Mackenzie Holmes

Mackenzie Holmes is an American college basketball player for the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference.

Mackenzie Holmes
Holmes with Indiana in 2023
No. 54 – Indiana Hoosiers
PositionForward
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolGorham (Gorham, Maine)
CollegeIndiana (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Holmes played basketball for Gorham High School in Gorham, Maine. She won state titles in each of her first two years.[1] As a senior, Holmes averaged 30.1 points, 16.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year. She was a three-time Southwestern Maine Activities Association Player of the Year.[2] Holmes left as her school's all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks.[3] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN,[4] she committed to playing college basketball for Indiana over offers from Iowa State, Boston College, Belmont and James Madison.[5]

College career

As a freshman at Indiana, Holmes averaged 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, making the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. She set the program record for field goal percentage (63.4).[6]

Holmes entered a starting role in her sophomore season.[7] She averaged 17.8 points and 7.6 rebounds while leading the Big Ten with three blocks per game. Holmes was named first-team All-Big Ten, made the media All-Defensive Team and became the first player in program history to earn Associated Press All-American honorable mention.[8]

As a junior, she averaged 15.2 points and seven rebounds per game, earning second-team All-Big Ten recognition.[9] On December 29, 2022, Holmes posted a career-high 32 points and 12 rebounds in an 83–78 loss to Michigan State.[10]

As a senior, Holmes averaged 22.5 points, 7.4 rebounds 1.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. She was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten.

References
  1. Ankony, Jack (March 15, 2020). "A basketball-crazy upbringing made Mackenzie Holmes a perfect fit in Bloomington". Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. "Gorham center wins state's Gatorade girls basketball award". Bangor Daily News. March 8, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. Price, Jeremy (January 21, 2020). "Mackenzie back Holmes again in Indiana". Reporter Times. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. "MacKenzie Holmes 2019 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. Blau, Jon (March 14, 2018). "IUWBB: Mackenzie Holmes becomes IU's third verbal commit for 2019". Times-Mail. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. Lowe, Mike (December 2, 2020). "Gorham's Holmes starts college season in perfect fashion". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. Price, Jeremy (October 27, 2020). "Holmes ready to expand game as a sophomore". The Herald-Times. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. Schumann, Mike (October 26, 2021). "IU women's basketball puts two on preseason All-Big Ten squad, picked to finish second in league". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  9. Jordan, Haley (October 5, 2022). "Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes Named Preseason All-Big Ten, Indiana Predicted to Finish Second". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  10. "Holmes Career-High Not Enough As No. 4 IU Falls At Michigan State". Indiana University Athletics. December 29, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.


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