2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 30
Cearah Parchment
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Whitby, Ontario, Canada
- Major:
- Undeclared
- High School:
- Fort Erie International Academy
2025-26 - FRESHMAN
- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches and Media)
- Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
- Big Ten All-Freshmen Team (Media)
- Ranked #7 on ESPN's Impact Freshmen List
- Four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week selection (Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Jan. 26, Feb. 23)
- Started all 34 games; averaged 13.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.7 steals in 28.7 minutes per game
- Shot 50.6% from the field (164-for-324), 40.7% from deep (35-for-86) and 80.0% on free throws (100-for-125)
- Set Illinois freshman season records for points (463), rebounds (285), 3-point % (40.7%), and double-doubles (12)
- 285 rebounds rank No. 10 on Illinois’ overall single-season rebounding list
- 3-point shooting mark of 40.7% (35-for-86) ranked No. 6 on Illinois’ overall single-season 3-point percentage list
- Posted a career-high 26 points against then-No. 2 UCLA (Jan. 28, 2026) and a career-high 15 rebounds against Wisconsin (Feb. 11, 2026).
- Tied the program's single-game steals record with 10 steals — just the second points-steals double-double in program history
- Led the team in steals, recording 57 (6th on Illinois' freshman season list) for an average of 1.7 per game
- 25 games scoring in double digits including seven with 20 or more points
- Grabbed 10+ rebounds in 11 games
- 12 double doubles was the most by a rookie in the Big Ten and ranked as the sixth-most of all NCAA freshmen
High School/Club
- Four-star ranked No. 40 in ESPNW's HoopGurlz rankings
- Four-star prospect ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2025 and No. 12 at her position by 247Sports
- Averaged 3.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steals in the FIBA U17 tournament to win the silver medal playing for Team Canada
- Averaged 10.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 steals, 2.2 assists, and 1.0 block at the 2023 FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship for Team Canada en route to a silver medal
- 2023 FIBA Americas All-Star Five
- Two-time All-Canadian Game Team MVP
- Two-time Grind Session All-Star
- Grind Session All-Defensive Team
- BallN Across Borders All-Star
- Future 60 Camp Invitee
Personal
- Born July 4, 2007
- Parents are Kevin Parchment and Loriann Hottot-Parchment
- One older brother, Aiden
- Club Team: Become One Canada Elite
- Joined the Illini in January 2025
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