Iowa women's basketball makes major recruiting statement with McKenna Woliczko commitment

For all the elite recruiting conversations Jan Jensen and Iowa women’s basketball have now entered, many of them ultimately end in disappointment.

McKenna Woliczko is different.

The 6-foot-2 forward, currently ranked as 247Sports Composite’s and ESPN's No. 6 overall prospect in the 2026 class, has committed to the Hawkeyes. Woliczko's Oct. 1 decision finishes off an intense months-long battle that spanned coast to coast, as Iowa held off giants like South Carolina, USC and Ohio State to land Woliczko as Jensen’s first major recruiting win since taking over the program in May 2024.

Woliczko made a trip to Iowa City the weekend of Aug. 30 for her last official visit, positioning Iowa to make the final pitch after initially getting her on campus in October 2024. The Hawkeyes’ top competitor for Woliczko has been South Carolina, which she officially visited in June. That alone accentuates how big a recruiting victory this is for Jensen and company.




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