NIL OPPORTUNITIES |  Inside the Huddle Feature Story

CAREER

• First place on Illinois’ career rebounding list with 1,352 rebounds.
• First place on Illinois career double-doubles list with 54.
• Illinois career field goal percentage of 56.5% ranked third all-time.
• Finished fifth on the Big Ten all-time rebounding list with 1,416 boards – third of players who competed as B1G student-athletes.
• Played all 125 possible games during her Illinois career, tied for the sixth-most in program history. Started all 125 as well.
• Ranked seventh on Illinois’ career blocks list with 125.
• Seventh on Illinois’ career offensive rebounds rankings with 332.
• Finished ninth on Illinois’ career field goals made list with 625 makes.
• Ranked 14^th on Illinois’ career free throw percentage list at 77.8%.
• Ranked 16^th on Illinois’ career scoring list with 1,416 points
• Led the Big Ten in rebounds per game all four seasons at Illinois.
• Fourth player in Illinois program history to record 1,000 points and rebounds in their career.
• Only player in Illinois program history to average a double-double in two different seasons.
• One of 30 Division I women's basketball players since 1981-82 to record 1,500 career points and 1,400 career rebounds.
  • One of three Big Ten players to do so since 1981-82.
• Played four years at Illinois after transferring in from Michigan State ahead of her sophomore season.
• Tallied 147 games played, 1,509 points, and 1,416 rebounds across her entire collegiate career.

2024-25 – FIFTH-YEAR

• First Team All-Big Ten – Coaches & Media
• Katrina McClain Power Forward Watch List
• Katrina McClain Power Forward Top-10 List
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Associated Press Player of the Week Honorable Mention (11/25/24)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (11/25/24)
• Her Hoops Stats Midseason First Team All-Big Ten
• Women’s College All-Star Game Watch List
• Only player in the Big Ten to average a double-double
• Averaged 15.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 blocks, and 0.7 steals per game in 35.2 minutes of action
• Started all 32 games of the season and played the complete game on eight occasions
• Shot 52.6% (215-of-409) from the field, 30.2% (13-of-43) from deep, and 84.6% (55-of-65) from the free throw line
• 20 double-doubles on the season ranked 1st in the Big Ten and 5th in the NCAA while ranking as second-most in a single-season in program history
• Led the Big Ten in rebounds per game for the fourth straight season, averaging 11.2, which ranked 10th in the NCAA
• Led the Big Ten in total rebounds at 358, which ranked 9th in the NCAA and was the third-most in a single season in program history
• Led the Big Ten in defensive rebounds/game with 9.0, which ranked 2nd in the NCAA
• Led the Big Ten in minutes per game at 35.21
• Field goal percentage of 52.6% ranked 4th in the Big Ten
• Delivered her fourth-straight 300-rebound season, grabbing 358 boards – 69 on the offensive glass
• Scored her 1,000th point as an Illini and grabbed her 1,000th rebound at Illinois during the season
• Scored career-high 31 points on 15-of-18 shooting from the field in Illinois’ win over Oregon State
• Tied her own program record with nine rebounds in a single quarter in Illinois’ win over Maryland Eastern Shore
• Broke the Illinois career rebounding record (1,217) in State Farm Center in the Illini’s win over Purdue
• Set Illinois’ NCAA Tournament single-game rebounding record with 17 boards in the Illini’s First Round win over No. 23 Creighton
• Set the program record for rebounds in a single postseason tournament with 25 during the 2025 NCAA Tournament
• Led Illinois in scoring nine times and rebounding in 30 contests

2023-24 - SENIOR

• Big Ten Medal of Honor Winner
• WBIT All-Tournament Team
• Second Team All-Big Ten - Media
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten - Coaches
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• CSC Academic All-District
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (2/19/24)
• Averaged a double-double with 12.9 points/game, 10.9 rebounds/game, 1.7 assists/game, 1.0 steals/game, 0.6 blocks/game
• Started all 34 games across the season and has started all 93 games through three seasons at Illinois
• Led the Big Ten in rebounds per game for the third straight season, averaging 10.9, which ranked 10th in the NCAA
• Led the Big Ten in total rebounds at 372, which ranked 7th in the NCAA
• Led the Big Ten in defensive rebounds/game with 8.8, which ranked 4th in the NCAA
• Field goal percentage of 60.5% ranked 3rd in the Big Ten and 12th in the NCAA
• 16 double-doubles on the season ranked 4th in the Big Ten and 24th in the NCAA
• Delivered her third-straight 300-rebound season, grabbing 372 boards – 73 on the offensive glass. 372 rebounds marked the second-most in a single season in program history
• Scored her 1,000th career points and grabbed her 1,000th career rebound during the season (including stats from Michigan State)
• 34 career double-doubles rank 7th on Illinois' all-time list
• 16 double-doubles on the season tie for sixth-most in program history.
• Set Illinois' single postseason tournament record with 74 combined rebounds during the WBIT. 

