University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Grocholski, Grace
Jersey Number 25
Grace Grocholski
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Kettle Moraine High School
- Hometown:
- North Prairie, Wis.
Bio
2024-25: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)… Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… Was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 24)… Led Minnesota’s roster with 473 total points… Ended her sophomore campaign with a team-best 13.1 points per game… Dished out a career-best eight assists against Rutgers and Belmont… Reached double figures in scoring 24 times… Recorded her first career double-double against Northwestern with a team-best 27 points and 10 rebounds… Led the Big Ten in total minutes played with 1,246:39… Played a full 40 minutes eight times and a full 45 minutes against Gonzaga in the WBIT semifinal… Was named Big Easy Classic Tournament MVP after leading Minnesota in points (32), points per game (16.0), 3-point field goals (7), and steals (3).
2023-24: FRESHMAN SEASON
Named a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team member by the league's coaches... Also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by the media...Ranked first on the team in three-pointers (79) and third on the team in points per game when she averaged 10.8...Started in all 36 games as a freshman...shot 39.6 from the field and 34.6 from three-point range...Scored 12 points and added four rebounds in her postseason debut against Rutgers in Minnesota's Big Ten Tournament first round win... Is the fourth Minnesota player to win three or more Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in a single season... Started a perfect 8-of-8 on her way to a career high 27 points against Northwestern, hit 6-of-7 3FG... Tied a freshman program record for threes made (7) at Rutgers, finished with 23 with 15 in the second half... Flourished in the fourth quarter against Michigan, scoring 16 of 19 points in the final quarter with those 16 points in the fourth being the fourth-most in program history in the fourth quarter against a Big Ten team... Hit a clutch three with 39 seconds left to cut the five-point Drake lead to two before the Gophers won in 2OT... Erupted for 26 points against Norfolk State... Registered a career high seven assists against CSUN while also committing zero turnovers in 26 minutes... Scored six seconds into her college debut, finishing with 10 points in her first college game.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
A right-handed guard/forward out of Kettle Moraine High School by way of North Prairie, Wis... Ranked as the No. 98 women's basketball prospect in the country according to ESPN's HoopGurls' rankings and the No. 2 overall recruit out of the state of Wisconsin... Won back-to-back Wisconsin state championships with her high school... During her senior season averaged 24.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.0 steals per game... Ended her prep career with 2,294 career points, the 13th-most in Wisconsin state history... Left Kettle Moraine as the program's all-time leading scorer... Led Kettle Moraine High School to a 91-18 record over her four seasons with the Lasers and was named tot he Division I WBCA All-State team three of her four seasons while also being named to an honorable mention list during her freshman season... Was selected as a McDonald's All-American team candidate and was a 2023 Wisconsin Ms. Basketball finalist... Played in the 'Who's Next All-American Game' at the 2023 Women's Final Four in Dallas, Texas... Named the Waukesha Freeman Player of the Year for the third-straight year, becoming the only ever three-time winner... Was a two-sport athlete, playing volleyball where she was a three-time First Team All-State selection.
PERSONAL:
Child of Tara and Gary Grocholski (Pronounced gruh-HUL-ski).
PLITZUWEIT ON GROCHOLSKI:
"Grace is an incredible young lady and a person who competes in everything she does," Plitzuweit said. "First and foremost, she is an outstanding fit for the University of Minnesota academically with a GPA over a 4.0. Secondly, she competes on the court and has experienced a tremendous amount of success winning back-to-back state championships in Wisconsin at Kettle Moraine High School and also by winning a National Championship with her AAU Team of the Wisconsin Lakers. On the basketball court, Grace is tough, she can defend multiple positions, and she rebounds at a very high level. Offensively, she is very versatile and demonstrates that with her ability to shoot it, score at the rim, and with her tremendous ability to create for others with her passing ability. We are thrilled to have Grace as well as the Groholskis joining our Gopher family."
SHOP HERE: GRACE GROCHOLSKI JERSEY
Was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)… Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… Was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 24)… Led Minnesota’s roster with 473 total points… Ended her sophomore campaign with a team-best 13.1 points per game… Dished out a career-best eight assists against Rutgers and Belmont… Reached double figures in scoring 24 times… Recorded her first career double-double against Northwestern with a team-best 27 points and 10 rebounds… Led the Big Ten in total minutes played with 1,246:39… Played a full 40 minutes eight times and a full 45 minutes against Gonzaga in the WBIT semifinal… Was named Big Easy Classic Tournament MVP after leading Minnesota in points (32), points per game (16.0), 3-point field goals (7), and steals (3).
2023-24: FRESHMAN SEASON
Named a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team member by the league's coaches... Also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by the media...Ranked first on the team in three-pointers (79) and third on the team in points per game when she averaged 10.8...Started in all 36 games as a freshman...shot 39.6 from the field and 34.6 from three-point range...Scored 12 points and added four rebounds in her postseason debut against Rutgers in Minnesota's Big Ten Tournament first round win... Is the fourth Minnesota player to win three or more Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in a single season... Started a perfect 8-of-8 on her way to a career high 27 points against Northwestern, hit 6-of-7 3FG... Tied a freshman program record for threes made (7) at Rutgers, finished with 23 with 15 in the second half... Flourished in the fourth quarter against Michigan, scoring 16 of 19 points in the final quarter with those 16 points in the fourth being the fourth-most in program history in the fourth quarter against a Big Ten team... Hit a clutch three with 39 seconds left to cut the five-point Drake lead to two before the Gophers won in 2OT... Erupted for 26 points against Norfolk State... Registered a career high seven assists against CSUN while also committing zero turnovers in 26 minutes... Scored six seconds into her college debut, finishing with 10 points in her first college game.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
A right-handed guard/forward out of Kettle Moraine High School by way of North Prairie, Wis... Ranked as the No. 98 women's basketball prospect in the country according to ESPN's HoopGurls' rankings and the No. 2 overall recruit out of the state of Wisconsin... Won back-to-back Wisconsin state championships with her high school... During her senior season averaged 24.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.0 steals per game... Ended her prep career with 2,294 career points, the 13th-most in Wisconsin state history... Left Kettle Moraine as the program's all-time leading scorer... Led Kettle Moraine High School to a 91-18 record over her four seasons with the Lasers and was named tot he Division I WBCA All-State team three of her four seasons while also being named to an honorable mention list during her freshman season... Was selected as a McDonald's All-American team candidate and was a 2023 Wisconsin Ms. Basketball finalist... Played in the 'Who's Next All-American Game' at the 2023 Women's Final Four in Dallas, Texas... Named the Waukesha Freeman Player of the Year for the third-straight year, becoming the only ever three-time winner... Was a two-sport athlete, playing volleyball where she was a three-time First Team All-State selection.
PERSONAL:
Child of Tara and Gary Grocholski (Pronounced gruh-HUL-ski).
PLITZUWEIT ON GROCHOLSKI:
"Grace is an incredible young lady and a person who competes in everything she does," Plitzuweit said. "First and foremost, she is an outstanding fit for the University of Minnesota academically with a GPA over a 4.0. Secondly, she competes on the court and has experienced a tremendous amount of success winning back-to-back state championships in Wisconsin at Kettle Moraine High School and also by winning a National Championship with her AAU Team of the Wisconsin Lakers. On the basketball court, Grace is tough, she can defend multiple positions, and she rebounds at a very high level. Offensively, she is very versatile and demonstrates that with her ability to shoot it, score at the rim, and with her tremendous ability to create for others with her passing ability. We are thrilled to have Grace as well as the Groholskis joining our Gopher family."
SHOP HERE: GRACE GROCHOLSKI JERSEY
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