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McKenzie Forbes
No. 34 – Los Angeles Sparks
PositionGuard / Forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-06-23) June 23, 2000 (age 23)
Folsom, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeCalifornia (2018–2019)
Harvard (2019–2023)
USC (2023–2024)
WNBA draft2024: 3rd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentLos Angeles Sparks

McKenzie Forbes (born June 23, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at California, Harvard, and USC.

High school[edit]

Forbes attended Folsom High School in Folsom, California.[1]

College career[edit]

Freshman season[edit]

Forbes attended University of California, Berkeley where she played for the California Golden Bears.[2]

Sophomore season[edit]

Forbes transferred to Harvard, where she planned to play for the Crimson. However, the school canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Junior season[edit]

Forbes played her junior season for the Crimson, where she averaged 14.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[2]

Graduate season[edit]

After graduating from Harvard and being ineligible to play for the Crimson anymore, Forbes transferred to the University of Southern California, where she played for the USC Trojans women's basketball team.[4][5][6]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018–19 California 33 0 16.9 36.9 36.6 65.7 1.5 1.4 0.2 0.4 1.1 5.3
2019–20 Harvard Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2020–21 Harvard Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Harvard 24 23 27.4 37.4 34.9 76.8 3.8 2.5 1.1 0.6 1.8 14.1
2022–23 Harvard 32 31 30.6 41.5 40.1 74.4 3.9 2.3 0.8 0.3 2.5 13.7
2023–24 USC 35 35 34.0 38.4 37.4 78.1 3.1 3.3 0.8 0.2 2.2 14.3
Career 124 89 27.3 38.9 37.4 75.2 3.0 2.4 0.7 0.3 1.9 11.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7]

Professional career[edit]

WNBA[edit]

Los Angeles Sparks (2024–present)[edit]

Forbes was selected as the 28th pick in the 3rd round of the 2024 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Davidson, Joe. "How Folsom's McKenzie Forbes put on a show at McDonald's All-American showcase". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Schnell, Lindsay. "JuJu Watkins has powered USC into Elite Eight. Meet the 'Yoda' who's helped her dominate". USA Today. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Abraham, Yvonne. "For McKenzie Forbes, transferring to Harvard has been a case of sibling revelry". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi. "Meet the sister-brother duo celebrating their March Madness moments together". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Kirschenbaum, Alex. "USC Women's Basketball: McKenzie Forbes Added To Women's College All-Star Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Evans, Luca. "'We have no knuckleheads': How USC women's basketball is clicking and winning". The Orange County Register. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Mckenzie Forbes College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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