Played as one of the top players in the country for two seasons at DePaul who comes to LSU with 53 double-doubles in 66 career games … Averaged 25.7 points (No. 4 in NCAA) and 12.2 rebounds (No. 7 in NCAA) as a sophomore and was the only player in the country other the Angel Reese to rank inside the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding … 2021-22 All-American Second Team by Associated Press (AP), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), Sports Illustrated, The Athletic … WBCA All-America Honorable Mention … USBWA, WBCA and The Athletic National Freshman of the Year … ESPN Top Freshman in the Country … Naismith Trophy and World Exposure Report National Player of the Week … USBWA National Freshman of the Week a record five times … BIG EAST Player of the Week three times … BIG EAST Freshman of the Week a record 13 times … set DePaul single-season record for rebounds (457) and rebounding average 13.8) … set BIG EAST single-game rebounding record with 27 at Seton Hall … John Wooden Player of the Year finalist … Naismith Trophy Player of the Year finalist … Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award finalist … Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Top 10 finalist … led the nation in rebounds per game … BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST All-Freshmen Team (all unanimous by coaches voting) … Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team … DePaul Female Athlete of the Year (all sports) … DePaul Newcomer of the Year (all sports) … DePaul women’s basketball MVP … Shirley Becker Academic Award.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led Simeon to a 35-2 record and the girl’s basketball program’s first state championship (Class 3A) in 2020 … averaged 28.4 points, 14.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and nearly three steals a game last season … All-State First Team selection by the Associated Press, Champaign News-Gazette and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) … after eclipsing the 1,000-point career mark as a junior, MaxPreps ranked her as the No. 1 recruit in the state and No. 20 in the nation … Prospects Nation ranked her at No. 45 … MaxPreps/WBCA Player of the Week … finished with 41 points, 13 rebounds and six assists against Maine South … racked up 38 points and 25 rebounds versus Morgan Park … had 32 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and five blocks vs. Butler … put up 31 points and 19 rebounds against Evanston … led Wolverines to Public League title in 2018.