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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

32 Chatrice White

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Shelby, Neb.
  • High School Shelby-Rising City

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 Illini’s 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 team’s 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 McDonald’s 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 McDonald’s 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 City’s 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 City’s 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 City’s student council, National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America
  • Participated in Shelby-Rising City’s band, theatre group and speech team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2014-15Freshman

    Center
    6'3"
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Sophomore

    Center
    6'3"
    32