2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Irene Noya Catoira
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain
- Major:
- Kinesiology
- High School:
- Institut Joaquim Blume
2025-26 - SOPHOMORE
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 17 games, averaging 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per game
- Shot 56.3% from the field (9-for-16); contributed 5 assists and 5 steals on the season
- Put up a career-high seven points and six rebounds vs. Bellarmine (Dec. 2)
- Recorded a career-high three steals vs. Le Moyne (Nov. 30)
2024-25 - FRESHMAN
- Made seven appearances in her first season at Illinois
- Averaged 2.6 minutes, 0.6 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.4 assists
- Posted her first points in Big Ten play with two made free throws against Purdue (Jan. 27)
- Registered her first collegiate points with a made field goal against Bradley (Dec. 12)
PRIOR TO ILLINOIS
- Represented Spain on the international stage, making her debut at age 15 in the Ciudad de Toledo International Tournament
- Helped Spain to a runner-up finish at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U17 Europe Cup following a second-place finish at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U17 Europe Cup Qualifier
- Played for Segle XXI in the Spain-LF2 league from 2022-24 helping the team win the Group B regular season championship both seasons
- Appeared in 22 games during the 2023-24 season while averaging 19 minutes a game to go along with 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds, helping the team to a 25-1 record
- Appeared in 24 games in 2022-23 while averaging nearly 12 minutes per game to go along with 3.7 points per game and 2.8 rebounds an outing while the team posted a 21-5 record
PERSONAL
- Born May 2, 2006
- Majoring in kinesiology
- Helped Spain to bronze at the 2026 FIBA U20 World Cup while averaging 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.7 steals per game at the event.
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