HONORS

• 2020-21 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• 2021 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
• 2022 Winter Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22 - REDSHIRT SENIOR

• Played in 27 games with nine starts
• Averaged 2.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game, but led the team with a shooting percentage of .593 (32-of-54)
• Ranked fourth on the team with 13 blocks
• Recorded a career-best nine assists
• Scored a then-season-high 11 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting performance in Illinois’ win over UC Riverside (11/21/21)
• Scored a season-high 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting vs. Nebraska (2/12/22)

2020-21 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR

• Played in 22 games with 20 starts in her first season with the Illini
• Averaged career-bests with 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds per game
• Led the team with 21 blocked shots
• Recorded 6 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks in Illini debut vs. Indiana State (11/25/20)
• Notched 13 points and a career-high 7 rebounds in Big Ten debut at Nebraska (12/10/20)
• Set a new career-high with 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting vs. Iowa (1/3/21)
• Tallied 16 points on 8-for-13 FGs in win over Minnesota (3/5/21)
• Matched her career-best total with 7 rebounds in Big Ten Tournament vs. Northwestern (3/10/21)

2019-20 - REDSHIRT

• Did not compete per NCAA rules after transferring to Illinois in December 

2018-19 - Sophomore at Arizona State

• Played in nine games (4.3 mpg)
• Tied career highs in minutes (11) and points (5) in win over SIU (11/24/18)
• Came up with career-high 2 steals in win over Louisiana Tech (12/1/19)

2017-18 - Freshman at Arizona State

• Played in 13 games (4.3 mpg)
• Connected on 50 percent of her field goal attempts (12-24).
• Got into the scoring column in 10 of her 13 appearances, including a season-high 5 points in win over Sacramento State (11/ 18/17).
• Closed the season by making 5 of her final 6 shots.

High School

• A 2017 graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Ill.
• Received a four-star grade and was ranked No. 12 at her position by ESPN.com
• Earned Class 3A/4A All-State recognition from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and was named to the All-Area and
• All-Conference teams as a senior in 2017. Also earned second-team recognition on the News-Gazette All-States te Girls' Basketball Team
• Was one of nine girls players from the state of Illinois nominated for the 2017 McDonald’s All-American Game
• Averaged 11 points, nine rebounds and four blocks as a senior in 2017
• Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as a junior in 2016
• Helped lead her squad to a fourth-place finish in the IHSA 4A state tournament in 2015 while tying a Class 4A single-game record with five blocked shots

Personal

• Full name is Eva Julia Rubin 
• Born July 10, 1998 in Chicago, Ill.
• Parents are Minson & Nancy Rubin
• Has two siblings (twins): Wesley (13) and Miles (13)
• Has had type 1 diabetes since she was 13
• Is studying community health at Illinois
• Plans to pursue a career in nursing
• Active member of several Illini Athletics student-athlete initiatives including the Green Bandana Project, which promotes a supportive environment for student-athletes experiencing mental health stressors
• Also serves as the programming chair for EMPOWER, a group formed at Illinois in the Fall of 2019 with a mission to provide a family oriented-safe space and support personal development for student-athletes of color as a community