2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Aaliyah Guyton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ill.
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management
- High School:
- Peoria High School
- Prev School:
- Iowa
2025-26 - SOPHOMORE
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 30 games, starting 15
- Averaged 20.8 minutes, 6.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in her first season at Illinois
- Shot 38.7% from the field, (67-173), 38.0% from deep (27-71), and 84.8% on free throws (28-33)
- Made her Illinois debut vs. Illinois State (Nov. 9)
- Made her first start as an Illini on at Northwestern on Jan. 18
- Scored double digits in eight games, including her first career 20-point game
- Scored a career-high 22 points in a win over Wisconsin, going a perfect 6-for-6 from 3-point range — the best 3-point shooting performance (min. 6 makes) in program history.
- Saw the floor for a career-high 33 minutes vs. Minnesota (March 1)
2024-25 - FRESHMAN (at Iowa)
- Made 29 appearances and one start as a freshman
- Averaged 4.7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.3 steals
- Totaled 473 minutes, 136 points, 36 rebounds, 33 assists, 10 steals, and three blocks
- Shot 37.5% from the field (48-for-128), 37.3% from 3-point range (28-for-75), and 66.7% from the free throw line (12-for-18)
- Scored in double figures three times
- Had a career-high five assists and two steals against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament (3/5/25)
- Recorded career-highs in points (15) and minutes (30) against Northwestern (1/28/25)
- Tallied 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting and a 3-for-5 rate from 3-point range against Nebraska (1/16/25)
- Made her first career start at Illinois (1/9/25)
- Posted double-digit points for the first time with an 11-point effort at BYU (11/29/24)
High School/Club
- No. 57 overall prospect (ESPN HoopGurlz)
- Four-star prospect, averaging 21.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists during her junior season
- Two-time First Team IBCA
- Two-time First Team All-Big 12 Conference
- Two-time All-Big 12 Player of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-Area
- No. 1 player in Illinois in 2024
- Played AAU for Mac Irvin Fire
Personal
- Born May 27, 2006
- Daughter of Adriana Mafra and AJ Guyton
- Majoring in recreation, sport, & tourism: sport management
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