• McKenzie Forbes

    • Height: 6’1''

    • Position: Small Forward (3)

    • Birthdate: June 23, 2000

    • Nationality: American

    • College: USC

     

    Mckenzie Forbes STATS

    2024-2025: Mainland Pouakai (New Zealand – D1 – Starting 5) 

    18.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.8 apg, FG: 37.4%, 3PT: 35.2%, FT: 80.4%

    2022-2023: Waverly (Australia - Starting 5)

    15.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.7 apg, FGP: 39.3%, 3PT: 37.4%, FT: 78.6%

    Scouting Report

    McKenzie is the quintessential big wing. She can shoot the 3 with ease and can take advantage of smaller wings with her size, but she's athletic enough to blow by 4’s. With a strong build, she can get to any spot on the court and she can guard positions 2-4. She gets out on the break and can score from all 3 levels. She finds her way to her spots with ease and is a natural leader.

    2023-24 SEASON

    • Portland Region 3 All-Tournament Team
    • Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 List
    • Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List
    • All-Star Game Watch List
    • All-Pac-12 Team
    • Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • Pac-12 Player of the Week (12/26)
    • USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (12/27)
    • Started all 35 games
    • Averaged 14.3 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game
    • Scored 1,000th career point vs. Cal Poly on 11/28.
    • Averaged 17.3 ppg at Pac-12 Tournament
    • Scored in double digits in USC’s last six games, including all four NCAA Tournament games
    • Scored a career-high 36 points at Long Beach State, including a career-high 13 free throws made on 16 attempts
    • Season-high six 3-pointers made in NCAA Second Round vs. Kansas
    • Shot .400+ from beyond the arc 14 times

    2022-23 SENIOR SEASON AT HARVARD
    • Team captain
    • Named to Ivy League Madness All-Tournament Team
    • Appeared in all 32 games with 31 starts, averaging 30.4 minutes per game
    • Averaged 13.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and shot .415 from the floor
    • Scored in double digits in 21 games
    • Scored a season-high 27 points in Ivy Semifinal win over Columbia, also matching her career high of two blocks
    • Matched career high of seven assists vs. Maine (12/18/22)

    2021-22 JUNIOR SEASON AT HARVARD
    • Second Team All-Ivy League
    • Appeared in 24 games with 23 starts, averaging 27.6 minutes per game
    • Averaged 14.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game
    • Tallied a career-high 30 points vs. Penn (Feb. 12)
    • Scored in double figures in 16 games
    • Named Ivy League Player of the Week on Jan. 7

    2020-21 SEASON AT HARVARD
    Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

    2019-20 SEASON AT HARVARD
    Did not compete in first season at Harvard due to NCAA transfer rules.

    2018-19 FRESHMAN SEASON AT CAL
    • Earned All-Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention
    • Appeared in all 33 games, averaging 17.0 minutes per game
    • Averaged 5.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game and made 34 threes
    • Scored a season-high 22 points vs. Harvard (12/30/18)
    • Two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week

    NATIONAL TEAMS
    • Selected as a reserve player for the 2018 USA National Team

    HIGH SCHOOL
    Four-year letter winner and captain at Folsom (Calif.)High… Named a McDonald's All-American… Named a Jordan Brand Classic All-American… 2018 McDonald's All-American 3-Point Shooting Champion… Selected to the Canada Ballin' Across Borders Global Games… Named the Sacramento Bee Player of the Decade for 2010-20… 2018 Sacramento Bee Player of the Year… Named to the First Team All-City from 2016-18… Three-time Sierra Foothill League MVP from 2016-18… Named to the First Team All-State and First Team All-Northern California in 2018… Earned an ESPN 5 Star ranking in 2018… Selected as an alternate for the 2018 USA U19 Team… Folsom all-time leading scorer… Played AAU for the Cal Stars… Folsom Hope STARS After School Program volunteer… Participant in the Hooked on Books Literacy Campaign… Coached 13U travel girls basketball.

    PERSONAL
    McKenzie "Kenzie" Elizabeth Forbes was born June 23, 2000 in Beverly Hills, Calif.... The daughter of Sasha and Sterling Forbes... Has three brothers: Marcus, Max and Mason... Mason, also played basketball at Harvard (2019-22)... Her father, Sterling Forbes Jr., played at Texas State and professionally in Argentina and with the Harlem Globetrotters… Grandfather, Sterling Forbes Sr., was an All-American at Pepperdine, a 1960 draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, and spent three years with the Harlem Globetrotters... Enjoys reading, organizing and dancing in her free time... Says her father is her biggest sports hero.... Would like to travel to Jamaica and Spain... Hopes to pursue a career as an NBA coach or general manager... Pursuing a master's degree in entrepreneurship and innovation at USC.