LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey picked up another impressive transfer Friday when former DePaul forward Aneesah Morrow announced that she will be join the Tigers next season.
The additions of Morrow and Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith provide a boost for LSU as it looks to repeat as national champion. Morrow and Van Lith were widely considered the two best players in the transfer portal this offseason.
Here are five things you should know about the 6-foot-1 Morrow:
Aneesah Morrow is a Windy City product
Morrow not only spent her first two years of college in Chicago at DePaul, she grew up there. She attended Simeon Career Academy, which is located in the Chatham area on the south side of Chicago.
Aneesah Morrow comes from a family of athletes
Morrow's father and mother were both student-athletes at the University of Nebraska. Her mother, Nafeesah, was an all-conference forward for the Cornhuskers, averaging 20.2 points and 10.1 rebounds as a senior. Her father, Edward, played linebacker for the Nebraska football team. Nazlah, her older sister, joined Morrow at DePaul following a standout stint at Miami Dade College. Aneesah's brother, Ed, played basketball at Nebraska and Marquette.
Aneesah Morrow put up big numbers at DePaul
The 20-year-old ranked among the top 10 in the nation in scoring and rebounding during her sophomore year. She averaged 25.7 points per game to rank fourth and grabbed up 12.2 rebounds, ranking seventh. Morrow was No. 3 in the nation in double-doubles this season with 26. Her 804 points as a sophomore set a DePaul program single-season record.
Aneesah Morrow chose LSU over other top programs
When she chose to play for Mulkey on Friday, Morrow picked the Tigers over the two other schools in her final three — Southern California and South Carolina. She told ESPN she had been contacted by 33 schools since entering the transfer portal. Out of high school, Morrow was also recruited by Duke, Vanderbilt and Clemson.
LSU went all in for Aneesah Morrow
The junior-to-be provided a glimpse of her recruitment by LSU when she made an official visit. On social media, she showed her hotel room covered in candy and images welcoming her to town. On the floor, there was what appeared to be Monopoly money. One image posted on the wall in her room questioned if she was the "missing piece" among a group that included Angel Reese, Flau'Jae Johnson and Van Lith on next year's LSU team. Morrow also posted video to Twitter of her dancing with Mulkey on her recruiting visit.
Kim Mulkey doesn’t play around in recruiting. Check out the hotel room decoration @AneesahMorrow24 posted to TikTok. pic.twitter.com/nrab6BQIAP
— Preston Guy (@PGuy_77) May 4, 2023
Aneesah Morrow on her official recruiting visit at LSU 👀🎥: @Reese10Angel pic.twitter.com/hgdfV6KW5l
— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) April 28, 2023
