TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head women's basketball coach Chad Killinger announced the addition of forwards Chloe Williams and Leah Yarbrough to the program Wednesday afternoon.
 
"We are happy to add two players with the potential that both Chloe and Leah have demonstrated in the past," Killinger said. "Their addition makes us deeper and more athletic at our forward positions and we're looking forward to begin working with them this summer."
 
Williams, a 6-3 forward from Los Angeles, California, comes to Terre Haute after spending the 2022-23 season at Tulsa. She appeared in 15 games for the Golden Hurricane as a freshman, averaging 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in limited minutes. Williams scored a season-high six points against Alcorn State and also added five points against Long Beach State. She pulled down a season-best three rebounds against Central Arkansas and also led Tulsa in blocked shots on two occasions.
 
Williams played her senior season at Bishop Montgomery (Calif.) High School, where she was an all-region and first team all-state selection. She averaged a double-double during the 2021-22 season, putting up 22.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game for a Bishop Montgomery team that was a perfect 8-0 in league play and reached the regional semifinals. Her 22.8 points per game ranked sixth in program history for single-season scoring, and she is one of just two players in program history to score 35 or more points in multiple games. For her accomplishments during the season, Williams was named the 2021-22 Del Rey League MVP.
 
A decorated recruit out of high school, Williams was a four-star prospect in the Class of 2022 by ESPN, where she was also ranked as a top-100 prospect entering her senior season. She was also ranked 129th overall and the 14th-best power forward prospect by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
 
"Chloe was very highly regarded coming out of high school and has the ability to play both inside and out," Killinger said. "She can handle the ball on the fast break, finish in the paint and knock down threes on the offensive end, while giving us a shot-blocking presence defensively. Her versatility fits in well with what we have tried to address this recruiting class and moving closer to the style of play that we would like to be able to execute."
 
Yarbrough, a 6-0 forward from Indianapolis, Indiana, joins the Sycamores after spending the last two seasons at UIC. She appeared in 35 games for the Flames, scoring 100 points and grabbing 43 rebounds in less than 300 minutes of playing time. Yarbrough's role increased as the 2021-22 season progressed, as she appeared in 26 games that season for UIC and averaged 3.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game for the Flames. She had a pair of double-figure scoring games and grabbed three or more rebounds on four occasions that season, including career-highs of 15 points and seven rebounds against Detroit Mercy. Yarbrough appeared in nine games last season for UIC, scoring two points against both Chicago State and Murray State and grabbing two rebounds against both Murray State and Bradley.
 
Yarbrough played her final two seasons of high school basketball at Brownsburg (Ind.) HS, where she was a part of the Bulldogs' 2021 IHSAA Class 4A State Runner-Up team. She also played at Marian Catholic (Ill.) HS prior to her time at Brownsburg.
 
"Leah is a kid that I got the opportunity to watch a few years ago during the evaluation periods in July and I was impressed with how hard she played and how well she rebounded the ball," Killinger said. "She has the potential to stretch the floor a little bit and create some good matchups within our offense.
 
Williams and Yarbrough become the fifth and sixth college transfers, and third and fourth four-year college transfers, to sign with the Sycamores this season after Saint Louis transfer Kiley Bess, Wisconsin transfer Savannah White and junior college transfers Deja Jones and Olivia Medford signed with the program in May. The six college transfers join four incoming freshmen who signed with Indiana State in November as part of this season's signing class.
 
Indiana State Women's Basketball 2023-24 Newcomers
Asia Donald // 5-9 // G // Hobart, Ind. // Hobart HS
Kiley Bess // 6-0 // G // Poplar Bluff, Mo. // Poplar Bluff HS/Saint Louis
Deja Jones // 5-9 // G // San Antonio, Texas // East Central HS/Cochise College
Olivia Medford // 5-11 // G // Rockville Centre, N.Y. // Long Island Lutheran HS/Monroe College
Jailah Pelly // 5-9 // G // Belleville, Ill. // O'Fallon Township HS
Keslyn Secrist // 5-10 // G // Draper, Va. // Pulaski County HS
Saige Stahl // 6-1 // F // Seymour, Ind. // Columbus East HS
Savannah White // 6-2 // G // St. Paul, Minn. // DeLaSalle HS/Wisconsin
Chloe Williams // 6-3 // F // Los Angeles, Calif. // Bishop Montgomery HS/Tulsa
Leah Yarbrough // 6-0 // F // Indianapolis, Ind. // Brownsburg HS/UIC
 
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