2025–26 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

2025–26 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
2025–26 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	11–1 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Shauna Green (4th season);
Associate head coach	Calamity McEntire
Assistant coaches	Jackie Alexander; Britney Anderson; DeAntoine Beasley; Emily Durr;
Home arena	State Farm Center

2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Maryland	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
No. 20 Nebraska	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	0	1.000
Illinois	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 19 Ohio State	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 4 UCLA	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
No. 6 Michigan	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
No. 14 Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 17 USC	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Wisconsin	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
No. 24 Michigan State	0	–	1	.000	11	–	1	.917
Oregon	0	–	1	.000	12	–	2	.857
Indiana	0	–	1	.000	11	–	2	.846
Washington	0	–	1	.000	10	–	2	.833
Minnesota	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Purdue	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
Rutgers	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
Penn State	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Northwestern	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represents the University of Illinois during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini are led by fourth-year head coach Shauna Green, and they play their home games at State Farm Center. This season marks the program's 44th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Illini finished the 2024–25 season with a 22–10 record, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the second round to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Birmingham 3 region. They defeated Creighton, which was their first NCAA tournament win since 2000, before losing in the second round to Texas.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Genesis Bryant	1	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Jonesboro, GA	Graduated
Cori Allen	2	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Nashville, TN	Transferred to Memphis
Makira Cook	3	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Shay Bollin	22	F	6'3"	Junior	Raynah, MA	Transferred to Wisconsin
Brynn Shoup-Hill	23	F	6'3"	Senior	Goshen, IN	Graduated
Adalia McKenzie	24	G	5'10"	Senior	Brooklyn Park, MN	Graduated
Kendall Bostic	44	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Kokomo, IN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aaliyah Guyton	1	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Peoria, IL	Iowa
Gisela Segura	24	F	5'11"	Graduate Student	Cervera, Spain	LIU
Maddie Webber	34	G	5'11"	Junior	Sparta, NJ	Villanova

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Destiny Jackson PG	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Destiny Jackson PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
Cearah Parchment F	Fort Erie, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Cearah Parchment F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Manuella Alves-Fernandez F	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Manuella Alves-Fernandez F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Naomi Benson W	Streetsboro, OH	Streetsboro High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Naomi Benson W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 26, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Aaliyah Guyton	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Iowa	Peoria, IL
G	2	Destiny Jackson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
G	3	Erica Finney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Cammeraygal	Sydney, Australia
G	4	Gretchen Dolan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Williamsville South	Buffalo, NY
F	6	Irene Noya Catoira	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Institut Joaquim Blume	Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
G	8	Jasmine Brown-Hagger	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mississippi State	Shorewood, IL
F	11	Manuella Alves	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	IMG Academy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G	12	Mia Zenere (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Example Academy	Mokena, IL
F	21	Naomi Benson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Streetsboro	Streetsboro, OH
F	23	Berry Wallace	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Pickerington Central	Pickerington, OH
F	24	Gisela Segura	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	LIU	Cervera, Spain
C	25	Hayven Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	So	Lincoln Way East	Frankfort, IL
F	30	Cearah Parchment	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Fort Erie International Academy	Whitby, ON, Canada
G	34	Maddie Webber	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Villanova	Sparta, NJ
C	35	Lety Vasconcelos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	RS So	Baylor	Miguel Calmon, Bahia, Brazil

Head coach

Shauna Green (Canisius)

Assistant coach(es)

Calamity McEntire (Eastern Oklahoma State)
Jackie Alexander (Cumberlands)
Britney Anderson (Virginia Tech)
DeAntoine Beasley (Tennessee Tech)
Emily Durr (Iowa State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Maryville	W 79–60	0–0	22 – Parchment	13 – Parchment	4 – Tied	State Farm Center (4,149) Champaign, IL
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Southeast Missouri State	W 91–67	1–0	27 – Wallace	11 – Wallace	7 – Dolan	State Farm Center (4,227) Champaign, IL
November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	Illinois State	W 75–65	2–0	22 – Wallace	9 – Parchment	5 – Dolan	State Farm Center (4,849) Champaign, IL
November 14, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oregon State	L 59–64	2–1	24 – Wallace	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (3,353) Corvallis, OR
November 18, 2025* 11:00 a.m., B1G+	Murray State	W 84–64	3–1	22 – Wallace	11 – Parchment	5 – Jackson	State Farm Center (14,361) Champaign, IL
November 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Florida State	W 86–63	4–1	25 – Dolan	9 – Vasconselos	5 – Jackson	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1,502) Tallahassee, FL
November 26, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Western Kentucky	W 70–41	5–1	16 – Tied	8 – Parchment	4 – Guyton	State Farm Center (4,216) Champaign, IL
November 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Le Moyne	W 100–28	6–1	17 – Tied	7 – Parchment	8 – Jackson	State Farm Center (3,994) Champaign, IL
December 2, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Bellarmine	W 90–41	7–1	16 – Parchment	12 – Parchment	7 – Jackson	State Farm Center (3,979) Champaign, IL
December 6, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	Indiana	W 78–57	8–1 (1–0)	16 – Tied	13 – Parchment	6 – Jackson	State Farm Center (4,712) Champaign, IL
December 10, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Missouri Braggin' Rights	W 70–62	9–1	21 – Dolan	9 – Wallace	9 – Jackson	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	North Texas	W 81–69	10–1	28 – Wallace	9 – Wallace	4 – Dolan	State Farm Center (4,136) Champaign, IL
December 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Jackson State	W 86–43	11–1	13 – Guyton	7 – Tied	7 – Jackson	State Farm Center (4,112) Champaign, IL
December 28, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 4, 2026 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Ohio State						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Northwestern						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+	UCLA						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 1, 2026 5:00 p.m., FS1	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 4, 2026 8:00 p.m., B1G+	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., B1G+	USC						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 11, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+	Wisconsin						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 26, 2026 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+/BTN	Minnesota						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Big Ten tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBA	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2025.

External links

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2025.

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Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References

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