Holmes On John R. Wooden Award Presented By Principal Mideseason Top 25 Watch List
LOS ANGELES – Indiana graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Principal Mideseason Top 25 Watch List, announced by the organization this evening.
In her final season with the Hoosiers, Holmes is averaging a team-high 19.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and shooting 66.9 percent from the floor along with 1.4 blocks per game. The Gorham, Maine native has put up double figures in 13 of 14 games and has a team-high three double-doubles. She leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage, third in scoring and fourth in blocks. Nationally, Holmes is fifth in field goal percentage and 29th in points per game.
She has led No. 14 IU to 12-straight wins and a 4-0 start in Big Ten play. Holmes is a 2023 Wooden Award All-America who was a top five finalist for the award in her senior season.
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.