USI Women’s Basketball signs four to 2025-26 class
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball has announced its 2025-26 signing class for Head Coach Rick Stein‘s Screaming Eagles. Lily Graves, Alli Robertson, Ella Bobe, and Channah Gannon have signed national letters of intent to compete for USI in 2025-26.
“We are extremely excited to welcome these four young women to our USI family,” Stein said. “Our coaches take great pride in recruiting excellent players, good students, and outstanding people, and this recruiting class hits all three areas once again!”
Lily Graves (Indianapolis, Indiana) comes to USI out of Franklin Central High School, where she averaged almost 12 points and five rebounds per game as a junior in 2023-24. The 5’11” combo guard shot nearly 40 percent from the floor and 32 percent from long range. Graves also had 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. Graves has been an All-Conference First Team and all-county selection all three years in high school. She has also been an all-state selection. Graves tallied the most points and highest free-throw percentage each of her first three seasons in high school. Graves plays club basketball for Indiana Elite Drive.
Alli Robertson (Harrison, Ohio) is a 6’1″ forward from William Henry Harrison High School in Ohio. As a junior last year, Robertson posted over 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per outing. Robertson has been a three-time All-Southwest Ohio District Team and All-Southwest Ohio Conference First Team selection, two-time All-Ohio Team, and conference player of the year. Robertson’s high school squad was conference champions in 2023-24. Robertson is Harrison High School’s all-time leading scorer and set a school record for rebounds in a single season with 279 last year. The forward plays club basketball for Next Level.
Ella Bobe (Vincennes, Indiana) is a 5’9″ guard from South Knox High School. Bobe is the first Division I girls signee at South Knox since 1988. Last season, Bobe averaged 19.1 points, 4.2 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game as a junior. Bobe set South Knox’s single-season (495) and career points (1,175) records in 2023-24. Bobe was also named Sun-Commercial Player of the Year and IBCA Underclass Small School All-State for the second consecutive season. Bobe has also been all-conference all three years so far in high school. As a sophomore, Bobe set school records for single-game points (37) and assists (13) in addition to assists in a season (132). Bobe’s club team is the Nike Lady Gym Rats 17u EYBL.
Channah Gannon (Morrison, Tennessee) is a 6’4″ forward from Coffee County Central High School and sister of current USI Women’s Basketball sophomore forward Chloe Gannon. As a junior, Gannon helped Coffee County Central reach the final four of the Tennessee State tournament and was named to the BCAT All-State Team. The forward also led her squad to the school’s first-ever regional title. Gannon plays club basketball for Tennessee Flight.
“Every year we know we will graduate great student-athletes in our program, and this year certainly will be no different with our five seniors!” Stein added. “We must recruit high-impact players, and my coaching staff has done just that with their hard work into this early signing class.”
The early 2025-26 signing class is USI’s biggest since bringing in its 2023-24 class, as the Eagles only signed one true freshman last fall.
