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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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11 Caroline Waite

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ames HS
  • Hometown Ames, Iowa

Biography

SENIOR YEAR (2024-25): Appeared in 22 games, making one start...Surpassed 1,000 career points Jan. 4 vs Evansville...Season-high 25 points Dec. 5 vs Saint Francis (IL), knocking down seven threes...Performance vs St Francis (IL) is tied for the second-most three pointers in a single game in program history...Led Illinois State with 14 points and four threes in the win over the Purple Aces Jan. 4, helping her surpass the 1,000 point milestone...Knocked down six threes in a win over Southern Illinois March 13 at the MVC Tournament, finishing with 20 points...Her mark of 85.7% from deep in the win over the Salukis ranks fourth in MVC Tournament history (Min. 5 attempts) and first in program history at the MVC Tournament...Four games on the season with 4+ threes...Shot 39.7% from deep in her career as a Redbird, which ranks fourth in program history...Helped Illinois State to a third consecutive 20-win season and a fifth consecutive postseason appearance. 

JUNIOR SEASON (2023-2024): Appeared in 33 games in her first season as a Redbird, starting the first 13 games of the season...Reached double-figure scoring in 7 games, including two 20-plus point performances...Scored a season-high 23 points on 6-for-9 shooting from behind the arc Dec. 3 at No.5 NC State...Averaged 11.1 points per game in non-conference play, which included six double-figure scoring performances...Scored 17 points in her Illinois State debut Nov. 6 at Omaha...Registered her first 20-plus point game in an Illinois State uniform with 20 points Nov. 15 vs SIUE...Posted 7 games on the year with 3-plus threes, including five performances of 4-plus threes...Second on the team with 46 threes and shot 34.3 percent from deep...Helped Illinois State to a second consecutive 20-win season and fourth-straight postseason appearance.

BRADLEY (2022-23)

Played in 32 games during the year with 32 starts, averaging 32.1 minutes per game. She scored 412 points for an average of 12.9 per game, hitting on 3.68 percent of her field goal tries (143-of-389), 33.6 percent of three-pointers (76-of-226), and 89.3 percent of her free throws (50-of-56). She dished out 44 assists against 45 turnovers with 24 steals. Scored in double-figures 24 times during the season, including in seven straight games from Nov. 11 to Dec. 6. She scored a season-high 23 points twice during the 2022-23 season, on Dec. 6 at Eastern Illinois and Jan. 29 at Valparaiso. She knocked down a season-high six three-pointers on two separate occasions for the Braves, on Nov. 19 versus McNeese and March 2 at Indiana State. 

BRADLEY (2021-22)

Led the Valley in scoring for underclassmen, averaging 13.0 points per game and 2.89 3pt field goals a game, leading her to be named the 2021-22 MVC Freshman of the Year and a MVC All-Freshman Team selection. Held the second-best freshman debut performance for the Braves after dropping 23 points in the 2021-22 season opener, as she posted seven games of at least 20 points in her rookie season. Finished the season with 72 made three-pointers, the fourth-most in a single season by a Bradley player and second-most ever by a Bradley freshmen.  
 
HIGH SCHOOL (Ames HS)
A four-time All-State performer for the Little Cyclones, Waite earned First-Team honors in Iowa Class 5A in each of her final three seasons. She finished her time at Ames being the all-time leading scorer in Ames High School history and also holds the school mark for career three-pointers and single-season three-pointers made. Waite also lettered in swimming, helping the Little Cyclones to a pair of state titles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'4"
    11
  • 11

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'4"
    11