CHICAGO– Women's basketball head coach Ashleen Bracey announced Friday afternoon Tara Green will be transferring to UIC ahead of the 2023-24 season. The senior is joining the Flames with two years of eligibility left after making stops at New Orleans and Kilgore College (TX).

"We are thrilled to welcome Tara Green to our Flames family," Bracey said. "She brings a much-needed paint presence to our roster.  She is an incredibly efficient player that impacts the game on both sides of the ball. Tara brings Division I playing experience and a competitive mentality that will elevate our team. She is a high character young lady that is committed to helping build UIC into a championship caliber program."

In her lone season at New Orleans, Green played in 28 games with two starts. She was the second leading scorer (9.9 PPG) and leading rebounder (6.1 RPG) for the Privateers during the 2022-23 season.

Green scored in double figures 12 times, grabbed 10-plus rebounds six different times and earned five double-doubles. Her most notable performance came against Nicholls State (Feb.23) when she scored a season-high 28 points and nabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to help lead the Privateers to an 88-73 victory.

Prior to her time in New Orleans, Green spent two seasons at Kilgore College (TX). Across 44 contests with the Rangers, she totaled 46 blocks, averaging more than a block a game.

Green grew up in West Helena, Ark. and was a two-time All-State selection and four-time All-Conference selection. In her four years at Central High School, she averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks per game.

She is the sixth women's basketball student athlete to transfer to UIC this offseason, joining Keimari Rimmer, Krystyna Ellew, Makiyah Williams, Sandra Frau-Garcia and Dais'Ja Trotter.