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Illinois Hoops Update- January 13- Aneesah Morrow Time

Aneesah Morrow (Simeon) needs to be a household name. Morrow finished with yet another double-double in LSU’s 83-77 win over Vanderbilt on Monday night. #5 Louisiana sits at 19-0 with a 4-0 conference record. Morrow finished with 23 points (10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT) with 15 rebounds (four offensive), an assist, tow steals, and…

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Aneesah Morrow (Simeon) needs to be a household name.

Morrow finished with yet another double-double in LSU’s 83-77 win over Vanderbilt on Monday night.

#5 Louisiana sits at 19-0 with a 4-0 conference record.

Morrow finished with 23 points (10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT) with 15 rebounds (four offensive), an assist, tow steals, and three turnovers.

This was her ninth consecutive double-double and her NCAA-leading 17th double-double of the season. The next closest are four players tied at 11.

Her performances against No. 16 Tennessee and Vanderbilt earned her SEC Player of the Week. These honors are always exciting and are similar to ones she been earning since her day at DePaul where this journey all began.

For those that have been following women basketball, they know who Morrow is and that this is who she’s been since the start of her college career.

Vanderbillt’s head coach Shea Ralph has always been impressed by Morrow.

“I remember when she transferred from DePaul to LSU I thought, ‘damn,’” Ralph said.

Besides double-doubles, she also leads the nations in rebounds with 14.4 per game.

Morrow is averaging career-highs in rebounds, field goal percentage (53.9%) and 3-point percentage (40%) to name a few.

She has scored in double figures in all but one game this season and is averaging 18.6 points for Louisiana State.

“I’ve once had the game taken away from me. So every time I stop on the floor every night, I give it my all,” Morrow said. “You never know when your last game is.”

Morrow is cementing herself in basketball history. She becomes just the eighth player in NCAA DI history to record 2,500 points and 1,500 rebounds in a career.

This will not be the end of the Aneesah Morrow story. She is just heating up.

NBA Games

  • Detroit Pistons defeated New York Knicks, 124-119.
    • Jalen Brunson (Stevenson) earned his first double-double since December 9 at Toronto.
      • Brunson had 31 points (12-24 FG, 1-7 3PT, 6-8 FT) with four rebounds, 11 assists, a steal, four turnovers, and a -12 plus-minus in 39 minutes.
      • His 12 made field goals were a team-high.
      • His 24 field goal attempts were a game-high
      • His 11 assists were a game-high.
      • His one steal was a team-high tied with four others.
  • Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Washington Wixarss, 120-106.
    • Rich Holmes (Lockport) did not play due to a coach’s decision.
  • Houston Rockets defeated Memphis Grizzlies, 120-118.
    • John Konchar (West Chicago) did not play due to a coach’s decision.
    • Fred VanVleet (Auburn) is shooting a career-low from the arc at 32.5 percent.
      • VanVleet had nine points (2-5 FG, 2-3 3PT, 3-4 FT) with two rebounds, nine assists, a steal, a block, two turnovers, and a -2 plus-minus.
  • San Antonio Spurs defeated Los Angeles Lakers, 126-102.
    • Anthony Davis (Perspectives) fall to 8-3 when he finishes with a 30 -10 game.
      • Davis had 30 points (13-18 FG, 2-5 3PT, 2-4 FT) with 13 rebounds (eight offensive), two assists, two steals, two blocks, two turnovers, and a -21 plus-minus in 32 minutes.
      • His 30 points were a game-high.
      • His 13 made field goals were a game-high.
      • His 18 field goal attempts were a game-high tied with San Antonio’s .
      • His eight offensive rebounds were a game-high.
      • His 13 total rebounds were a game-high.
      • His two steals were a team-high tied with two others.
      • His two blocks were a team-high tied with two others.
      • His -21 plus-minus was a game-worst.
    • Max Christie (Rolling Meadows) has shooting splits of .482/.406/.895 since taking over a starting role (14 games)
      • Christie had 10 points (4-11 FG, 2-8 3PT, 0-1 FT) with a rebound, an assist, a turnover, and a -13 plus-minus in 30 minutes.
      • His eight 3-points attempts were a game-high.

G League Games

  • Rip City Remix defeated Iowa Wolves, 128-114.
    • Nojel Eastern (Evanston) had 20 points (6-13 FG, 4-7 3PT, 2-3 FT) with five rebounds (two offensive), an assist, a steal, and a -17 plus-minus in 32 minutes.
  • Raptors 905 defeated Oklahoma City Blue, 121-117.
    • Evan Gilyard II (Simeon) had 16 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT, 3-3 FT) with two rebounds, three assists, a block, a turnover, and a -1 plus-minus in 26 minutes.
    • Frank Kaminsky (Benet) had 12 points (3-11 FG, 2-5 3PT, 2-2 FT) with seven rebounds (three offensive), 13 assists, a steal, three turnovers, and a -10 plus-minus.

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