NIL OPPORTUNITIES |  Inside the Huddle Feature Story

CAREER

• Played all 125 possible games during her Illinois career, tied for the sixth-most in program history.
• Finished 13th on Illinois’ career scoring list with 1,495 points across her four seasons with the Orange and Blue.
• Closed her career ranked 16th on the all-time rebounding list at Illinois with 631 boards.
• 272 offensive rebounds ranked 11th all-time at Illinois.
• Finished 10^th on the Illini career list with 577 made field goals.
• Ranked 12^th all-time at Illinois with 319 free throws made.

2024-25 - SENIOR

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
• Her Hoops Stats Midseason All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (2/17/25)
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Illinois Female Spirit Award Winner
• Started all 32 games while averaging 33.4 minutes per game
• Averaged 13.5 points/game, 4.9 rebounds/game, 3.4 assists/game, and 1.1 steals/game
• Connected on 44.9% (155-for-345) of field goal attempts, shot 27% (10-for-37) from deep, and went 76.7% (112-for-146) from the free-throw line
• Tallied 432 points on the season
• Delivered 26 double-digit scoring efforts, including three games with 20+ points
• Recorded two double-doubles, coming against Canisius (12/2/24) and Nebraska (3/6/25)
• Set the program's Big Ten Tournament single-game assists record with 10 vs. Nebraska (3/6/25)
• Led Illinois in scoring eight times and rebounding in three games 

2023-24 - JUNIOR

• CSC Academic All-District
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 34 games while averaging 28.5 minutes per game
• Averaged 11.0 points/game, 5.0 rebounds/game, 2.2 assists/game, and 1.4 steals/game
• Connected on 49.3% (150-for-304) of field goal attempts and shot 73.7% (70-for-95) from the free-throw line
• Tallied 373 points on the season and surpassed 1,000 career points on March 21 in the first round of the WBIT vs. Missouri State
• Delivered 21 double-digit scoring efforts, including five games with 20+ points
• Scored a career-high 28 points in Illinois' WBIT Second Round win over Stony Brook
• Recorded three double-doubles, coming against Wisconsin (1/7/24), at Purdue (2/5/24), and vs. Missouri State (3/21/24)
• Led Illinois in scoring and rebounding in five games each
• Tied the program single-game record with 12 offensive rebounds on Feb. 5, 2024 at Purdue
• Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds at Purdue (2/5/24)
• Led Illinois in offensive rebounds on the season with 78 and steals with 47
• Recorded 75 assists across the season - the third-most by an Illini in 2023-24
• Played lockdown defense in the WBIT while being tasked with guarding each opponents' top scorer
  • Held opposing players to 4-for-29 3-point field goal shooting - 13.8%
  • Opposing players combined to shoot 27-for-78 from the field - 31%
  • Held each assignment below their season scoring average and field goal percentage
  • Opposing players entered the game averaging 16.38 PPG and were held to 13.6 PPG against Illinois

2022-23 - SOPHOMORE

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention – Coaches & Media
• CSC Academic All-District
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (12/19/22)
• Started all 32 games while averaging 30.2 minutes per game
• Averaged 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game
• Racked up 70 assists, 46 steals and two blocks
• Shot 44.8-percent from the field, 21.6-percent from 3-point range and 64.6-percent from the free throw line.
• Connected on 172-of-384 field goal attempts
• Career-high 26 points on 6-for-11 FG and 14-for-15 FT at Wisconsin (12/29/22)
• Four double-doubles and six 20-point scoring performances
• Scored in double digits in 25 games (all but seven on the season)

2021-22 - FRESHMAN

• Played in all 27 games and started 15, including the final eight of the season
• Ranked second on the team in both scoring (9.4 ppg) and rebounding (4.1 rpg) Averaged 23.3 minutes per contest
• Pushed her scoring average to 10.9 points per game in her 15 starts
• Ranked second on the team with 12 double-digit scoring games
• Ranked fourth on the team with 44 assists on the season, tallying multiple helpers in 14 contests
• Led the team in scoring with 14 points in her first-career Big Ten game at Michigan State (12/9/21)
• Scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-15 (.600) shooting and and tied a career high with two assists vs. Butler (12/12/21), becoming the first Illini freshman guard to score 20+ in a game since January of 2019, a span of 76 games
• Tallied 12 games with five or more rebounds, including a career-high eight boards at Wisconsin (2/6/22)
• Tied for the team lead with 14 points, and added two rebounds, two assists and two steals in first collegiate game in her home state of Minnesota (2/24/22)
• Recorded 14 points, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists in Big Ten Tournament win over Wisconsin (3/2/22), followed by an 18-point, five-rebound game in Round 2 vs. Nebraska (3/3/22)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN and ProspectsNation.com
• ESPN ranked as the No. 53 player overall and the No. 20 guard in the Class of 2021
• PropectsNation.com ranked as the No. 111 player overall, and the No. 35 guard in the Class of 2021
• PrepGirlHoops.com rated as the No. 39 overall player, No. 4 nationally among combo guards, and the No. 1 prospect in the state of Minnesota
• ASGR rated as the No. 44 overall prospect in the Class of 2021
• Four-year letterwinner at Park Center High School
• Named 2020-21 Minnesota Miss Basketball
• Three-time All-Minnesota honoree
• Three-time NWSC all-conference performer
• McDonald's All-American nominee
• Scored a school-record 2,573 career points for the Park Center Pirates
• Recorded more than 1,000 rebounds during her prep career
• Averaged 28 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals per game during her high school career 
• Led her team in points, steals and rebounds in each of her four seasons at Park Center
• As a junior in 2019-20, Led Park Center to conference and section championships and a berth in the state tournament with a 24-5 record
• Graduated with honors and was named to the Park Center High School Honor Roll 

Personal

• Full name is Adalia McKenzie. Nickname is Dal.
• Born Feb. 18, 2003 in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Lists her hobbies as painting, drawing, writing, reading, and playing Fortnite and Mario Kart
• Lists her favorite athlete as Kobe Bryant
• Plans to major in Sports Management