Ebony Ellis Class: Freshman Hometown: Joliet, Ill. High School: Joliet Township Height: 6-3 Position: C

High School: A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for head coach Teri Schrishuhn. Named most improved player her junior year and was elected co-captain her senior season. Earned All Southwest Suburban Conference honors her senior year and was named to the Joliet Herald's All-Area second team. She was a McDonald s All-American candidate. Shot above 50 percent from the field and averaged nine points per game in both her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Nylonda Dickerson. Birthdate: August 8, 1988. Major: Undecided.