Outlook

Mackenzie Hart Possesses an high basketball IQ ... Can score at all three levels ... Sees the floor ... Great distributor of the ball ... Originally committed to UMKC.

Career

Played in and started 69 career games … Averaged 10.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals … Tallied 693 career total points, 335 rebounds, 303 assists and 86 steals … Her 303 total assists rank seventh all-time … Scored in double figures 34 times … Helped elped the program to a 67-5 record, two conference titles, two region/district titles, two national tournament appearances and a fifth-place finish in 2022. 

Sophomore Year 2022-23

Named National Junior College Athletic Association D-II second-team All-American and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-American … Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II first-team and was selected the most valuable player … Also earned All-Region VI/Plains District first-team … Played in and started 34 games … Averaged 14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game Shot 44.8 percent from the field, 37.5 from 3-point range and 83.8 at the free throw line … Ranked third in the conference in scoring average, second in 3-point field goal accuracy, second in made 3-point field goals (57), fourth in total assists (135), fourth in assists per game and ninth in field goal accuracy … Scored in double figures in 25 games and was the teams’ leading scorer in 10 games … Also was the top rebounder three times, tops in assists 12 times and led in steals 13 games … Was selected as the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week four times, earning the honor in weeks three, seven, 11 and 14 … Earned her first POW after averaging 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in wins at Southeast (11-16-22) and versus Ottawa JV (11-19-22) … Poured in 25 points, dished out 10 assists and one was one rebound shy of becoming just the sixth player in team history to post a triple-double in a 78-54 win at Miami Dade (12-4-22), earning her a second KJCCC D-II Player of the Week honor … Averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals while leading JCCC to pair of blowout wins to garner the week 11 POW honor … Had 20 points, eight boards and six assists in an 81-30 win at Hesston (1-25-23) and followed with 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists in an 83-55 win over Highland (1-28-23) … Secured her fourth POW in week 14 while averaging 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two games … She opened the week with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in JCCC’s only setback of the season, a 59-48 loss at No. 6 Labette (2-15-23) … Followed with a career-best 31-points along with nine boards in a 112-25 win over Hesston (2-18-23) … Was 10-for-19 from the field, 5-for-9 beyond the arc and a perfect 6-for-6 at the line … Tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 98-53 win over Neosho County (2-25-23) … Averaged 18.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the three games of the Region VI/Plains District Tournament … Had a team-high 22 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 91-37 victory over Hesston in the first round … Followed with 17 points and eight rebounds in a 77-43 semifinal victory over Allen (3-10-23) … Helped JCCC to a thrilling 71-65 triple overtime victory over No. 5 Labette with 15 points and four assists (3-11-23) … Averaged 8.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.3 steals at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament  … Shot 90 percent at the free throw line, making 9-of-10 attempts … Tallied a total 18 rebounds and 18 assists in the three games … Her 18 assists rank tied for the fourth-most in team history … Opened the tournament with seven points, five rebounds and nine assists in a 92-42 win over Delta (3-22-23) … Her nine assists rank as the third-best game by a JCCC player in national tournament play … Followed with nine points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 60-55 loss to Harcum (3-23-23) … Closed out the tournament and season with nine points, six boards and fie assists in a 69-55 loss to Morton (3-24-23).

Freshman Year 2021-22 

Played in and started 35 games … Earned third-team Division II All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI/Plains District honors … Averaged 6.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game … Led the conference and ranked seventh in the NJCAA in total assists with 168 … That total also ranks tied for eighth on JCCC’s season assists chart … Scored in double figures nine times … Was the game leader in assist in 27 of the 31 games she played in … Opened her college career with six points, four rebounds and four assists in a 78-37 win over Bethany JV (11-1-21) … Scored a season-high 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and had four assists in a 78-48 win over Southwestern (11-12-21) … Followed with 10 points, five assists and three rebounds in a 105-53 win over Iowa Lakes (11-13-21) … Had seven points, a season-high nine assists and six rebounds to help lead JCCC to a 69-55 victory over No. 6-ranked Illinois Central (11-20-21) … Contributed eight points, eight assists and five boards in a 66-54 win over No. 4-ranked Lake Land (12-3-21) … Posted 13 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals in a 72-50 win at Southeast (12-11-21) … Had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists in a 69-44 win over North Platte (1-5-22) … Finished with 12 points and four assists in a 78-74 win at No. 5-ranked Labette (1-19-22) … Scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in a 72-60 win over Highland (2-16-22) … Had a line of seven points, nine assists and six rebounds in a 94-65 win at Neosho County (2-19-22) … Had seven points, seven rebounds and six assists in a 100-43 win over Hesston in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (2-28-22) … Averaged 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists over the four games at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament … Tallied a total of 17 assists in the tournament which ties her for fith all-time by a JCCC player in national tournament play … Had seven rebounds, seven assists and two points in JCCC’s 98-67 win over Cape Fear in the first round (3-15-22) … Her seven assists tie the sixth-best game by a JCCC player at nationals … Tallied eight points, five boars and three assists in a 77-74 win over Mesa (3-17-22) … Capped the tournament with 11 points and five assists in a 72-56 win over North Central Missouri, helping JCCC to a fifth-place national tournament finish (3-19-22).

High School  

Was a four-year starter for coach Rick Rhodes at Olathe West High School, Olathe, Kan. … Graduated 2021 … Rated the No. 16 best guard in the state of Kansas by MaxPreps.com ... Rated the No. 32 best player in the state and the No. 7 guard by Prep Girls Hoops ... Earned honorable mention Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Class 6A All-State as a junior and senior … Selected second-team 6A All-State by Sports in Kansas  as a senior … Was a three-time All-Sunflower League performer … Selected honorable mention as a sophomore, first-team as a junior and second-team her senior year … Averaged 10.2 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a junior … Led the league in steals and was second in assists her sophomore, junior and senior years …  Helped West reach the semifinals of the 6A State Tournament her senior year … Played club ball for KC Dream Basketball.

Personal  

Born Mackenzie Marie Hart on April 6, 2003, in Hutchinson, Kan. … Nickname is Kenzie … Daughter of Colby and Jamie Hart … Has three siblings; Cayson, Connor and Lennox … Major is undecided … Also recruited by UMKC and Kansas State University … Favorite food is a seafood boil …  Favorite restaurant is Hook & Reel … Favorite TV show is Rick and Morty … Favorite movie is Aladdin ... Favorite sports movie is The Blind Side … Favorite actress is Shay Mitchell … Favorite music entertainers are Lil Baby and Young M.A … Favorite cartoon character is Scooby-Doo … Favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Ja Morant  … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Her greatest sports moment was hitting a buzzer beater her senior year.