The Chicago Sky’s preseason opener in Baton Rouge, La., will offer a rare return to the past for three of their youngest stars.

Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith last played a game together when Iowa bounced the LSU women’s basketball team out of the NCAA Tournament in 2024.   That fact will change at 8 p.m. Friday (ION), when the Chicago Sky visit the Pete Maravich Assembly Center to play a preseason contest against the Brazilian National Team.

Ahead of her return to Baton Rouge, Reese credited coach Kim Mulkey for toughening her up and said, "My life just changed," after winning a national championship there in 2023.