2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Hayven Smith
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way East High School
2024-25 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 17 games in her first collegiate season
- Averaged 5.4 minutes, 0.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.2 assists, and 0.1 blocks
- Tallied her first-career Big Ten field goal to beat the third-quarter buzzer at No. 3 UCLA (Feb. 20)
- Registered a career-most 15 minutes against Purdue (Jan. 27)
- Made her Illini debut with two points and a career-high six rebounds in 13 minutes of action against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 14)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner, three-year varsity volleyball letterwinner
- Earned IBCA All-State, Illinois AP All-State, and Southtown All-Area honors as a junior (2023)
- Scored 1,000+ points during her high school career
- 2024 Herald-News Player of the Year
- 2024 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue co-Athlete of the Year
- 2024 Illinois 4A Girls AP All-State Honorable Mention
- 2024 IBCA Class 4A All-State Second Team
- Helped Lincoln-Way East to its first regional title since 2017 and set a school record for wins in a season with 28 in 2023-24
- Six consecutive semesters on high honor roll
- AAU Team: Midwest Elite Nike EYBL
- High School Stat Lines:
- 2022-23: 14 PPG, 10 RPG, 2 BPG
- 2021-22: 10 PPG, 8 RPG, 2 BPG
- 2020-21: 8 PPG, 8 RPG, 2 BPG
PERSONAL
- Born November 3, 2005
- Daughter of Greg and Tammy Smith
- Has three older siblings: Hailey, Hunter, and Hannah
- Father played football at Vanderbilt (1984-88)
- Sister Hannah played basketball at Illinois Wesleyan (2019-22)
- Majoring in recreation, sport, & tourism
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
