Honors

• 2015 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
• 2014 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
• 2015 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• 2014 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Senior - 2014-15

• -Was awarded the Nia Oden Spirit Award following the season, recognizing her for her passion and enthusiasm on and off the court. Formerly the Coach's Choice Award, the accolade was renamed in Oden's honor this season
• Appeared in 23 games for the Illini, earning one start
• Had a season-high six points, four rebounds and three steals against Wisconsin on February 1
• Earned the start against Michigan on her Senior Day. 

Junior - 2013-14

• Played in 29 games on the season, making six starts
• Averaged 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
• Named team’s defensive player of the year at the annual postseason banquet
• Had 24 steals on the season, one of six Illini with 20 or more steals
• Hauled in five or more rebounds five times
• Had 25 rebounds in the season’s last seven games (3.6 rpg)
• Posted career highs with 10 points and eight rebounds at Indiana (Feb. 22) on a career-best 5-of-8 shooting
• Hauled in six rebounds at Minnesota (Feb. 9)
• Played a career-high 27 minutes against Michigan State (Feb. 5)
• Made her first collegiate start against No. 14 Penn State (Jan. 9)
• Grabbed a clutch offensive rebound, got fouled, then delivered the game-winning free throw in the last-second come-from-behind 71-70 win over Seton Hall (Dec. 9)
• Recorded a career-high five steals vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 17)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Sophomore - 2012-13

• Played in 27 games, averaging 7.4 minutes per contest
• Averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds per game
• Opened the season with eight points on 3-of-7 shooting, including her first career three-pointer, in 18 minutes against Evansville on Nov. 11
• Scored a career-high eight points in a career-best 22 minutes against Iowa State on Nov. 24
• Grabbed a career-high four rebounds at Penn State on Feb. 20
• Played 10 minutes in the Women’s NIT Sweet 16 game at Toledo, posting three points and two rebounds.

Freshman - 2011-12

• Played 43 minutes over nine contests
• Scored her first collegiate points against the Gamecocks on Nov. 11, hitting her first collegiate field goal while also grabbing a pair of rebounds in her collegiate debut

High School

• Ranked the No. 30 wing in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz
• McDonald’s All-American nominee
• Ms. Basketball (NY) nominee
• New York Daily News All-City Second Team and New York Post All-Queens First Team after averaging 11.9 points and 9.7 rebounds and leading team to 2010 New York Federation Class AA title as a junior
• Finished her scholastic career as a member of Christ the King’s 1,000 points club, with 1,091 during her career
• Played on Exodus club team with fellow Illini Alexis Smith
• Attended the same high school as WNBA stars Sue Bird and Chamique Holdsclaw
• National Honor Society member and Rose Classic Academic All-American
• Chose Illinois over Ivy League schools Brown, Cornell and Harvard

Personal

• Born on Jan. 29, 1993
• Daughter of Kelvin and Ravonda Oden
• Has one sibling, Taj
• Majoring in community health rehabilitation studies
• Hobbies include jumping double-dutch and spending time with her family and friends
• Biggest sports thrills are completing a game-changing shot or play that puts the team ahead with only seconds left and the energy and adrenaline provided by the crowd
• Member of the National Honor Society and was a three-year honor roll student at Christ the King
• Plans on being an orthopedic surgeon or sports analyst following her undergraduate studies