The Debutant!
You can be strong and beautiful; all athletes should feel empowered.
It’s the year of debuts for college hoops standout Hailey Van Lith, as the renowned baller combines athletic prowess with sex appeal to make 2025 memorable before this month’s WNBA Draft!
You’d think that this 23-year-old hoops star would be fully locked in ahead of the WNBA Draft and her rookie year. But no, with a bod to die for, the blonde bombshell has taken up some modelling on the side, and it’s not just any old gig, as the near WNBA rookie has also become a rookie for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit!
On that note, prepare to put your tongues back in your mouths, we have some early images for you to gaze upon:
BREAKING: TCU star Hailey Van Lith has been revealed as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit digital cover model 👀 pic.twitter.com/dP649zMC9r
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) April 8, 2025
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Collegiate Dominance to Swimsuit Model
Following an ultra-impressive college basketball career, Van Lith is wowing onlookers with her physically impeccable body and hot pocket looks in multiple swimsuits, including a tight one-piece for Sports Illustrated’s cover!
While the sex appeal of Van Lith is apparent, she wouldn’t be here without the basketball skills she’s put on display in recent years.
Representing the TCU Horned Frogs, she topped NCAAB rumors when becoming the first NCAA competitor (men’s and women’s) to reach the Elite Eight during March Madness on five occasions! She was also named the Big 12 Player of the Year during a season that saw her assist the TCU in its first tournament appearance in fifteen years!
Hailey Van Lith for @SI_Swimsuit pic.twitter.com/vZIU4c4K0i
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 8, 2025
The Hailey Van Lith career stats don’t stop there… As a freshman for the Louisville Cardinals, she bagged an 11.2-point average, 2.1 assists, and 5.2 rebounds. She also assisted the Cardinals to an ACC regular-season title victory and picked up two All-ACC First-Team honors.
The guard couldn’t achieve similar success with the LSU Tigers, but a resurgence with the Horned Frogs has placed her back in the spotlight, at the perfect moment, as she gears up to make her debut WNBA Draft appearance this month.
And before you ask, yes, Hailey Van Lith’s boyfriend is former Gonzaga standout Jalen Suggs. So, hands off.
COVERGIRL: Hailey Van Lith
The TCU star graces the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (April 2025 digital edition).
📸 Taylor Ballantyne / SI pic.twitter.com/pxHqMRvkEN
— E J 🏀 (@EJayArrow) April 8, 2025
Feeling Sexy
Feeling like one of the top-tier talents heading into the WNBA Draft is one thing, but when Van Lith discussed her modelling side quest with S.I. Swim, she also highlighted the importance of ‘feeling sexy.’
“I feel sexy and cute and athletic,” Van Lith said. “You can be strong and beautiful; all athletes should feel empowered.”
Confidence in herself couldn’t come at a better time with the draft approaching, and while she feels it, we can certainly see that she’s sexy, cute, and athletic.
Better yet, she’s not alone. The TCU standout sits alongside a plethora of fellow athletes who’ve graced S.I.’s Swimsuit edition, including the always beautiful LSU gymnast legend, Livvy Dunne. The love for ballers, though, has been strong, as Angel Reese and Cameron Brink have shown us that sex appeal and ball skills work wonders!
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