Well done ladies!!!!!!
Illini Women's Basketball 2023-2024
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The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
32 teams. 16 seeds. We were the only one with a losing record. We took home the trophy. A beautiful thing.
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
INI
Folks, this is a big damn deal. When anyone goes to look up the history of this tournament years later they will see Illinois won the inaugural in 2024.
Three 1 seeds and a 4 seed in the final four. Other three teams thisclose to the NCAA tournament and we beat two of them to win it all. What a story.
So proud of this team they never quit. Congrats coaches and team. 1st ever postseason trophy. ILL-
Especially since the NCAA owns rights to the WBIT and is trying to make it like the NIT
The WNIT is not run by the NCAA
NCAA-Created WBIT Gives Women’s Hoops Another Postseason Option
The tournament’s creation follows criticism the NCAA received around gender equity in college basketball.
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Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Yeah...think there were 32 and Illini were a 4 seed.... So middle of the pack at the start.
Obviously they had far bigger goals than the WBIT title but a great note to end the season with. Congrats to the coaches and the ladies for getting it done.
uofi7477
- Silver & Gold Vandals
The loss of Jada Peebles due to injury, who was an important cog in the previous season's success complicated the start too. Tougher non-con and con schedules and B1G coaches now had a year's experience dealing with Coach Green.
Closing out the season with five wins in a row. So happy for the team and staff. So proud of KB with yet another double double. We owned the boards. Camille playing tough down low. My Ms. Minnesota playing her heart out as always. Last but certainly not least the Dynamic Duo in the backcourt. It's a bad thing when a team sends Cookie to the bench early. Man! What a second half to remember. Congratulations to the staff as well. I hope some athletes were tuned in and watching. As Coach Underwood was saying the other night, Illinois has a lot to offer. Oskee wow wow!
Beauty of this team is the starters gel well together. Cook was on a heater this tournament and best 5 game stretch of shooting for her all season. McKenzie might have off games offensively but shows up on the defensive end. Bulldog had a +15 rating off of 0-8 shooting and 1 FT made. Bring back the majority of these ladies plus recruits/incoming transfers and fans should be excited 
What's wild is we could potentially bring back all the starters but Hobby (after bringing back all of them the year before too). I expect a few transfers out to make room for some inbound players, and look forward to see what the team can do next year!
They did it wearing the blues!
Not to put a damper on things. But we benefited by #1 seed Miami opting out and playing Stoneybrook instead. So there were really only 3 #1 seeds. The way we were playing though there was no doubt who was the best team. Josh needs to lock up Shauna with a raise and extension! She is special.
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