NORMAL — Transferring from Moberly Area Community College to Illinois State for a COVID-19 disrupted 2020-21 basketball season, DeAnna Wilson struggled early.
Wilson, however, showed marked improvement late in the season to average 9.2 points and 6.3 rebounds.
In a somewhat more normal season, Wilson’s comfort as a Redbird is increasingly making ISU opponents quite uncomfortable.
Wilson’s 25 points and six rebounds led the way Saturday as the Redbirds handled Loyola, 68-50, at Redbird Arena.
“With Dee, last year was so weird with COVID. It was hard on all of us, but for student-athletes it was an odd time.