Former USC women's basketball standout heading to play international semi-pro basketball.
Former USC women's basketball star McKenzie Forbes is heading south of equator to play semi-professional basketball in Australia with the Waverley Falcons. The Falcons are part of NBL1 in Australia, and is partnered with the nation's professional basketball league, the Women's National Basketball League.Forbes heads to Australia after she was initially drafted in the third round of the WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.
She joins a team that is strong in the NBL1 South, after advancing to the league's Grand Final in 2023. They fell short of the championship though, losing to the Bendigo Braves. Forbes finished up her final year of women's college basketball at USC, where she averaged 14.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game as she helped USC advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in three decades. She also made the All-Pac-12 team,
Prior to joining the Trojans last season, Forbes spent four years at Harvard and one year at Cal. She finished her college career averaging 11.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.Eva graduated from UCLA in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Communication. She has been covering college and professional sports since 2022.
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