2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 35
Alex Wittinger
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Delano, Minn.
- High School:
- Delano
Honors
- 2018 All-Big Ten Second Team (M,C)
- 2017 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- 2017 Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (Dec. 26)
- 2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Two-time 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/13, 2/1)
Junior - 2017-18
- Played and started in all 31 of Illinois' games, averaging 32.7 minutes per contest
- Led Illinois with her 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game on the season
- Matched Illinois' single-season record with 125 offensive rebounds on the year. The record was originally set by Karisma Penn in the 2012-13 campaign
- Recorded a triple-double at Penn State (Jan. 23) to become just the second Illini to earn a triple-double in program history. Her 11 blocks in the contest mark a new career-high and single-game Illinois record
- Scored her 1,000th career point on a free throw with 3.4 seconds to play at Penn State (Jan. 23)
- Tallied 75 blocks on the season, which ranks second all-time on Illinois' single season blocked shots list. She enters her senior season in the No. 3 spot on Illinois' career blocked shots list with 199
- Set a new career-high with 30 points against Ohio State (Feb. 13), also matching her career-best with 16 rebounds
- Recorded 20+ points in consecutive games (Jan. 7, Jan. 10) for the first time in her career
Sophomore - 2016-17
- Played and started in 29 of Illinois' games, averaging 31.7 minutes on the floor per game
- Led Illinois averaging 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game
- Her 46.3-percent shooting from the floor led Illinois on the season as did her 43.6-percent shooting in league play
- Her 2.6 blocked shots per game led the Big Ten and ranked among the top in the nation
- Tallied her 100th career block against No. 3 Maryland (Jan. 26), becoming on of just eight players in Illinois history to reach the century mark
- Closed the season with 124 career blocked shots, which ranks sixth all-time all Illinois. Her 74 blocks on the year rank second all-time on Illinois' single-season list
- Set an Illinois' single-game record with her eight blocked shots against Wright State (Dec. 11)
- Tallied 10 double-doubles on the year, including a stretch of five in a row (Nov. 13-Nov. 30)
- For the second consecutive year, recorded a season-high scoring number at Minnesota on Jan. 18 (25 points), also leading the Illini with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks
Freshman - 2015-16
- Played in 28 of Illinois's games, starting in 18
- Averaged 10 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 27.1 minutes on the court per game
- Recorded three double-doubles on the year
- Notched a career-best 27 points and 15 rebounds in her home state of Minnesota on Jan. 26
- Shot a season-best 80-percent against Wisconsin, leading the team with 21 points
- Her 1.8 blocks per game rank fifth in the Big Ten and second on the team. She finished with 50 blocks on the year
- Ranked second in the league for her 3.3 offensive rebounds per game
High School
- Ranked the No. 16 wing in the Class of 2015 by ESPN Hoopgurlz
- Ranked the No. 5 overall prospect and the No. 3 post player in the Class of 2015 in Minnesota, according to gPrep Minnesota High School Girls Basketball
- Ranked the No. 185 overall player in the Class of 2015 by Blue Star Basketball
- Named honorable mention All-State by the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association in 2014
- Averaged a double-double in 2013-14
- Was a starting post player for North Tartan AAU, one of the top five teams in the country in 2014
- Named to the 2014 Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association Class AAA All-State honorable mention team
- Named to the Star Tribune's 2013 Class AAA All-State Tournament team after helping Delano to a state runner-up finish
- Finished sixth in the 300 hurdles at the Minnesota Class AA track and field state championships in 2012
- Qualified for the Minnesota Class AA track and field championships in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles in 2014
- Also was recruited to play college volleyball.
Personal
- Born April 7, 1997
- Daughter of Kevin and Ann Wittinger
- Is studying Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mother played volleyball at the University of Minnesota
- Is active in Campus Ignite
- Enjoys being outdoors, swimming and drawing
- Lists Lebron James as her favorite athlete
- Credits her father with influencing her basketball career as he was her coach until eighth grade
Illinois Women's Basketball | HC Shauna Green Selection Sunday Availability (3/15/26)
Monday, March 16
Illinois Women's Basketball | HC Shauna Green, B. Wallace, J. Brown-Hagger Presser (3/6/26)
Saturday, March 07
Illinois Women's Basketball | Highlights vs. No. 9/9 Iowa - Big Ten Tournament (3/6/26)
Saturday, March 07
Illinois Women's Basketball | Highlights vs. [7] No. 18/17 Michigan State (3/5/26)
Friday, March 06
