11 Eboni Mitchell Class: Sophomore Hometown: Decatur, Ga. High School: Southwest DeKalb Height: 5-7 Position: Guard

Eboni Mitchell

AT ILLINOIS
2008-09 - Freshman: Played in 21 games despite being limited in practice because of a stress fracture in her shin ... Hit the first three-pointer of her career on Feb. 26 at Iowa, her first points since Dec. 6 against Bradley ... Played 22 minutes on Nov. 26 against Montana in the Cancun Caribbean Challenge opener, scoring the first six points of her career and dishing out three assists ... Made her Illinois debut on Nov. 16 against Eastern Illinois, playing two minutes ... Missed significant time in the offseason and in preseason practices due to the stress fracture.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named second team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after leading Southwest DeKalb H.S. to the Georgia 4A State Championship and a 31-2 record ... Scored 32 points and had 10 assists in the state semifinal win over Westlake and had 12 points and 10 assists in the title game victory over Fayette County ... First team All-City (Atlanta) and named one of DeKalb County's Top-20 players ... McDonald's All-America nominee ... Attended Adidas Top-10 All-America Camp ... Played in the Atlanta All-State Classic ... Averaged 10.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3.2 steals as a senior ... High school coach was Kathy Ritchi-Walton ... Played for FBC Black and coach Brian Harmon on the AAU circuit ... Played soccer and volleyball and ran cross country in high school ... Also considered Indiana, Temple and James Madison.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 10, 1989 ... Daughter of Darrell and Valencia Mitchell ... Majoring in sport management ... Hobbies include listening to music and shopping ... Lists Kobe Bryant as her favorite athlete because he works hard and is a leader on the court ... Says her mom, grandma and Charles Earls most influenced her athletic career because of their support.

GETTING TO KNOW EBONI
Nickname: EB
Why Illinois? I love the atmosphere up here and the Illini fans are the best.
Favorite Place On Campus: My favorite place is probably the ARC because of the pool. It's the best place to go swimming on campus.
Best Memory As An Illini: The first time I put on my Illinois uniform.
What I've Learned From Coach Law: I've learned so much from Coach Law. She's so passionate about what she does that all you have to do is listen to her and you learn so much.
Favorite Athletes: Chauncey Billups and Kobe Bryant
Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Falcons
Favorite Movies: All Tyler Perry movies
Favorite TV Shows: The First 48 Hours, The Game, Forensic Files
Favorite Singers: T.I., Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, Maxwell, Lil' Wayne
Favorite Meal: Crab legs
The Person I Admire Most Is: My mother because she's always supported me in everything I've done.
Something Most People Don't Know About Me: I like to watch specials on the history channel.
My Best Non-Athletic Talent: I'm musically inclined
Reality Show I Would Be On: Making The Band
Biggest Sports Thrill: Being a part of this team
Three Words That Describe My Play: Entertaining, Calm, Hard
Plans After Illinois: To start my own sports management company

MITCHELL'S CAREER STATISTICS