Angel Reese sets WNBA single-game, season rebound records
Angel Reese set a WNBA single-game rebounding record with 26 boards in the Atlanta Dream's 78-71 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday, also passing the season mark with 458 rebounds. The three-time All-Star topped Chamique Holdsclaw's 24-rebound game from 2003 and A'ja Wilson's 2024 season total.
Key Takeaways
- Angel Reese grabbed a WNBA-record 26 rebounds in Atlanta's 78-71 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.
- She finished the night with 458 season rebounds, seven more than A'ja Wilson's 2024 mark.
- The outing gave Reese her league-leading 27th double-double, sealed with 11 points late.
- Her career week also included a playoff-clinching 31-point night against Phoenix.
How did Angel Reese break the single-game rebounding record?
According to ESPN, Reese surpassed Chamique Holdsclaw's previous record of 24 rebounds, set on May 23, 2003, for Washington. She told the postgame show that after an off shooting night she focused on the glass.
"Last time I was here, I didn't miss any shots. Tonight I couldn't hit (anything) so I knew I was going be able to get them on the rebounding side," Reese said. "I just want to be there for my team. Offensively, defensively, whatever it takes to win."
Dream guard Allisha Gray called the performance a talent, saying she was "just in awe watching her rebound." Reese secured her 27th double-double of the season on a basket with 13.9 seconds left that gave her 11 points.
What season rebounding record did Angel Reese pass?
The same night pushed Reese past the WNBA single-season rebounding record. She now has 458 rebounds, seven more than the mark A'ja Wilson set in 2024. Reese is again leading the league at 12.0 rebounds per game after topping the category in her first two seasons.
A three-time WNBA All-Star, she set a rookie record with 13.1 rebounds per game and the all-time league record with 15 straight double-doubles while with Chicago in 2024. Fans tracking WNBA nights can find more coverage in our Streaming & TV Alerts hub.
How has Angel Reese's career week lifted the Dream?
CBS Sports reported that Reese's West Coast surge helped Atlanta clinch a playoff berth and climb back into fourth place. On Saturday, she scored a career-high 31 points — her first 30-point game — in a 99-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury that officially locked in the Dream's postseason spot.
Across the first three games of the road trip, Reese averaged 24 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.7 steals on 67.4% shooting as Atlanta went 3-0. One night before Phoenix, she posted 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists on a perfect 9-of-9 from the field, joining Nneka Ogwumike and Tamika Williams-Jeter as the only players to shoot 100% in a 20-point, 10-rebound outing.
The Dream are 9-2 when Reese shoots 50% or better this season and 15-11 when she is below that mark, per CBS Sports, raising the stakes for her first postseason run.