McKenzie Forbes

McKenzie Forbes
No. 5 – Waverley Falcons
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBL1 South
Personal information
Born (2000-06-23) June 23, 2000 (age 24)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolFolsom
(Folsom, California)
College
WNBA draft2024: 3rd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentWaverley Falcons
Career highlights and awards

McKenzie Forbes (born June 23, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South. She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball at California, Harvard, and USC.

High school

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

College career

Forbes began her college basketball career for the California Golden Bears.[2]

Following her freshman year, she transferred to Harvard, where she planned to play for the Crimson. However, the school cancelled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] During her junior year at Harvard, she averaged 14.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[2]

After graduating from Harvard and being ineligible to play for the Crimson anymore, Forbes transferred to USC for the 2023–24 season.[4][5][6]

Career statistics

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

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

Forbes was drafted in the third round, 28th overall, by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2024 WNBA draft. On May 12, 2024, Forbes was waived by the Sparks.[8]

Forbes joined the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South and helped them win the 2024 NBL1 South championship.[9]

References

  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.
  8. ^ Marden, Andrew (May 12, 2024). "Folsom native Forbes waived by LA Sparks". fox40.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Pike, Chris (August 10, 2024). "Recap NBL1 South | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.