2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 35
Lety Vasconcelos
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Miguel Calmon, Bahia, Brazil
- Major:
- Communication
- High School:
- Montverde Academy (Fla.)
- Prev School:
- Baylor
2025-26 - REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Fighting Illini Female Spirit Award winner
- Appeared in 34 games, starting one of them (UCLA, Jan. 28)
- Averaged 12.2 minutes, 3.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks in her first season on the court at Illinois
- Shot a team-best 55.7% from the field (49-of-88) and 71.4% on free throws (20-of-28)
- Led the team with 18 blocks on the season
- Recorded seven points and six rebounds in her Illinois debut (SEMO, Nov. 4)
- Tallied career highs in blocks (5) and rebounds (9) in Illinois' win at Florida State (Nov. 23)
- Scored a career-high 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4)
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
- Missed the entire 2024-25 season due to injury
2023-24 - FRESHMAN (AT BAYLOR)
- Appeared in 17 contests as Baylor’s lone freshman
- Snagged a career- and season-high 6 rebounds against Houston (1/6)
- Matched her career high with a team-leading two blocks against Oklahoma State (3/3)
- Averaged 1.1 points and 2.1 rebounds across 99 minutes of action
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played final two seasons of her high school career at Montverde Academy in Florida
- Ranked No. 6 in her position and No. 36 overall in the 2023 class by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Won back-to-back GEICO High School National Championships with Montverde
- Led team as a senior with 6.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game
- Helped team post an all-time regular-season best record of 24-1 during 2022-23
- 2023 McDonald's All-American Games nominee
- Prior to Montverde Academy, also attended Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta, Ga.) and Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
PERSONAL
- Born January 5, 2005
- Three-time member of the Brazilian national team, winning the South American Championship in 2020 with Brazil
- Majoring in communication
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