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The former WNBA star, Angel McCoughtry, made critical comments about Chicago’s rookie Hailey Van Lith on the following to the social networks of TCU female basketball player.
McCoughtry suggested in a recent podcast interview that Van Lith may not have been considered in the WNBA if he did not have great follow -up of social networks. Van Lith was one of the most followed university athletes on social networks. She has 1.3 million followers only on Instagram.
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Archive – Chicago Sky Hailey Van Lith (2) moves the ball on the court in the second half of a WNBA basketball game against Brazil in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Archive)
“If Hailey Van Lith had 10,000 followers, would it be in the League? Let me ask you that,” McCoughtry said about “The Daily W.” “Honestly. We are talking about your true talent. It takes your followers. Would you be in the league if you only had 10,000 followers?”
“Hailey Van Lith, she is a decent player,” McCoughtry added. “Are there players out there that can be better than Hailey Van Lith? I think they are not popular.”
Van Lith was a solid guard for Louisville at the beginning of his university career. He averaged 15.4 points and 2.5 assists with the cardinals from 2020 to 2023. He transferred to LSU and played with Angel Reese, Flau’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow and transferred again to finish his university career with TCU, which led to an NCAA Berth tournament.
September 23, 2013; Atlanta, Ga: Atlanta’s dream guard, Angel McCoughtry (35), reacts to the work against Washington’s mystics during the second half in the Philips Arena. (Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)
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When McCoughtry’s comments dissected on social networks during the week, he apologized in a live Instagram session during the weekend.
“To know, I know that I am not an enemy. I never hated anyone and those words have never come out of my mouth,” he said, through CBS Sports. “Now, my mistake I made was to give a point with the wrong delivery. I shouldn’t have used a certain player to make an example of a point I was trying to do. And I want to apologize for that.
“I can assume responsibility when I am wrong, so I will apologize to Hailey for that. You worked hard for everything you have, more. More. And that is for all the players.”
McCoughtry also starred Louisville before she was the general selection number 1 of the 2009 Draft for Atlanta’s dream. He played 10 seasons with The Dream, two for Las Vegas Aces and one more with Minnesota Lynx. She was five times there and the rookie of the year 2009 of the WNBA.
Hailey Van Lith poses with the WNBA Cathy Engelbert commissioner after being selected with the general number-out of Chicago sky in the 2025 WNBA draft in the shed in Hudson Yards. (Images Vincent Carchietta-Imagn)
Van Lith has limited himself to a bank role during his rookie season so far. She is averaging 5.1 points and 1.5 assists per game in 10 games.
