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Mackenzie Mgbako
No. 21 – Indiana Hoosiers
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born(2004-11-18)November 18, 2004(age 19)
NationalityNigerian / American
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeIndiana(2023–present)
Career highlights and awards

Mackenzie Mgbako(born November 18, 2004) is a Nigerian-Americancollege basketballplayer for theIndiana Hoosiersof theBig Ten Conference.He was a consensus five-starrecruitand one of the top players in the 2023 class.

Early life and high school career

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Mgbako grew up inGladstone, New Jerseyand initially attendedGill St. Bernard's School.[1]He averaged 19.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists as a junior.[2]Mgbako transferred toRoselle Catholic High Schoolbefore his senior season.[3]Mgbako was selected to play in the2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Gameduring his senior year.[4][5]He averaged 16.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists over 16 games during the season and missed one month due to an ankle injury.[6]

Recruiting

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Mgbako was a consensus five-starrecruitand one of the top players in the 2023 class, according to major recruiting services.[7]He initially committed to playing college basketball forDukeduring his junior year after considering offers fromKentucky,Ohio State,andMemphis.[8]Mgbako decommitted from Duke late into his senior season.[9]After being granted a release from hisNational Letter of Intentfrom Duke, he committed to playing college basketball forIndianaafter also consideringKansas.[10][11]

UScollege sports recruitinginformation for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mackenzie Mgbako
SF/PF 		Gladstone, NJ Roselle Catholic(NJ) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 12, 2023
Recruiting star ratings:Scout:N/ARivals:5/5 stars247Sports:5/5 starsESPN:5/5 starsESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:Rivals:9247Sports:10ESPN:9
  • Note:In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Indiana 2023 Basketball Commitments".Rivals.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2023.
  • "2023 Indiana Hoosiers Recruiting Class".ESPN.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking".Rivals.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2023.

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Indiana 33 33 27.0 .395 .327 .821 4.1 1.3 .4 .4 12.2

References

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  1. ^"Boys Basketball: CN Player of the Year powered Gill St. Bernard's".Courier News.March 26, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
  2. ^Frank, Evan (April 28, 2023)."Mackenzie Mgbako will play for Mike Woodson, Indiana basketball. 5 things to know".Indianapolis Star.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
  3. ^Zagoria, Adam (August 1, 2022)."Duke commit Mackenzie Mgbako transfers to N.J. powerhouse Roselle Catholic".NJ.com.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
  4. ^Minnick, Kevin (January 24, 2023)."Boys Basketball: Trio of N.J. standouts to play in McDonald's All-American game".NJ.com.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
  5. ^Kinney, Mike (January 30, 2023)."Roselle Catholic's No. 1 boys basketball team without 2 stars after double scare".NJ.com.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
  6. ^Minnick, Kevin (March 3, 2023)."Mgbako returned just in time to impact Roselle Catholic's championship run".NJ.com.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
  7. ^"Another major Kentucky-Duke battle. And the top UK basketball recruiting links".Lexington Herald Leader.March 9, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
  8. ^Borzello, Jeff;Biancardi, Paul(April 8, 2022)."Elite junior Mackenzie Mgbako verbally commits to Duke, giving Blue Devils five five-star commits in 2023 class".ESPN.com.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
  9. ^Marks, Brendan (April 11, 2023)."Five-star power forward Mackenzie Mgbako decommits from Duke: Where could he land?".The Athletic.RetrievedApril 12,2023.
  10. ^Borzello, Jeff;Biancardi, Paul(May 12, 2023)."Mackenzie Mgbako commits to Indiana basketball team".ESPN.com.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
  11. ^"5-star 2023 recruit Mackenzie Mgbako considering KU Jayhawks".The Kansas City Star.April 28, 2023.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
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