03 Feb 2024 Avery Mills – Beebe (501 Basketball Team 2024)

Winners of just three games last season, Beebe hits the reset button this year. With a new head coach and goals of rebuilding their basketball culture, the sky’s the limit for senior forward Avery Mills and the Lady Badgers.

“Avery plays with great effort on both ends of the floor,” Head Coach Jordan Riley said. “She is selfless and does whatever is necessary to help her team succeed. I expect Avery to have a successful year and begin helping us build a winning culture again here at Beebe.”

With renewed confidence on the court, Mills dedicates her senior season to her teammates, who have already surpassed last year’s win total.

“My favorite basketball memories are eating with my teammates before every home game,” she said. 

“Those times strengthened our relationships and brought us closer together. My teammates and the amazing friendships I’ve built through basketball keep me coming back year after year.”

In her basketball swan song, Mills is also committed to growing the future of Beebe basketball.

“I want to be remembered as a great leader who was well-liked by her teammates,” she said. “Someone who was caring, supportive and a good role model for younger kids.” 

“Avery serves our younger students by volunteering as a coach in the Beebe Youth Basketball League,” Riley said. 

“She also enjoys volunteering at our local food bank. She is a kind, genuine person who would go out of her way to do anything if she thought it would help someone.”