CHICAGO – UIC women's basketball head coach Ashleen Bracey announced Wednesday Krystyna Ellew will be transferring to UIC after playing at Wisconsin the past two seasons.

Ellew joins Keimari Rimmer as the second student-athlete to transfer to UIC this offseason. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Chicago-native, Krystyna Ellew, back home," Bracey said. "Krystyna brings two years of Big 10 experience that will translate nicely to the Missouri Valley Conference.She adds size, strength, and depth for us at the guard position and has the ability to score the ball on all three levels. Krystyna is committed to the standards and values of our program and elevates our team on and off the basketball court."  

A rising junior, Ellew played in more than 50 games for the Badgers with 16 starts over the past two seasons.  

Ellew's scored 29 points in her Badgers debut against St. Thomas on Nov 10., shooting 60 % from the field. She also netted 21 points against Green Bay on Dec. 21. Ellew also shot a team-best 80% from the free throw line her freshman year.  

In her sophomore season, Ellew scored 13 against Florida State on Dec. 1. She also hit double figures against Milwaukee (Nov. 7) and Bradley (Nov. 16).  

During her time at Taft High School, she was a 2021 IBCA first-team All-State and AP Second-Team All-State. She averaged 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists her senior year. She is the all-time leading scorer (1,758 points) for coach Iveta Salkauske.  

Ellew was a four-time all-conference and Chicago All-City, averaging 20-plus points and eight-plus rebounds over her high school career. She broke the school record scoring 58 points on 25 field goals versus Lane Tech in 2019.  

Ellew was selected for the 2018 and 2019 All-State Third-Team and was also named to the 2017 All-State Honorable Mention team. She played for the Lady Lighting AAU program under coach Mike Seberger.