mackenzie holmes

Mackenzie Holmes was selected with the 26th pick in the WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm in April, but missed this season after having surgery on her knee.

Holmes was a unanimous first team All-Big Ten player and third team All-American this season after leading the Hoosiers in scoring with 19.8 points per game and rebounding with 6.8 per game.

It’s the third straight year the fifth-year center has been named an All-American. She was a first team selection last year and honorable mention in 2022.

Indiana will face 13th-seeded Fairfield in a first-round game on Saturday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Fifth-seed Oklahoma will play No. 12-seed Florida Gulf Coast in Saturday’s other game.

Holmes and Iowa star Caitlin Clark were the only unanimous selections on both of the 10-player teams.

Mackenize Holmes became Indiana’s all-time leading scorer and the 14th-ranked Indiana went on to defeat Purdue 95-62.

Mackenzie Holmes had 27 points and 11 rebounds, six Indiana players scored in double figures and the No. 14 Hoosiers routed Northwestern 100-59 on Sunday.

Mackenzie Holmes scored a season-high 32 points on 15-of-17 shooting and No. 16 Indiana rebounded from a big loss with an 85-62 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night.

Mackenzie Holmes had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 20 points, and Indiana extended its winning streak to 13 games with a 75-67 victory over Penn State.

Mackenzie Holmes scored 22 points in her homecoming game and No. 17 Indiana rallied in the second half to beat Maine 67-59.