Mackenzie Holmes is an American

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player for the

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of the

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High school career

Holmes played basketball for Gorham High School in

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. She won state titles in each of her first two years. As a senior, Holmes averaged 30.1 points, 16.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was named Maine

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. She was a three-time Southwestern Maine Activities Association Player of the Year. Holmes left as her school's all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks. Rated a five-star

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, she committed to playing

for

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over offers from Iowa State, Boston College, Belmont and James Madison.

College career

As a freshman at Indiana, Holmes averaged 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, making the

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All-Freshman Team. She set the program record for field goal percentage (63.4). Holmes entered a starting role in her sophomore season. 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

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All-American honorable mention. As a junior, she averaged 15.2 points and seven rebounds per game, earning second-team All-Big Ten recognition. On December 29, 2022, Holmes posted 32 points and 12 rebounds in an 83–78 loss to

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. On February 13, 2023, she recorded a career-high 33 points in an 83–59 win over

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. Holmes led Indiana to the Big Ten regular season title and its most wins in program history. As a senior, she averaged 22.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and set program records in field goal percentage (68.0) and field goals made (281). Holmes was named a unanimous first-team All-American,

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and first-team All-Big Ten. She opted to return to Indiana for her fifth season of eligibility.

References

External links

Indiana Hoosiers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Mackenzie Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Maine People from Gorham, Maine Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Gorham High School (Maine) alumni All-American college women's basketball players Sportspeople from Cumberland County, Maine 2001 births