Chance sometimes does things well: originally from Maryland, the cousins Jordan Hawkins And Angel Reese will meet in Louisiana next season. Selected Thursday evening in 14th position in the 2023 Draft by the Pelicans after a big “sophomore” season with UConn, concluded with an NCAA title, the young fullback is indeed getting closer to his cousin, also titled in the spring in the NCAA with LSU.
A family reunion that Angel Reese had also predicted on his Twitter account, before the start of the Draft. And that the Pelicans have therefore materialized, a few hours later.
In Louisiana, the two cousins will nevertheless experience a different 2023/24 season. In New Orleans, Jordan Hawkins will be a “rookie” in the NBA, and will therefore try as best he can to make his way in the rotation of a Pelicans team which must start again, after a 2022 campaign. 23 in halftone. While on the side of Baton Rouge, Angel Reese will be much more in the foreground in the NCAA, within an LSU team already favorite to her own succession, of which she has clearly been the best player for a year now.
Always in the reunion departmentfinally, note also that Jordan Hawkins, former UConn, finds Swin Cash, vice-president of basketball operations of the Pelicans, and former emblematic player of the female Huskies.
