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Illinois State University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Dayton Hammes
Emmy Wolfe
Dennis Banks
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dayton Hammes
Dennis Banks
Dayton Hammes

24 DeAnna Wilson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Cardinal Ritter College Prep
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

Career Highlights
2024 All-MVC Second Team
2023 All-MVC Second Team
2022 MVC All-Tournament Team
2022 All-MVC First Team
2021 MVC All-Newcomer Team
Second All-time with 867 career rebounds
Seventh All-time with 1,545 career points
All-time offensive rebound leader (314)
6x MVC Player of the Week
1x MVC Newcomer of the Week

GRADUATE YEAR (2023-2024): Second Team All-MVC Selection...3-time MVC Player of the Week in 2023-2024, which all came in MVC play...Finished 7th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,545 career points...Second on the Illinois State all-time rebounding list with 867 career rebounds....One of just four players in program history to grab 800 career rebounds...Averaged 7.2 rebounds per game in her career, which ranks fifth in program history...Finished as the program's all-time leader with 314 career offensive rebounds...Second all-time on the program free throw list with 395 career made free throws...Became just the second player in program history to score 1,500 career points and grab 800 career rebounds, joining Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Cathy Boswell...Appeared in 121 career games and started 107, a mark that ranks 7th in program history...One of 10 players in program history to start 100+ games in their Redbird career...Led Illinois State with 14.9 points per game and reached double figures in 24 games on the year...Posted eight performances of 20+ points, including six in MVC play...Tied her career high of 26 points in three games (Dec. 30 vs Bradley, Jan. 14 vs Missouri State and Jan. 25 vs UNI)...Grabbed 84 offensive rebounds, tallying 80+ offensive rebounds for the third consecutive season...Season-high 13 rebounds Feb. 22 vs Bradley, one of eight double-figure rebounding performances on the season...Posted seven double-doubles on the year and moved to 25 double-doubles as a Redbird, which ranks fourth in program history...Hit a career-high 132 free throws on the year, which is tied for the team lead and tied for fifth on the Illinois State single-season free throw list...One of six players in program history to make 130+ free throws in a single season...Helped Illinois State to a second consecutive 20-win season and fourth-straight postseason appearance.

SENIOR YEAR (2022-23): All-MVC Second Team ... UNLV Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team ... played in 33 games, getting the start in all 33, while averaging 27.4 minutes played per game ... averaged 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game on the year ... finished the season ranked eighth in rebounding and twelfth in scoring in the conference ... led the Redbirds in rebounding on the year and with eight points-rebounds double-doubles ... her 243 total rebounds were ranked 24th all-time in the program's season records ... her 88 offensive boards are tied for sixth all-time in ISU's season records ... finished with 20+ points on five occasions, including a career-high 26 points at Indiana State on March 4 ... collected a season best 13 rebounds at Bradley on Jan. 12 ... shot 46.5% (168-of-361) from the floor and 72.4% (92-of-127) from the charity stripe on the year ... totaled 428 points, 237 rebounds, 30 steals, 25 blocks and 17 assists on the year ... started both games in ISU's MVC Tournament run, averaging 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds ... was a member of the first ISU team to win a MVC regular season title since 2010 and the first team to go to three straight postseason tournaments since 2011-13.

JUNIOR YEAR (2021-22): All-MVC First Team ... MVC All-Tournament Team ... 3x MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 27, Jan. 31, Feb. 14) ... UCI Thanksgiving Invite All-Tournament Team ... played in 32 games, getting the start in all but one while averaging 26.7 minutes played per game ... averaged 12.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game on the year ... finished the season ranked fourth in rebounding and eighth in scoring in the conference ... led the Redbirds in rebounding on the year and with eight points-rebounds double-doubles ... her 248 total rebounds were ranked 17th all-time in the program's season records ... her 90 offensive boards were an ISU junior record, and tied for third all-time in ISU's season records ... recorded 22 double-digit scoring games and ended with double-digit rebounding in nine contests ... finished with 20+ points on six occasions, including a career-high 25 points versus Loyola Chicago on Jan. 15 ... collected a career-high 17 boards paired with 22 points at Bradley on March 5, making her the first Redbird to record 20+ points and 17+ rebounds in a game in 12 years ... the 17 rebounds were also the third-most by a Valley player during the 2021-22 campaign ... shot 47.5% (154-of-324) from the floor and 66.9% (105-of-157) from the charity stripe on the year ... her 105 free throws made were second-best on the team and ranked 14th all-time in ISU's season free throw records ... totaled 413 points, 248 rebounds, 19 steals, 12 blocks and 12 assists on the year ... started in all three games in ISU's MVC Tournament run, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team for averaging 9.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in that span ... recorded double-doubles in the Redbirds' quarterfinal vs. Loyola Chicago (11 pts, 10 rebs) and the semifinal vs. Southern Illinois (12 pts, 10 rebs) at the tournament ... was a member of the first ISU team to win a MVC Tournament title since 2008 and the sixth team to go dancing at the NCAA Tournament in program history ... had six points, eight rebounds and a block in No. 15 Illinois State's NCAA Tournament First Round game versus second-seeded Iowa (March 18), played in front of a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena of 15,000+ fans in Iowa City. 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2020-21): MVC All-Newcomer Team ... MVC Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 8) ... played in 23 games, working her way into the starting lineup for the final 10 games of the year, averaging 19.0 minutes played per contest ... averaged 9.2 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds in her first season as a Redbird ... had a season-high 17 points at Loyola Chicago (Mar. 6), going 4-of-7 from the floor and 9-of-11 from the charity stripe while also grabbing eight rebounds ... posted 10 games with double figure scoring, including four games with 14+ points ... recorded 14 boards in ISU's WNIT opener vs. Tulane (Mar. 19), which is tied for the second-most rebounds recorded by a Redbird in a WNIT game ... led the team with two 'points-rebounds' double-doubles vs. Evansville (Jan. 21) and vs. Tulane (Mar. 19) ... totaled 211 points, 145 rebounds, 15 steals, 10 blocks and six assists on the year ... helped ISU make its first postseason appearance in eight years at the WNIT, averaging 10.3 points and 9.3 rebounds through ISU's three games in Memphis, Tenn.

Moberly Area CC: NJCAA All-American ... played one season for the Greyhounds, averaging 15.6 points and 9.7 rebounds ... helped the team go 29-4 to qualify for national championship tournament (was not played due to COVID-19 pandemic) ... tallied 22 double-doubles while shooting 52.5 percent from the field.

Cardinal Ritter College Prep: 2019 3A Large Conference Player of the Year ... First Team All-Conference ... averaged 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds while shooting 60 percent from the floor during the 2018-19 season ... posted five double-doubles that same year ... had a season-high 31 points versus Vashon HS on Feb. 19, 2019 ... led the team in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocked shots her senior year ... helped the Lady Lions finish with a 19-4 record before falling in sectionals in 2019.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    24
  • 24

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'2"
    24
  • 24

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'2"
    24