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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 12, 2008 San Bruno, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Iowa (commit) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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McKenna Woliczko (born May 12, 2008) is an American basketball player who attends Archbishop Mitty High School. She is considered the No. 6 recruit in the class of 2026 by ESPN.
Woliczko is the daughter of Aaron and Erica Woliczko. She began playing softball at seven years old. She also played soccer, volleyball and basketball growing up. Her mother was a three-sport athlete at Capuchino High School, playing volleyball, soccer and softball. Erica played college softball at University of the Pacific (UOP). Her father played college basketball at UOP, where he met his future wife. Aaron then served as head coach of the men's basketball team at Montana Tech, after serving as an assistant coach at his alma-mater. [1] Aaron is the West Coast Conference's Senior Associate Commissioner for men's basketball and sports administration. [2]
Woliczko attends Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California where she was a two-sport athlete playing both softball and basketball. [3] During her freshman year she was named a MaxPreps Freshman All-American selection, and named the MaxPreps Co-National Freshmen of the Year, along with Jerzy Robinson. [4] During her sophomore year, she averaged 22.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and named a MaxPreps All-American selection. [5]
During her junior year she averaged 22.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in ten games, before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in her right knee on January 4, 2025. [6] [7] She made her return a year later on January 2, 2026, and scored 19 points and 13 rebounds. [8] [9] On February 2, 2026, she was selected to play in the 2026 McDonald's All-American Girls Game. [10]
Woliczko is considered a five-star recruit. Her final four schools included Iowa, South Carolina, Ohio State. and USC. [11] On October 1, 2025, she committed to play college basketball at Iowa. As the No. 6 overall player in the class of 2026, she became Iowa's highest-ranked recruit since Caitlin Clark. [12] [13] On November 12, 2025, she signed her National Letter of Intent to play at Iowa. [14]
Woliczko represented the United States at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship where she averaged 11.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game and won a gold medal. Following the tournament she was named to the All-Star Five. [15]
She represented the United States at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup and won a gold medal. She averaged 12.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per games, and was named to the FIBA U17 World Cup All-First Team. [16] On July 19, 2024, during the quarterfinals against Japan she recorded 17 rebounds, tying Aquira DeCosta's single-game rebound record for the United States. [17]
