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Illinois State University Athletics

2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

Dayton Hammes
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
Dayton Hammes

21 Nevaeh Thomas

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Bradford HS
  • Hometown Kenosha, Wis.

Biography

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2024-25): Appeared in 37 games and made 36 starts in her sophomore campaign...One of six Redbirds to break the program's single-season record for games played...36 appearances in the starting five ranks second in program history for a single season...Averaged 12.1 points per game, a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game...Ranked fifth in the MVC shooting 54.5% from the field...Double figures in 29 games, including the first 15 outings of the season...Tallied ten double-doubles, becoming just the sixth player in program history to tally 10+ double-doubles in a single season...Posted the most double-doubles by a Redbird in a single season since 2005-06...Posted two 20-10 double-doubles, including a career-high 25 points with 10 rebounds Jan. 2 vs Indiana State...Totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds Nov. 11 at Saint Louis, her first double-double as a Redbird...Led Illinois State with 252 rebounds, which is tied for 14th on Illinois State's single-season rebounding list...One of 13 players in program history to total 250+ rebounds in a single season...Season-high 12 rebounds three times, lastly Feb. 20 vs Belmont..Second on the team with 91 total assists, the most by a non-guard for the Redbirds since 2009-10...Tallied 25 games with 2+ assists and six games with 5+ assists...Career-high 8 assists March 8 vs Southern Illinois...First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete team selection...CSC Academic All-District honors...Helped Illinois State to a third consecutive 20-win season and a fifth consecutive postseason appearance.

Evansville (2023-2024)

All-MVC Freshman Team selection for the Purple Aces in 2023-2024...Averaged team-high 15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, starting 17 of her 22 appearances and shooting a team-best 47.4 percent from the floor...Tallied six double-doubles on the season, including 23 points and a season-high 14 rebounds Feb. 11 at Valparaiso. Three 20-point, 10-rebound double-doubles during her freshman campaign...Reached double-figures in all but two of her appearances for Evansville, which included six performances of 20-plus points.   

Bradford HS

Graduated as Bradford High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,758 career points and all-time leading rebounder with 1,031 career boards...In 2023 she was named a WBCA All-State honorable mention and Southeast Conference Player of the Year...Named to the WIAA Southeast all-conference team each of her four prep seasons...Earned all-region player of the year in 2022 from the WIAA while receiving all-state honorable mention recognition in 2021...Averaged over 20 points and 12 boards per contest during her senior campaign while adding just shy of four assists per game.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    21
  • 21

    2025-26Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    21