#28 Illinois Women's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Illinois Fighting Illini
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #28
 
Conference Rank: #9 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 22-10, 11-7
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Shauna Green
Coach Record: 63-35 at Illinois, 219-110 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kendall Bostic, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.0 bpg
Genesis Bryant, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.9 apg
Adalia McKenzie, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.4 apg
Brynn Shoup-Hill, Forawrd, 5.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Gretchen Dolan, Junior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.0 apg
Berry Wallace, Sophomore, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Jasmine Brown-Hagger, Junior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
Hayven Smith, Sophomore, Center, 0.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Manuella Alves, Freshman, Forward
Naomi Benson, Freshman, Forward
Erica Finney, Freshman, Guard
Aaliyah Guyton, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Iowa
Destiny Jackson, Freshman, Guard
Cearah Parchment, Freshman, Forward
Gisela Segura, Senior, Forward, Transfer from LIU Brooklyn
Lety Vasconcelos, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Baylor
Maddie Webber, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Villanova
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.3 (85th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.7 (109, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (85, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.4 (172, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.7 (209, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (50, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.3 (6, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (73, 9)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (96, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (24, 2)