2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
Honors
- 2015 All-Big Ten Honorable MentionĀ
- 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Three-time 2015 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (1/12, 12/8, 11/24)
- 2015 USA Basketball FIBA World Championship Team
- 2015 College Sports Madness Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team
- 2016 All-Big Ten Second Team
Sophomore - 2015-16
- Earned the start in all 30 of Illinois' games, averaging 32 minutes, 18.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game
- Ranked among the Top-10 in the league for her 562 points on the season, a number that also sits 12th in Illinois single-seasonĀ history
- Scored her 1,000th career point in her 61st game for the Illini, becoming the second-fastest Illini to reach the millenium mark
- Recorded 18 double-doubles on the season, a number that led the Big Ten and sat among the Top-15 in the nation
- Recorded a double-double in five consecutive games, a feat that had not been accompished since Karisma Penn notched six-straight in the 2010-11 season
- Recorded the second 30-point game of her career, recording 35 points at Michigan, the most points in a game for an Illini since 2001
- Was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll twice during the year
- Led the Illini with 63 blocks on the year, averaging 2.1 per game (3rd in the Big Ten)
- Ranked second in the Big Ten for her 6.9 defensive rebounds per game
Freshman - 2014-15
- Is the All-Time Freshman Scorer at Illinois (448 points) and also leads all freshman with her 60 season blocks
- Ranks 62nd in the nation and sixth in the Big Ten for her 1.94 blocks per game
- Her 1.94 steals per game rank ninth in the Big Ten and her 44.1-percent shooting ranks 13th
- Played in all 31 of the Illiniās games in her freshman season, earning 30 starts
- Averaged a team-leading seven rebounds per game and was second on the team for her 14.5 points per game
- Was named the teamās Most Valuable Player following the 2014-15 season
- Was chosen to the USA Basketball World Games Team in the summer of 2015
- Closed the season with six double-doubles, including one in her first appearance for the Illini against IPFW (15 pts, 10 rbs)
- Set her career-high with 30 points against Michigan on Feb 28, becoming the first Illini to score 30 points since 2013
- Scored in double figures in 27 of 31 games on the season
High School
- Named a McDonaldās High School All American, the first girl from Nebraska to earn the honor and only the second Illini signee to be named to the squad
- Posted six points, nine rebounds, three blocks and one steal in the McDonaldās All American Game
- Ranked No. 27 player overall and No. 4 post player in the class of 2014 by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Ranked No. 54 nationally by Blue Star Basketball
- Finished her career with the Nebraska girls record for career rebounds (1,349) and sixth on the Nebraska girls career scoring list with 2,136 points
- Her 384 rebounds in 2012 were a Nebraska state girls record, her 341 boards in 2013 rank fifth and her 333 rebounds in 2014 stand ninth in state history
- Holds 20 individual school records, including single game scoring (43), season scoring (562), rebounds in a season (384), blocks in a season (135) and blocks in a game (12)
- Broke Shelby-Rising Cityās single-game scoring record in her first high school game (33 points vs. Clarkson)
- Named to the 2014 ALL-USA Nebraska and Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska first team
- Named to the Associated Press Class C-2 first team in 2012, 2013 and 2014
- Averaged 24.9 points and 13.3 rebounds while leading Shelby to a 23-2 record in 2013-14
- Averaged 23.4 points, 14.2 rebounds, 5.2 blocks and 3.17 steals in 2012-13
- Played for the Cornhusker Shooting Stars AAU team
- High school coach was Travis Weber
Personal
- Born June 20, 1996
- Daughter of Bob and Nitha White
- Majoring in i-Health
- Plans to play basketball professionally following graduation, then become a chiropractor
- Her favorite basketball memory was scoring her 2,000th career point during her last home game at Shelby-Rising City
- Was a three-time Academic All-State selection 2012-14
- Earned a spot on Shelby-Rising Cityās honor roll every quarter of her high school career
- Volunteers as part of a senior center, her church, community cleanup efforts and a recycling program
- Member of Shelby-Rising Cityās student council, National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America
- Participated in Shelby-Rising Cityās band, theatre group and speech team.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
Center
6'3"
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2015-16Sophomore
Center
6'3"