South Carolina women's basketball: Top 2026 prospect announces top 10
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McKenna Woliczko, one of the top prospects in the 2026 class, has announced her top ten.
Her ten finalists are South Carolina, Southern Cal, Stanford, Ohio State, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Florida State, Texas, and Iowa.
Woliczko is ranked sixth in the 2026 class by ESPN HoopGurlz. On3 has not ranked that class yet. She attends powerhouse Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, CA, where she is also a talented softball player.
Woliczko plays primarily in the post in high school, but ESPN lists her as a wing. At 6-2 and relatively slender, she might be undersized to play the post in college. However, she more than held her own against 2024’s top post, Kate Koval in a game last December. Woliczko is also a gifted rebounder.
Woliczko has developed a solid jump shot with three point range, although she hasn’t shown it much in games. She moves exceptionally well without the ball and has an innate sense of when and where she needs to be.
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Woliczko was named the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year and National Sophomore of the Year. She was also the only freshman or sophomore nominated for the overall Player of the Year, which was won both years by Joyce Edwards.
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Woliczko has extensive experience with USA Basketball. She won gold at the Americas U16 Championship in 2023, and won gold and was named to the All-Star Five at the FIBA U17 World Cup this summer. In a game against Japan, she tied the American record with 17 rebounds.
Wolicxkon attended the Nike Skills Academy 2024, along with Gamecocks Edwards, Chloe Kitts, and Tessa Johnson.
As a freshman, Woliczko burst onto the national scene with a 29-point, 21-rebound game in the California state semifinals. Dawn Staley was at that game and quickly extended a scholarship offer.
Woliczko visited South Carolina in the summer of 2023. She visited Iowa in October of 2024. He has also visited North Carolina, Southern Cal, Colorado, UCLA, and others.
