It was nice to see the women’s Illinois basketball team back in action on Thursday night, even if it was just an exhibition game.
The 2025-26 campaign is on the horizon, and the Illini showed what they had on the roster against an overmatched Maryville squad.
Will an exhibition show everything Illinois has? No, the opponent wasn’t nearly as good as Illinois, but what we did get to see was the mindset of Shauna Green, and who is going to step up this season for the program.
Illinois had a great recruiting class enter the mix that featured three four-star recruits and a five-star guard.