Illinois Central College 2018-2019 Women’s Basketball

Becker, Josi

3 — PG — Freshman

Hometown Morton, IL

High School Morton HS

Brown, Catora

11 — G — Freshman

Hometown South Elgin, IL

High School South Elgin HS

Coates, Abby

24 — F — Sophomore

Hometown Metamora, IL

High School Metamora HS

Easley, Marquitta

32 — G — Sophomore

Hometown Chicago, IL

High School Zion-Benton HS

Faulkner, Madison

5 — F — Sophomore

Hometown Rochester, IL

High School Rochester HS

Hare, Jordyn

4 — F — Freshman

Hometown Macomb, IL

High School Macomb HS

Henderson, Emma

23 — G — Sophomore

Hometown Tuscola, IL

High School Tuscola HS

Overman, Raven

12 — F — Freshman

Hometown Biloxi, MS

High School St. Martin HS

Pinnock Branford, Kathy

22 — G — Sophomore

Hometown Costa Rica

High School Cantwell SHM HS

Stanley, Rocky

10 — F — Freshman

Hometown East St. Loius, IL

High School East St. Louis HS

Stoewer, Summer

21 — G — Freshman

Hometown Normal, IL

High School Normal Community HS

Ward, Moriah

13 — C — Freshman

Hometown Peoria, IL

High School Peoria HS

Washington, Ariana

14 — G — Freshman

Hometown Hazel Crest, IL

High School Hillcrest HS

Brooklyn Eberle

Assistant Coach - 1st year with ICC

Coach Eberle begins her first year as an assistant at ICC and is well-known in the Peoria area. She played at Manual High School and then moved on to Quincy University.  She graduated from QU and returned to Peoria and works in District 150 as well as helps coach youth teams.  Coach Eberle brings enthusiasm to the squad and works with all players in practice.

Destiny Ramsey

Assistant Coach - 1st year with ICC

After a stellar career as an ICC Cougar, Destiny Ramsey is back on the sidelines as an assistant coach and will work with the post players. Ramsey played for ICC from 2014-16 and was a two-time All-American (1^st team in 2016 and 3^rd team in 2015) and played on the 2016 team that finished as national runner-up.  After leaving ICC, Ramsey played at University of Illinois-Springfield, where she graduated in May of 2018 with a degree in business administration.  She is a licensed sales/service representative for Axel Jimenez State Farm Agency in Bloomington.

Karrie Redeker

Head Coach - 6th year with ICC

Karrie Redeker enters her 6th season as the head coach for the storied ICC women’s basketball program.  In 2017-18, Redeker led the Cougars to a 29-8 record, a Region XXIV championship, and a berth in the national tourney where they finished fifth, losing only to #1 seed and eventual champion Monroe. The come-from-behind 72-67 victory over host North Arkansas on March 24^th in the consolation game earned Redeker her 300^th career college coaching victory. For the team’s efforts, she was named District M Coach of the Year and IBCA Junior College Coach of the Year, the fifth time she has received these honors. In 2015-16, the Cougars had their best season in ten years, winning the Region XXIV title and advancing all the way to the national championship game at the national tourney, where they lost and settled for a national runner-up finish and a 32-5 overall record.

Redeker has guided the Cougars to a 142-28 overall record while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. During her eleven years at the junior college level, she has coached 9 All-Americans (including first teamers Jemia Carpenter and Destiny Ramsey in ’15-16) and 5 Academic All-Americans (including Kellyn Maynard and Aubrey Magro in ’17-18).

Prior to ICC, Redeker spent six years in Champaign at Parkland College, where she led the Cobras to three Region XXIV titles and advanced to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament three times.  Each of those national appearances earned the team respectable finishes of third (2010-11), sixth (2009-10), and fourth (2008-09).  In eleven years at the junior college level, Redeker has a 300-73 overall record (.804 winning percentage) and her teams have won at least 20 games in all 11 seasons.  Redeker has moved 42 players to play basketball at a variety of four-year schools during her junior college tenure.

Before roaming the college sidelines, Redeker served as the girls’ basketball coach at Unity High School (Tolono) from 1999-2007, where the Rockets earned a 158-62 record and won five regional titles.  In addition to coaching at Unity and Parkland, she spent 19 years as an elementary teacher (1999-2013) in the Tolono Unity and Casey Westfield school districts, teaching third, fourth, and fifth graders.

