2017-18 Georgia Women's Basketball Media Guide

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#33 MACKENZIE ENGRAM Forward » 6-2 » Senior » Powder Springs, Ga. /Hillgrove HS

MACKENZIE'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2016-17 SEASON (JUNIOR) » Member of the SEC Community Service Team » 2016-17 AllState Good Works Team nominee » Very involved in the community; helps out with Special Olympics and is team’s SAAC representative among other responsibilities » SEC Academic Honor Roll » Came on strong especially late in the season, with seven double-figure scoring games in the last 11 regular season contests » Averaged 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for the year -- both were third-best on the team behind AllSEC members Pachis Roberts and Caliya Robinson » 17 total double-figure games, two contests with 20 points or more and two double-doubles » Finished the regular season with back-to-back double-figure scoring games against Alabama and Florida » Scored 12 points in the SEC Tournament win against Auburn (3/2) » Played a pivotal role in the win vs. Alabama (2/23); scored a team-high 19 points, including a buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter 2015-16 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) » Had high hopes after a stellar freshman campaign, but was forced to miss the last 15 games recovering from an upper respiratory illness » Started the first 14 games of the season and played in 16 games total 2014-15 SEASON (FRESHMAN) » Named to SEC All-Freshman Team » Saw action in each of Georgia’s 31 games, drawing seven starts » Finished fourth on the team in scoring (7.7 ppg) and rebounding (4.5 rpg) » Took care of a trio of career firsts at Ohio State, reaching double digits in points and rebounds en route to her initial double-double in a Georgia uniform. » Scored all 12 of her points at Ohio State in the second half » Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 26 after leading UGA offensively against No. 10 Texas A&M (16 points) and No. 5 Tennessee (14 points). High School » A four-year starter and helped the Lady Hawks to a combined 93-24 record from 2010-14 » Rated as the nation’s No. 38 overall prospect by Prospect Nation, as well as No. 41 by Blue Star, No. 71 by ESPN Hoopgurlz and No. 72 by the Girls Basketball Report » Tabbed first-team All-State for Class 6A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as both a junior and a senior » Named first- and second-team All-State for Class 6A by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a junior and a senior, respectively » Honored as 2013 Cobb County Player of the Year by the Marietta Daily Journal » Finished her career at Hillgrove with school-record tallies of 1,699 points and 913 rebounds » As a senior, averaged 19.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game

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POINTS Kennesaw State (11/29/16)

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REBOUNDS Tennessee (2/5/17)

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4 Personal » Born November 29, 1995, Mackenzie is the daughter of Michelle Zelina and Derrick Engram » Older brother, Evan Engram, was drafted by the New York Giants with the No. 23 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft 4 » Major: Journalism » Recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship 46

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ASSISTS 8X, last vs. Auburn (3/2/17) BLOCKS Mississippi State (1/2/15) STEALS at Florida (2/26/17) MINUTES Tennessee (2/5/17)


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