CHARLESTON, ILL — Eastern Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant has made another addition to the roster with forward Georgia Cox, who will join the team for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
Cox hails from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia where she played club basketball for Ballarat Rush. She helped lead the squad to country championships in all four of her years there, something that had only been done on either the boys or girls side three times in the tournament’s history, which dates back to the 1960s. In her last year, she averaged 12 points per game, seven rebounds per game, and four assists per game while shooting 90% from the free throw line and 51% from the field. She was apart of the elite junior state development program from U12 to U18, and also made the Victorian State Team in both 2020 and 2021. She helped lead the team to a bronze finish in 2021 at nationals. At age 16 she was a development player in NBL1, the semi-professional league in Australia.
“Adding a 6’4″ post to a roster is really exciting.” said coach Bollant. “Georgia has great length and can step out and shoot the three. She can finish with both hands and is very skilled for her size. We are really hopeful that she can have a great impact on our program.”