Holmes Named To John R. Wooden Award Presented By Principal Late Season Top 20 Watch List
1/30/2024 6:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Indiana graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes has been named to the 2023-24 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Principal Late Season Top 20 Watch List, announced by the organization this evening.
A 2023 Wooden Award All-America as a senior season, Holmes is one of three candidates for the award from the Big Ten. She is averaging a team-high 20.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and shooting 67.4 percent from the floor along with 1.5 blocks per game. The Gorham, Maine native has put up double figures in 18 of 19 games and has a team-high five double-doubles. She leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage, second in scoring and fourth in blocks. Nationally, Holmes is fifth in field goal percentage and 19th in points per game. She has led No. 10 IU to a 17-2 overall record and 8-1 record in Big Ten play heading into a Wednesday night matchup at Maryland.
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All-America Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
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A 2023 Wooden Award All-America as a senior season, Holmes is one of three candidates for the award from the Big Ten. She is averaging a team-high 20.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and shooting 67.4 percent from the floor along with 1.5 blocks per game. The Gorham, Maine native has put up double figures in 18 of 19 games and has a team-high five double-doubles. She leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage, second in scoring and fourth in blocks. Nationally, Holmes is fifth in field goal percentage and 19th in points per game. She has led No. 10 IU to a 17-2 overall record and 8-1 record in Big Ten play heading into a Wednesday night matchup at Maryland.
Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award Program hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball recognizing The Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All-America Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award Legend of Coaching recipient. Honorees have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
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