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AUSTIN, Texas – Graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes was named to the 2023-24 College Sport Communicators Academic All-American first team, the organization announced. She becomes the program’s seventh Academic All-American selection and the first-ever two-time first team honoree.
A graduate in May 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in human development & family studies, Holmes held a 3.62 undergraduate GPA and additionally a 3.64 in her master’s degree work in 2023-24. Six of IU’s seven Academic All-Americans have played under head coach Teri Moren – Amanda Cahill (2017, 2018) Ali Patberg (2021), Grace Berger (2023) and Holmes (2023, 2024).
Holmes was unanimous All-Big Ten First Team, All-Big Ten Defensive team and USBWA and AP All-American in 2023-24, Holmes led Indiana (and second in the Big Ten) in scoring with 19.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and shooting a league-best 65.0 percent from the floor in 32 games. She scored in double figures in 30 of 32 games including 17 20-point games and two 30-point efforts along with a team-high six double-doubles. Nationally, Holmes finished third in field goal percentage, 13th in field goals made (260), 24th in points per game and 32nd in points (633). She was a Top 5 finalist for the 2024 Lisa Leslie Award, which honors the nation’s top center and appeared on a variety of national player of the year lists as a candidate including the Wooden Award, Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy and USWBA Ann Meyers Drysdale award.
The Gorham, Maine native finished her IU career as the program’s all-time leading scorer and second leading scorer between the men’s and women’s program with 2,530 career points. She also finishes with the program’s best field goal percentage for a career, shooting 63.9 percent from the floor while pulling down 990 rebounds and finishing second in all-time blocks with 258. She finished as the program’s all-time winningest player with 123 career victories and in the top five of 11 different statistical categories.
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