Women's Basketball

2025-26 MVC Women's Basketball Players to Watch

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has released its women's basketball "Players to Watch" list for the upcoming 2025-26 season. 
 
Institution Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School)
Belmont Jailyn Banks Jr. G 5-9 Spring Hill, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee Christian School)
Belmont Tuti Jones Gr. G 5-7 Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS)
Belmont Emily La Chapell Sr. G 5-11 Appleton, Wis. (Marquette)
Belmont Avery Strickland Gr. G 5-10 Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee)
Bradley Ellie McDermid So. F 6-1 Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port HS)
Bradley Kaylen Nelson 5th G/F 5-10 Tulsa, Okla. (Old Dominion)
Bradley Amy O'Hara Sr. F 6-2 Melbourne, Australia (George Mason)
Bradley Tamia Perryman Gr. G/F 5-8 Indianapolis, Ind. (Marian University)
Drake Abbie Aalsma Sr. G 5-9 Waupun, Wis. (Illinois State)
Drake Anna Becker Fr. G 5-10 Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS)
Drake Ava Hawthorne Sr. G 5-9 Ames, Iowa (Gilbert HS)
Drake Mylea Monahan Fr. G 5-7 Silver Lake, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake HS)
Evansville Logan Luebbers Palmer So. G 5-9 Union, Ky. (Randall K. Cooper HS)
Evansville Kylee Norkus So. G 5-10 Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS)
Evansville Camryn Runner So. G 5-8 Cicero, Ind. (Hamilton Heights HS)
UIC Jessica Carrothers Sr. G 5-7 Highland, Ind. (Butler/IU-Northwest)
UIC Jaya McClure R-Jr. G 5-6 Louisville, Ky. (Ohio University)
UIC Samantha Serrano So. G 5-10 Nanuet, N.Y. (Florida Southwestern State)
UIC Amelia Strong Sr. F 6-2 Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Niagara)
Illinois State Addison Martin R-Sr. F 6-1 Shreveport, La. (Abilene Christian)
Illinois State Nevaeh Thomas Jr. F 6-1 Kenosha, Wis. (Evansville)
Indiana State Kennedy Claybrooks Sr. G 5-6 Memphis, Tenn. (SEMO)
Indiana State Amerie Flowers So. F 6-2 Willowbrook, Ill. (McLennan CC)
Indiana State Tierney Kelsey So. G 5-6 Memphis, Tenn. (Jackson State)
Murray State Sharnecce Currie-Jelks Jr. F 6-2 Jackson, Tenn. (Indiana)
Murray State Haven Ford Jr. G 5-6 Morehead, Ky. (Rowan County HS)
Murray State Halli Poock Jr. G 5-6 Waterloo, Iowa (Bradley)
Murray State Keslyn Secrist Jr. G 5-10 Draper, Va. (Indiana State)
UNI Ryley Goebel Sr. F 6-0 Urbana, Iowa (Center Point-Urbana HS)
UNI Elise Jaeger So. F 6-2 West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley HS)
UNI Bri Robinson Jr. G 5-8 Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS)
UNI Taryn Wharton Sr. G 5-5 Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West HS)
Southern Illinois Indya Green Gr. F 5-11 Springfield, Mo. (Georgia Southern)
Southern Illinois Alayna Kraus So. G 5-8 Okawville, Ill. (Oral Roberts)
Valparaiso Fiona Connolly Sr. G 5-8 South Burlington, Vt. (La Salle)
Valparaiso Maci Rhoades Sr. G 5-11 Beavercreek, Ohio (Radford)