Players

Marlena Williams

Year Inducted: 2025

Category: Players

Schools / Organizations:

(Peoria) Manual High School

Illinois Central College

The University of Missouri

Biography:

Marlena scored 1,017 career  points and grabbed 515 rebounds as a two-year starter at (Peoria) Manual High School, graduating in 1997. She averaged 20.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and shot 56 percent from the field as a senior.

Marlena earned all-state player honors, then was a two-time NJCAA national champion at Illinois Central College. She was the 1998 national tournament MVP and a two-time All-American. She played her final two years at The University of Missouri, totaling 759 points in 62 games.

(Photo is courtesy of Illinois Central College Athletics.)