2022-23 - JUNIOR

• Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
• Second Team All-Big Ten – Coaches & Media
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
• CSC Academic All-District
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 3x Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (1/9/23, 1/23/23, 2/20/23)
• Fighting Illini Female Spirit Award winner
• Started all 32 games on the season and has started every game through two seasons at Illinois
• Averaged 10.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game
• Rebounding average of 9.8/game led the Big Ten and ranked 27^th in the country
• Delivered her second-straight 300-rebound season, grabbing 314 boards – 96 on the offensive glass. 314 rebounds marked the sixth-most in a single season in program history
• Registered an Illinois single-season record 62.9 field goal percentage, shooting 151-of-240
• Tallied 51 blocks including a career-high six against Evansville and five at Butler. Total blocks and blocks/game (1.59) ranked third in the Big Ten
• Secured the 500^th rebound of her career On Dec. 29, 2022
• Recorded a career-high 16-point double double in first game under Coach Green (LIU, 11/9/22)
• Career-high 27 points on 13-of-15 FG shooting along with 15 rebounds at No. 3/3 Ohio State (1/8/23)
• Recorded 12 double doubles on the season, tying for 10^th in a single season by an Illinois individual
• Scored double digits on 15 occasions and grabbed double-digit rebounds in 18 games across the season
• Two 20-point games: 27 at Ohio State (1/8/23) and 22 vs. Penn State (2/19/23)
• Led Illinois in rebounding in 22 games and scoring in four outings

2021-22 - SOPHOMORE

• 2022 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
• 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• 2022 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
• The only Illini to start all 27 games in 2021-22
• Averaged 6.7 points and 11.4 rebounds while logging 29.2 minutes per game
• Her 11.41 rebounds per game ranked first in the Big Ten and 12th nationally, and marks the highest single-season average in program history, surpassing all-time rebounding leader Jenna Smith’s mark of 11.38 set in 2009-10
• Ranked 15th nationally in defensive rebounds per game (7.93) and 45th in offensive rebounds per game (3.48)
• Led the team in rebounding in 26 of 27 games
• Finished the season with 308 rebounds, recording the sixth-most rebounds in a season in program history and becoming just the fourth individual to tally 300-plus rebounds in a year
• Posted a team-most six double-doubles
• Tallied first-career double-double of 14 points and 17 rebounds in Illini debut vs. NC Central (11/9/21)
• Notched second double-double vs. Eastern Kentucky (12/5/21), tallying 12 points and pulling down 22 rebounds, the third-most in program history and the highest single-game rebounding total by an Illini since Jan. 24, 1980 (a span of more than 41 years)
• Posted third double-double (11 points and 16 rebounds) of the year at Ohio State (1/6/22)
• Notched fourth double-double at Wisconsin (2/6/22) with a career-high-tying 15 points and 13 rebounds
• Recorded fifth double-double vs. No. 18 Ohio State (2/14/22), recording 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds
• Recorded sixth double-double of the year in Big Ten Tournament opener vs. Wisconsin (3/2/22), posting 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds, while dishing out a career-high six assists.
• Her 16 rebounds vs. UW were the second-most in a Big Ten Tournament in Illini history

2020-21 - FRESHMAN (AT MICHIGAN STATE)

• Played in 22 games as a freshman at Michigan State, helping the Spartans to an appearance in the 2021 NCAA Tournament
• Averaged 4.2 points and 2.9 rebounds over 12.4 minutes per contest
• Posted three double-digit scoring games and eight games with four or more rebounds
• Scored 15 points with six boards in her Spartan debut against Saint Francis (11/27/20)
• Scored eight points and added a season-high nine rebounds against Iowa (12/12/20)
• Strong showing against Oakland (12/22/20) with six points, four rebounds and a season-high three assists
• Ranked second on the team with six rebounds against Nebraska (1/10/21)
• Scored 13 points against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal (3/12/21)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for head coach Katie Layden at Northwestern High School in Kokomo, Ind., and AAU basketball for Tony Marlin and the Indiana Flight/Elite
• Ranked No. 16 at her position and No. 67 overall by ESPN HoopGurlz
• As a senior, earned Indiana All-Star honors and was a Miss Basketball Finalist for Indiana
• McDonald’s All-American Nominee
• The seventh player in Indiana history to score over 2000 points (2032 points) and and grab over 1000 rebounds (1040)
• Ended her high school career as a two-time Indiana State champion
• As a senior averaged 20.5 pts, 10.2 rbs, earning AP First-team all-state honors
• As a junior, averaged 18.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game on 68 percent shooting from the field
• As a junior, Northwestern captured its second consecutive state championship, as Bostic earned State Championship Player of the Game accolades, along with AP First-Team All-State and Co-Player of the Year honors

Personal

• Full name is Kendall Grace Bostic
• Born Aug. 1, 2001 in Muncie, Indiana
• Daughter of Kevin and Angie Bostic
• Her mom, Angie (Cree) Bostic, played basketball at Indiana (1991-92), and her dad, Kevin Bostic, played college basketball at Manchester (Ind.) University. 
• Has one younger brother, Connor
• Earned her bachelor's degree from Illinois in speech and hearing sciences
• Pursuing a master's degree from Illinois in special education