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Angel Reese Wins Prestigious Award for Third Straight Year

Andy Nesbitt

Angel Reese won the BET Sportswoman of the Year award for the third straight year.
Angel Reese won the BET Sportswoman of the Year award for the third straight year. / Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images
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The Chicago Sky have had a rough start to the 2025 WNBA season, as they are just 2–5 so far, but their star player, Angel Reese, made some cool history off the court Monday night when she was named the BET Sportswoman of the Year for third straight year.

Reese, who is averaging nine points and 12 rebounds a game in her second season in the WNBA, joins tennis legend Serena Williams as the only two athletes to win this award three times.

Here is the list of the athletes that the 23-year-old was able to beat out for the award:

The Sky and the WNBA had shared congratulatory messages for Reese:

Reese and the Sky are back in action Tuesday night when they travel to New York to face the Liberty.

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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