#31 Illinois Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Illinois Fighting Illini
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #31
 
Conference Rank: #7 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 19-15, 8-10
2023-24 Postseason: WBIT
Coach: Shauna Green
Coach Record: 41-25 at Illinois, 197-100 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Camille Hobby, Center, 9.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Jada Peebles, 4.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Makira Cook, Senior, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 apg
Genesis Bryant, Senior, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg
Kendall Bostic, Senior, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 1.7 apg
Adalia McKenzie, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.2 apg
Gretchen Dolan, Sophomore, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.0 apg
Brynn Shoup-Hill, Senior, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Cori Allen, Sophomore, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Shay Bollin, Junior, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Jasmine Brown-Hagger, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Mississippi State
Irene Noya Catoira, Freshman, Forward
Hayven Smith, Freshman, Center
Lety Vasconcelos, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Baylor
Berry Wallace, Freshman, Forward
Mia Zenere, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.5 (39th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.5 (247, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.8 (23, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (237, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.3 (220, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (73, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.5 (6, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (87, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (111, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (16, 2)