From Kansas City to Peoria to Kuwait City ... that's been the trajectory of former Illini women's basketball player Kendra Gantt's life through her first 55 years.
Recruited to the University of Illinois in 1981 by Coach Jane Schroeder, the former Peoria Richwoods High School all-star flourished from 1981-85.
Gantt averaged 10.4 points and 7.5 rebounds as a freshman, 21 points and 8.6 rebounds as a sophomore, 13.8 points and 6.0 rebounds as a junior, and 8.6 points and 5.8 rebounds as a senior. She finished with 1,526 points and 803 rebounds, both ranking second on Illinois's career lists.