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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics
Mark Jones / Illinois Athletics

50 Ali Andrews

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake in the Hills, Illinois
  • High School Huntley

Biography

Career Honors

  • 2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • 2019 Academic All-Big Ten

Junior - 2018-19

  • Made an appearance in all 30 of Illinois' games, earning 27 starts
  • Averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
  • Netted 38 three-pointers on the season, shooting almost 42.7-percent from distance
  • Matched her career-best with eight boards against Columbia (Nov. 18), helping the Illini to their third win of the year
  • Earned her first-career double-double against Purdue (Feb. 7) with 15 points and a career-best 11 rebounds
  • Matched her season-high with 19 points against Wisconsin (Feb. 20) also making a season-best five three-pointers in the contest

Sophomore - 2017-18

  • Played in all 31 of Illinois' games, earning 22 starts
  • Led Illinois with her 41.2-percent three-point shooting and with her 40 three-point field goals made
  • Recorded a career-high 26 points against Wichita State at the New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament. The performance was highlighted by another career-best six three-pointers (6-of-8) and 81.8-percent shooting from the floor
  • Swiped a career-high five blocks against Chicago State (Nov. 15)
  • Averaged almost 25 minutes on the court and 6.9 points per game for Illinois

Freshman - 2016-17

  • Played in all 31 of Illinois' games, earning eight starts
  • Averaged more than 20 minutes on the court per game
  • Posted 6.3 points per game while shooting 39.8-percent from three-point range
  • Ranked third among freshmen in the Big Ten for her three-point shooting percentage on the season and in league games (.421)
  • Recorded a career-high 24 points on 6-10 shooting from distance in Illinois' Big Ten Tournament victory over Nebraska. Her six treys mark an Illinois Big Ten Tournament single-game record, and helped the Illini net a Big Ten Tournament record 14 three-pointers in the victory 
  • Finished the season perfect from the free throw line in Big Ten play (7-for-7) and shooting 90.9-percent on the year (40-of-44)

High School

  • Unanimous Associated Press First-Team All-State selection
  • Ranked the No. 14 forward in the country and No. 1 in Illinois by ESPN HoopGurlz
  • Ranked as the No. 79 recruit in the nation
  • Class 4A All-State Team
  • Helped Huntley to two-straight Fox Valley Conference Valley Division titles
  • Has scored more than 1,800 points in her high school career so far
  • Daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area Team Co-Captain
  • Associated Press First Team All-State selection
  • Has earned Huntley three consecutive regional titles and two straight sectional titles

Personal

  • Daughter of Chet and Pam Andrews
  • Has two brothers, Chet and Tony, and her sister, Sam, plays basketball at Truman State
  • Plans to study Journalism 
  • Lists Skylar Diggins as her favorite athlete because she is a great player who represents women's basketball very well

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
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    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    50
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    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    50
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    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'2"
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