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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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23 Mackenzie Blazek

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Franklin, Indiana
  • High School Whiteland Community

Biography

Career Honors

  • 2020 Academic All-Big Ten

Junior - 2020-21

  • Announced her retirement from basketball prior to the start of the season (Oct. 23) after battling stress injuries in her leg that forced her to miss most of the 2019-20 season.
  • Received medical non-counter waiver from the Big Ten Conference (Dec. 11). 

Sophomore - 2019-20

  • Played in 14 games with five starts
  • Battled leg injury for most of the season
  • Ranked second on the team at 4.1 rebounds per game
  • Led the team in rebounding twice, including a 9-rebound game vs. Rutgers (Jan. 9) and a five-rebound game at Purdue (Jan. 16)
  • Shot 47.4 percent from the field overall, the best mark on the team (minimum 50 attempts)
  • Posted the team's two best single-game shooting percentages on the year with .714 (5-for-7) vs. Evansville (Dec. 15) and vs. Merrimack (Dec. 10).

Freshman - 2018-19

  • Played in 30 games for Illinois, earning three starts
  • Posted seven points and three rebounds in her debut in the Orange and Blue against Alabama A&M (Nov. 7)
  • Earned her first career start against Indiana (Dec. 28) to open the Big Ten slate, also posting a career-best 10 rebounds in the contest
  • Recorded three double-figure scoring games, including putting up a season-best 15 points against Purdue in the 2019 Big Ten Tournament (Mar. 6)
  • Averaged 3.1 rebounds per game and swatted 18 blocked shots on the season

High School

  • Four-time All-Conference honoree
  • Three-time IBCA All-State honoree
  • Two-time-All-State Super Team member
  • Four-time All-County player
  • Participated in the Junior and Senior Indiana All-Star games
  • Ranked No. 90 overall by ESPN Hoopgurlz
  • Daily Journal 2016-17 Player of the Year
  • Concluded her high school career with 1,165 rebounds, which ranks fourth in the state
  • Racked up 1,536 points during her high school career
  • Also played volleyball at Whiteland Community High School
  • Member of the National Honor Society

Personal

  • Daughter of Phil and Jen Blazek
  • Born October 7, 1999
  • Has one brother, Colton
  • Lists Steph Curry as her favorite professional athlete

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'3"
    4
  • 23

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3"
    23