NORMAL — One senior is coming back for another season with the Illinois State women’s basketball team and another is not.
ISU coach Kristen Gillespie confirmed Wednesday that first team Missouri Valley Conference all-star JuJu Redmond will play for the Redbirds in the 2021-22 season, while four-year starting point guard Paige Saylor has decided to end her playing career.
No Division I basketball player is being charged a year of eligibility in 2020-21 because of COVID-19-related disruptions.
“We had a feeling JuJu was coming back all year. She has aspirations to play professionally. This year was so crazy with all the starts and stops, she missed so much skill development.