Redeker played collegiately at Southern Illinois-Carbondale where she was a four-year letter winner. During her time at SIUC, she helped lead the Salukis to a Gateway Conference Title and two NCAA appearances.  Redeker was an Honorable Mention All-Gateway Conference selection in 1992 and is second all-time for 3-pointers made in a career at SIUC.  She grew up in rural Crescent City, where she is the all-time leading scorer for boys and girls at Crescent-Iroquois High School and her jersey #20 was retired.  She was inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame in 2005 for her playing career.

On March 14, 2018, Coach Redeker was diagnosed with Stage 2A breast cancer. She had six cycles of chemotherapy from April to August and then had surgery with reconstruction in early September. Amazingly, she was on the court to run the Cougars’ first practice on October 1^st and has been at every practice and game so far this season. She continues to receive adjuvant chemotherapy treatments through April and is expected to make a complete recovery.

Stan Prosser

Assistant Coach - 6th year with ICC

With more than 30 years of coaching experience, Stan Prosser begins his sixth year as an assistant for the women’s basketball team.  Prosser’s specialty is helping the Cougar post players thrive, both in the paint and on the boards.  Previously at Eureka, Manito-Forman, and Midwest Central (Manito) high schools, he coached boys and girls basketball, as well as volleyball, cross country and track since 1980. A Villa Grove High School basketball star, Prosser graduated in 1975 and moved on to Eureka College. There he continued his basketball legacy eventually entering their Hall of Fame in 1991. He was an Assistant Coach on Eureka College’s Men’s 1993-94 NAIA (D-2) National Championship basketball team that also was inducted into their Hall of Fame.  Now retired from teaching, Prosser and wife, Jill, live in Goodfield and have three grown children: Chelsea, who played for Coach Redeker at Parkland College; Jordan, who played at Bradley; and Josh, who participated on the ISU track team.

Greg Martin

Assistant Coach - 20th year with ICC

Assistant Coach Greg Martin is beginning his 20^th season as part of the ICC women’s basketball staff.  He began coaching over forty years ago at St. Patrick’s Grade School in Washington, IL.  After teaching for 18 years at the junior high level, Greg moved onto Washington Community High School where he taught in the Social Studies department.  Coach Martin also serves as the JV volleyball coach, JV and varsity coach of both softball and girls’ basketball while at WCHS.  A graduate of Eureka College, Greg retired from teaching at the end of the 2006-07 school year after 38 years in the classroom.  As an assistant coach, Greg’s ability to listen, motivate, and encourage brings out the best of players in their mental approach to perform at greater heights.  His demeanor allows players to relax and achieve the success that is expected in the women’s basketball program at Illinois Central College.  Coach Martin and his wife Barb have been married 43 years; they have two married daughters, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Dennie Hieronymus

Assistant Coach - 6th year with ICC

Coach Dennie begins his 6th season on the ICC women’s basketball staff, specializing in scouting, recruiting, and film exchange. Previously, Hieronymus assisted Coach Redeker for six years while she was at Parkland College.  He began his personal basketball career after starring in three sports at Octavia High School (now Ridgeview High School) at Colfax. Hieronymus then earned degrees from Illinois State (1971) and Central Washington University (1994). As a career Naval Aviation Officer from 1972 to 1992, he held many positions, most notably flying numerous missions in P-3s, C-130s and C-118s; served aboard three aircraft carriers. He also was the Navy recruiter for Officer Programs at five central Illinois universities. Upon retiring from the Navy, he returned to assist with the management of the family farm. Hieronymus resides in Normal and has two adult children, Cara and Ryan. He is an avid Cubs’ fan and also has two grandsons, Noah and Marshall.

Jayson Alexander

Assistant Coach - 2nd year with ICC

Coach Jayson joined the staff in 2017 as a volunteer assistant and immediately made an impact on the team with his vibrant personality and passion for the game. He specializes in individual workouts and works with the guards in practice.  He also handles daily operations with travel and food arrangements.  Jayson earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Eureka College in May 2018.  He is originally from Las Vegas, NV and currently resides in Dunlap.

Destiny Ramsey

Assistant Coach - 1st year with ICC

• 1st season at Illinois Central College
• Played for Coach Redeker at ICC from 2014-16; was a 1st team NJCAA All-American as a sophomore, 3rd team NJCAA All-American as a freshman, All-Region 24 for 2 years, and Region 24 Freshman of the Year
• Played two years at University of Illinois-Springfield (2016-18) and earned bachelor’s degree from UIS in business administration in May 2018
• Is a licensed sales/service representative for Axel Jimenez State Farm Agency in Bloomington
• Originally from Bloomington, IL