‘Proud of youuu!’ LSU star Angel Reese congratulates cousin Jordan Hawkins as the Pelicans draft him

On an incredibly special night for University of Connecticut guard Jordan Hawkins, some famous faces in his family offered him congratulations.

Hawkins’ cousin, LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese tweeted some congratulations to her kin, who was picked 14th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans.

‘Proud of youuu! We in the CITYYYY,’ Reese tweeted just seconds after the pick was officially announced.

Reese put the energy out into the world for the Pelicans to take Hawkins, when she posted on social media earlier in the day.

‘@PelicansNBA get right tonight with @golive23 [Hawkins] you getting a KILLA,’ she said just under four hours before Hawkins was selected.

Hawkins’ cousin – LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese – congratulated him on the feat

After tweeting out earlier in the day that the Pelicans should pick him, Reese celebrated

The Pelicans acknowledged Reese’s prediction, quote tweeting her and saying, ‘Bayou Barbie called it’.

This selection now puts the cousins – both from Maryland- just over an hour and a half away from each other.

Reese is currently playing with USA Basketball, but will be back at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for her sophomore season.

When someone noticed that Reese wasn’t at the NBA Draft, she replied, ‘I’m at USA basketball rn but trust me when [I] get back to [Baton Rouge] it’s UP!’

Outside of living in the Bayou State, both cousins had phenomenal seasons of college basketball last year.

Reese helped to lead the LSU Tigers to their first ever basketball national championship – defeating Iowa 102-85 in Dallas.

Angel Reese led the way in rebounding with 10 boards as she was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

It was an emotional night for Hawkins, who was seen shedding tears and hugging his family

The cousins accomplished a lot this April – with Angel winning LSU its first basketball title

Meanwhile, Jordan Hawkins was winning a fifth men’s basketball title for the UConn Huskies

Downstate from the women’s national championship, Hawkins was helping UConn’s men’s team win its fifth national title and its 16th basketball title overall.

Hawkins won Most Outstanding Player in the West regional – thanks in part to a team leading 20 points in a demolition of Gonzaga in the Elite Eight.

In the Final Four, Hawkins combined for 29 points in both the semifinal against Miami and the championship game against San Diego State. Hawkins was named to the Final Four all-tournament team as a result.

There’s a Huskies connection in New Orleans that may have led to Hawkins arrival. Two-time women’s basketball national champion Swin Cash is the team’s Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Development.