“I Started Growling At My Screen”: Hailey Van Lith Had Fans Going Nuts Over Her Eye-Popping Swimsuit Photos

Hailey Van Lith posing in bikini (Photo via Instagram)
Sports Illustrated announced Tuesday that TCU women’s basketball star Hailey Van Lith is the SI Swimsuit digital cover star for the month of April, and fans couldn’t be happier.

Van Lith is fresh off another dominant run through the NCAA Tournament.

Lith was chosen as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s April 2025 Digital Cover Model and looked completely stunning.

SI Swimsuit announced her cover on Tuesday morning, posting a video on social media showing the basketball superstar wearing various swimsuit looks.

In the shoot, Van Lith wears a black one-piece, a two-piece cow-print bikini, a brown sparkle bikini, and a black bikini with white trim.

Here is how social media reacted:

“Oh my goodness mommy,” one fan said.

“Id Hailey Van Lick her,” another overly excited fan stated.

“Just got kicked out of class cus I started growling at my screen,” a third fan said of Van Lith.

“I can’t even find the right GIF to express the way I’m feeling right now,” a fourth fan stated.

“You would need the jaws of life to pry me away from that good lord,” one final fan added.

Hailey Van Lith Had a Notable And Historic College Career

Hailey Van Lith (Photo via Hailey Van Lith/Instagram)
Van Lith led TCU to their first-ever Elite Eight appearance in the 2025 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

That meant Van Lith was in the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season after advancing to a tournament regional final with Louisville and LSU the past two seasons.

She became the first player — men’s or women’s — to reach that stage of the NCAA tournament with three different programs. Now she will get ready to be selected to a WNBA team and hopefully lead them to the promised land.