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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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Illinois Fighting Illini

2 Cori Allen

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School Montverde Academy (Fla.)
  • Instagram iamcoriallen
  • Twitter bigguardcori

Biography

NIL OPPORTUNITIESĀ | Inside the Huddle Feature Story

2024-25 - SOPHOMORE

  • Appeared in 30 games (9.4 minutes/game) for the Illini as a sophomore
  • Averaged 1.0 points/game, 1.8 rebounds/game, and 0.5 assists/game
  • Shot 32.4% (11-of-34) from the field
  • Grabbed a career-high 55 rebounds, including 12 on the offensive glass
  • Scored six points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a career-most 29 minutes of action in Illinois’ road win over Northwestern (1/23/25)
  • Logged four points and five rebounds in 19 minutes of work in the Illini’s victory against Purdue (1/27/25)

2023-24 - FRESHMAN

  • Appeared in 16 games in her first year as an Illini
  • Averaged 2.2 points/game and 1.4 rebounds/game
  • Shot 43.3% (13-of-30)Ā from the field, 40% (2-of-5)Ā from 3-point range, and 70% (7-of-10) from the free-throw line
  • Grabbed 23 rebounds, including 8 offensive boards
  • Scored 16 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 3 assists, and blocked a shot in 21 minutes of work in Illinois' Field Trip Day game win against Saint Peter's.
  • Scored 4 points and grabbed 5 rebounds (3 offensive) in 4 minutes of action in Illinois' win over Rutgers

HIGH SCHOOL

  • All Star Girls Report (ASGR) Ranking – No. 78
  • Helped Montverde Academy to a national championship in 2021-22
  • Played first two prep seasons at Hillsboro H.S. before transferring to Montverde Academy
  • Two-time first team honoree, All-District, All-Region
  • Invited to 2021 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team trials
  • AAU Team: Tennessee Flight Nike EYBL
  • High School Stat lines:
    • 2021-22: 8 PPG, 2 RPG, 5 APG
    • 2020-21: 16 PPG, 8 RPG, 5 APG
    • 2019-20: 15 PPG, 9 RPG, 3 APG

PERSONAL

  • Born June 4, 2005
  • Daughter of Corey Allen and Lucresia Neal
  • Has three older siblings: Destiny, Tyler, and Taylor
  • Father, Corey Allen, played basketball at Tennessee
  • Brother, Tyler, played football at UT Martin

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    2