CHAMPAIGN — Tori McCoy received her first piece of recruiting mail back in eighth grade from Illinois State.
More than four years ago — and before she set foot inside St. Thomas More — the basketball standout was already hearing from Division I schools. With scholarship offers in tow.
The process intensified when the 6-foot-4 McCoy asserted herself in the starting lineup with the Sabers as a freshman. She saw it grow when she helped lead STM to a state title as a sophomore.
But McCoy was worried it might diminish after she suffered a torn ACL early on in her junior season.