2026-27 Women’s Basketball Roster
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Josie Portell
Class:Sophomore
Classification:2.5
Hometown:Ballwin, Missouri
Major:Business
High School:Parkway South
2025-26 FRESHMAN
- 2 points, 1 rebound vs LWSRA (1/18)
- 1 point, career-high 5 rebounds vs Mary Free Bed (1/17)
- 4 points vs WASA (11/22)
- 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal in 25 minutes in her first game as an Illini vs the Skyhawks (11/15)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Parkway South High School
- Graduated High School Summa Cum Laude with a 4.2 GPA
- NWBA Academic All-American Team Captain: Senior year (2025)
- The Hartford Human Achievement Award Recipient: Junior Year (2024)
- NWBA National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Champions in 2023 and 2024
- Missouri Para Track State Champion in 100, 200, 400, & 800 meter races in 2023, 2024, and 2025
PERSONAL
- Born April 6, 2007
- Majoring in Business in the GIES School of Business
- Parents are Robert and Victoria Portell
- Favorite athlete is Stephanie Wheeler and favorite team is Illinois Wheelchair Basketball
- Favorite artist is Taylor Swift
- Hobbies include traveling, trying new places to eat, listening to Taylor Swift, and spending time with my friends
- Proudest sports achievements are helping her team win the NIT Championship in 2023 and 2024