[1][3] In her sophomore season, Reese averaged 20.8 points and 12.8 rebounds per game, and was named District 17-6A Most Valuable Player (MVP).
[1] In her senior season, Reese averaged 30.6 points and 15.3 rebounds per game, earning District 17-6A MVP honors.
[5] She left as a three-time Class 6A all-state selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches,[6] and as Cypress Woods' all-time leader in points and rebounds.
[8] She announced her commitment to play college basketball for Arizona over scholarship offers from Baylor and South Carolina, among other NCAA Division I programs.
[10] She was drawn to the program due to her trust in head coach Adia Barnes and because her sister, Ali, would attend the school.
[9] In her freshman season at Arizona, Reese developed a reputation for her toughness and competitiveness, which helped her succeed despite being undersized for her position.
[14] As a freshman, Reese averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, leading all Pac-12 freshmen in both categories, and was selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.
[24] Reese returned on March 19 for the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament, wearing a shoulder brace, and scored 16 points in a 72–67 win over UNLV.
[6] Reese was a high school basketball teammate of Ali, who played for Arizona as a walk-on before medically retiring and served as a student manager for the team.
[1][33] In February 2020, during a road trip in her sophomore season at Arizona, she was hospitalized twice due to an unsafe surge in her blood sugar levels.