Of course, I like to do everything big, LSU basketball star Angel Reese tells me.

Reese says she was inspired by Serena Williams to break the news with a fashion shoot.

(The tennis legend, of course, announced her retirement in the September issue ofVoguein 2022.)

Diesel top and pants. Reebok shoes. Ferragamo earrings. Swarovski ring.

Diesel top and pants. Reebok shoes. Ferragamo earrings. Swarovski ring.

I feel like I’m ready.

Zankov dress; Christian Louboutin shoes; Jennifer Fisher earring, ear cuff, and ring.

Atrash-talking gesturein the championship game, meanwhilewatched by a record-breaking 9.9 million viewerspropelled her to viral fame.

Zankov dress Christian Louboutin shoes Jennifer Fisher earring ear cuff and ring.

Zankov dress; Christian Louboutin shoes; Jennifer Fisher earring, ear cuff, and ring.

Wales Bonner top and shorts, Jenny Bird ear cuff, Reeses own diamond studs.

I literally woke up the next day and I was a celebrity.

None of this was enjoyed without criticism.

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Reese ends her college career having set numerous records, including the NCAA single-season record in double-doubles.

Valentino dress, Jennifer Fisher earrings, Completed Works ring.

To sum it up, its been crazy, she says of her time at LSU.

Wales Bonner top and shorts Jenny Bird ear cuff Reeses own diamond studs.

Wales Bonner top and shorts, Jenny Bird ear cuff, Reese’s own diamond studs.

I didnt have to be in a box, she says.

She gets on me hard, and thats something I need.

Reese, though, is okay with all of that.

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Valentino dress, Jennifer Fisher earrings, Completed Works ring.

I want to start at the bottom again, she says.

Reese is also keenly aware of how competitive that next level is.

Ill be working with women that have kids, women that have a family to feed.

Angel Reese sits on wooden bleachers with a basketball on her knee.

Photographed by Myles Loftin

Im going to have to work my butt off every single day and grind.

And who wouldnt want that?

I dont want anything in my life to be easy.

Diesel top and pants, Reebok shoes, Ferragamo earrings, Swarovski ring.

In this story: hair, Hannah Grimes; makeup, Jordyn Celestin.