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Angel Reese Dominates WNBA Boards as ‘Mebounds’ Trend Goes Viral

Her league-leading rebounding contrasts with a 31 percent shooting rate.

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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese, far right, poses with LSU head coach Kim Mulkey and former NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal.

Overview

  • Reese tops the league with 12.3 rebounds per game, including a WNBA-best 5.7 offensive boards each outing.
  • She averages 10.0 points per game while making just 31.1 percent of her field-goal attempts this season.
  • League data show her shooting accuracy on shots inside five feet is 33 percent and she has missed her first field-goal attempt in five of six games.
  • Social media users created the ‘mebounds’ stat to track her habit of grabbing her own misses near the rim.
  • Stadium Live’s videos betting on her first-shot misses have drawn over 1 million views combined.