2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Brandi Beasley
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tennessee
- High School:
- Ridgeway
Career Honors
- 2017 New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament All-Tournament Team
- 2017 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2017 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Junior - 2018-19
- Played and started in all 30 games for the Orange and Blue
- Was among team leaders for her 11.6 points per game
- averaged 3.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game
- Closed the season ranked at No. 4 in the Big Ten for her assists per game and finished with 146 on the year
- Dished a season-high 10 dimes against Sacramento State (Nov. 24) and Rutgers (Jan. 9)
- Led Illinois with her 39 steals on the year
- Racked up three 20+-point games on the year, including posting a season-high 23 points against Ohio State (Jan. 31)
- Scored her 1,000th career point at Michigan State (Jan. 24), becoming the 30th Illini to reach the millennium mark
- She is the 15th fastest Illini to reach the 1,000 point mark at 81 games, coming in just behind Alex Wittinger (79 games)
Sophomore - 2017-18
- Played in all 31 of Illinois' contests, earning 29 starts
- Averaged 32.5 minutes on the court per game
- Was among Illinois' scoring leaders for her 12.3 points per game
- Led Illinois with 111 assists on the year, averaging 3.6 per game. Those numbers ranked among the top 15 players in the Big Ten
- Dished a career-best 11 assists against Nebraska, earning her third career double-double
Freshman - 2016-17
- Was among Illinois scoring leaders for her 13.6 points per game on the year and led Illinois in league play with her 15.3 points per game
- Ranked second among Big Ten freshmen for her scoring numbers
- Her 423 points on the season rank second all-time among Illinois freshmen, and her 53 steals rank sixth
- Dished 120 assists on the year, becoming one of just four freshmen in Illinois history to record 100 dimes in their rookie season. She ranks second all-time among Illinois freshmen
- Set an Illinois freshman record, netting six three-pointers (6-of-8) at South Dakota (Dec. 7)
- Posted a career-best 28 points at Penn State (Jan. 26) on 47-percent shooting and a perfect 7-for-7 performance from the charity stripe
- Recorded her first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Nebraska (Jan. 15)
- Was among league and national leaders for her 36.2 minutes played per game. She played a full 40 minutes in six contests
High School
- Recruited as the No. 2-ranked recruit from the state of Tennessee and the No. 27-ranked point guard in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz
- AAA Miss Basketball Finalist
- Four-time All-Tournament point guard
- Was named Most Valuable Player at her high school All-Star game
- Chose Illinois over Florida, MTSU, UT Martin, Vanderbilt and Memphis
Personal
- Daughter of Robert Beasley and Lavonzella Redmond
- Born June 17, 1997
- Has one brother, Brandon
- Lists Derrick Rose as her favorite athlete because is is a humble player
- Aspires to become a coach or a physical therapist in the future
Illinois Women's Basketball | HC Shauna Green Selection Sunday Availability (3/15/26)
Monday, March 16
Illinois Women's Basketball | HC Shauna Green, B. Wallace, J. Brown-Hagger Presser (3/6/26)
Saturday, March 07
Illinois Women's Basketball | Highlights vs. No. 9/9 Iowa - Big Ten Tournament (3/6/26)
Saturday, March 07
Illinois Women's Basketball | Highlights vs. [7] No. 18/17 Michigan State (3/5/26)
Friday, March 06
