‘I can’t be denied if I continue to work’: How DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow became one of the country’s top basketball players
CHICAGO — Aneesah Morrow is the biggest person in the room without taking up too much space.
The 6-foot-1 forward plays with focus and intensity on the court, but off it she’s quiet, reserved yet fully aware of the impact she’s having not just at DePaul, but also on women’s basketball.
“Aneesah talks about goals,” coach Doug Bruno said last month after Morrow surpassed 1,000 career points in a 78-69 win against Providence. “She’s got individual goals for every game and individual goals for the season. She’s got individual goals for when she graduates from DePaul. But to reach those goals, she has to keep getting better.”
Halfway through her sophomore season, Morrow has racked up all kinds of accolades and recognition.
As the national freshman of the year last season, she led the country in rebounding (13.8 per game) and offensive rebounding (5.8) and finished in the top 11 in double-doubles (27, second), steals (89, ninth) and scoring (21.9 points
