ACCOLADES:
- Named 2023 Pac-12 Leadership Award Winner (07/06/23)
- 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Named to Husky 100 (04/24/23)
- Named to CSC Academic All-District Team (02/21/23)
- 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 (SENIOR):
- Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Santa Clara (11/26)
- Scored 10 points in game vs. #7 Utah, the highest points recorded for Rees in conference play (02/10)
- Recorded a season-high five rebounds in game at No. 7 Utah (02/10)
- Ends season at No. 9 on UW list for career blocked shots (81)
2021-22: Rees averaged 7.1 minutes per game throughout 15 games. She scored a season-high eight points in 12 minutes against Washington State, shooting three-of-four from the field.
2020-21: Despite missing the first two games of the season recovering from a foot injury, Rees was a big part of the Huskies’ defensive end. Her team-high 11 blocks in the season gave her 75 career blocks, ranking 10th all-time in program history. She played 19 games in the season and started six. Rees earned a starting spot in the Pac-12 tournament after a strong end to the season with back-to-back double-digit scoring performances.
2019-20: Rees appeared in 29 games, starting 22 of them, before a foot injury ended her season prematurely. As a sophomore, she led the team and tied for third in the Pac-12 in blocks (35). She also led the team shooting from the field (44.3%), and tied for fifth in three-pointers made (19).
2018-19: In a remarkable first season with the team, Rees appeared in all 32 games and started in 23. Her performance put her in the history books as she ranked third amongst Husky freshmen in program history with 29 blocks. She finished the season ranking third on the team in scoring (7.3 ppg), first in blocks (0.9 bpg), and second in rebounds (4.1 rpg).
High School: Rees was a member of the Australian U17 National team from 2015-2018, and helped lead the team to the 2017 FIBA Oceania Championship. Throughout her high school career, Rees was invited to the Basketball Australia National Development Camp twice (2016 and 2018), was part of the National Junior Classics Melbourne U18 Girls Division I Championship team and member of the south Australian State Championship team, and also part of the Winter and Summer Season Champions as a member of the South Australian U18 Girls Division I team She also represented South Australia at the U20 in 2017-18 at the Australian National Championship, finishing fourth. She also made big impacts off the court. In 2017, Rees received South Australian Branch Order of Australia Association Student Citizenship Award, in recognition of significant contributions to society through citizenship and service. And in January 2018, was awarded Australia Day Honors receiving Holdfast Bay Youth Citizen of the Year for sport and community achievement/contributions.
Personal: The Australian native is the daughter of two pro basketball players, Paul and Nicole Rees. Her father, a member of the Australian national team, the Australian Boomers, was a four-time NBL champion during his time with the Adelaide 36ers and North Melbourne Giants. He also played for the Brisbane Bullets. Her mother played in the WNBL for eight years (1990-97). She has three younger siblings. Her sister, Kelsey, is a member of the Australian U16 team and currently plays for the University of Utah. Rees is also a force off the court and was named 2020 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll. She is a member of the Pac-12’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Student Athlete Leadership Team, and Global Pack.
