Ali Patberg was born to hoop. With her father Ron as coach, she led Columbus North High School to its first-ever Class 4A state championship her senior year en route to being named 2015 Indiana Miss Basketball, Gatorade Indiana High School Player of the Year, and USA Today All-USA Indiana Player of the year. And oh yeah, she also won a GOLD MEDAL with the 2015 Under-19 USA National Team.

Honoring her early commitment to Notre Dame, Ali was sidelined with an injury as a freshman and after her sophomore season decided to at last attend the school she grew up cheering for, Indiana University. Forced to missed yet another season due to the old transfer rules, Ali gained invaluable experience going head-to-head with Tyra Buss in practice and cheering on her teammates to a WNIT title in front of a packed Assembly Hall crowd.

When she finally took the floor as a Hoosier her impact was immediate and colossal. Under the guidance of Coach More, in the past two years Ali and her talented teammates, notably Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes, have taken IUWBB to the cusp of a Big Ten title and Final Four birth.

Now coming back for her remarkable 7th year of college, Ali is putting in the work to take care of what she deems “unfinished business,” and you better believe it will be thrilling for all of Hoosier nation to witness.