2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Morgan Baptist
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kankakee, Ill.
- High School:
- Example Academy
PRIOR TO ILLINOIS
- Played her freshman season at Kankakee High School (2022-23)
- Competed at Example Academy her sophomore through senior seasons (2023-26)
- Joined fellow Illini Jasmine Brown-Hagger and Mia Zenere as Example Academy graduates as well as Destiny Jackson and Divine Bourrage, playing on the Example Sports AAU squad
- Earned SAC All-Conference recognition as well as All-Area Special Mention from The Daily Journal as a freshman
- Helped Example Academy to the Independent High School Girls National Championship victory during the 2024-25 season
- McDonald's All American nominee during the 2025-26 campaign
- Earned summa cum laude honors and graduated as her class valedictorian
PERSONAL
- Born April 14, 2008
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