Illinois Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2026 · CSM Staff
Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (21-11, 9-9)
Big Wins: 1/1 Maryland (73-70), 3/5 vs Michigan State (71-69)
Bad Losses: 11/14 at Oregon State (59-64), 1/24 at Nebraska (75-81)
Coach: Shauna Green
Probable Starters:
Cearah Parchment, Freshman, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
Berry Wallace, Sophomore, Forward, 18.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
Destiny Jackson, Freshman, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 5.2 apg, 4.0 rpg
Aaliyah Guyton, Sophomore, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 2.1apg, 2.0 rpg
Jasmine Brown-Hagger, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 1.7 apg, 2.2 rpg
Key Role Players:
Lety Vasconcelos, Sophomore, Center, 3.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Maddie Webber, Junior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 1.5 apg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.1 (25th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.2 (225, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (23, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (289, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (165, 16)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.7 (15, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 81.5 (2, 1)
Rebound Margin: 4.5 (77, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (55, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (14, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | First Round win over Creighton |
| 2025 | NCAA | Second Round loss to Texas |
| 2024 | WBI | First Round win over Missouri State |
| 2024 | WBI | Second Round win over Stony Brook |
| 2024 | WBI | Quarterfinal win over Tulsa |
| 2024 | WBI | Semifinal win over Washington State |
| 2024 | WBI | Final win over Villanova |
| 2023 | NCAA | First Four loss to Mississippi State |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round win over Valparaiso |
| 2017 | NIT | Second Round win over Boise State |
| 2017 | NIT | Third Round loss to UCF |
| 2013 | NIT | First Round win over Miami (OH) |
| 2013 | NIT | Second Round win over Eastern Illinois |
| 2013 | NIT | Third Round win over Toledo |
| 2013 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Kansas State |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Marquette |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over Missouri State |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Final loss to Illinois State |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round win over Drake |
| 2008 | NIT | Third Round loss to Marquette |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Utah |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round loss to Kansas State |
| 2006 | NIT | Opening Round win over Western Illinois |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round loss to Marquette |
| 2005 | NIT | First Round loss to Indiana State |
*all team stats through 3/5
