Aneesah Morrow goes in-depth on her decision to transfer to LSU women's basketball
Despite averaging a double-double in each of her first two seasons at DePaul, Aneesah Morrow felt like she was an unknown commodity across women’s college basketball.
In an interview that dropped Wednesday on “Sometimes I Hoop,” a podcast housed by the Players Tribune hosted by recent Stanford women’s basketball star and current Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones, Morrow shared the layered decision to leave her hometown team for the portal and how she ended up at LSU women’s basketball with Kim Mulkey.
The Chicago-native strived to help lead the Blue Demons to the NCAA Tournament but the team fell short the last two years, preventing opportunities to showcase her ability on the biggest stage in the game.
“I had a great season at DePaul but I didn’t want to have empty seasons,” Morrow said. “I felt like I kept falling short of my biggest goals and that’s to win the national championship. I know how it feels to score 45 points or get 27 rebounds. I want my hard work to be backed up and I knew I had to make a different decision.”
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Morrow, at 6-foot, played out of position at DePaul at forward. Going up against the likes of UConn, Villanova and other squads, she battled bigger, taller players on the boards. She fought through the adversity and has become one of the game’s most prolific scorers — last season, she ranked fourth in the NCAA in scoring at 25.7 points a game.
But she wanted a chance to play in a situation that fit her true style of play.
“It’s a guarantee that I will score, even if I don’t get a touch,” Morrow described herself. “I know how hard I work. My stats showed that I was consistent every day, averaging a double-double the last two seasons.
“I want to be challenged by my teammates and coaching staff to have my back.”
Mulkey led the Tigers to their first national championship last season, beating Iowa, 102-85, in her second season in Baton Rouge. She’s won four NCAA titles — three at Baylor — and has coached several great players.
Morrow wants to join that fold. She’ll also be surrounded by some of the top players at LSU in star forward Angel Reese and Louisville guard transfer Hailey Van Lith as well as Flau’jae Johnson.
This summer, Morrow said she’s in the best shape of her life and that the work on her game has been nonstop.
“Working on my shot and taking the opponent off the bounce. I’m a mismatch,” she said. “The way I play, it’s hard to block my shots. I’ve just trying to grow my game every day.”
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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