Illinois Wesleyan senior Shelby Gray (Coffeen, Ill., Hillsboro HS) has 55 career 3-pointers, ranking 24th in IWU history. She has career single game-highs of 17 points (vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2014), three rebounds (five times) and four assists (vs. Lindenwood-Belleville, 2014).
A business administration major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Brian and Sue Gray.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: The comfy chairs at State Farm
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Power Walking
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Eating Subway before EVERY away game
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? C – Chemistry freshman year
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Snakes
Worst habit: Biting my fingernails
Most expensive traffic ticket: $20 parking ticket – thanks, IWU
Language I’d like to learn: Portuguese
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A couple days
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Hot-headed
Favorite sports figure: Diana Taurasi
My greatest moment in sports was: Beating Carthage on "Senior Night" my freshman year
The best player I ever faced was: Paige Rakers, she went on to play at Michigan
Worst dresser on my team: Laryn Sapetti
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: A jar of Miracle Whip, it's probably been there since we moved in
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite food: Pizza
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "How to Get Away With Murder"
Favorite musical group: Old Dominion
Favorite movie: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Emma Watson
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "8 Girls, 1 House: Life at KKB"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Princess Diana
My dream job would be: A professional napper
Place I’d most like to live: Coastal North Carolina
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: A golden retriever
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Travel to all 50 states and ride on a sail boat
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My Johnny Football jersey, S/O Zineddine!
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Kaitlyn O’Boye, she gets to wake up to my smiling face each and every morning
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Recess
