University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Grace Grocholski
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Kettle Moraine High School
- Hometown:
- North Prairie, Wis.
2025-26: JUNIOR SEASON
All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches and media)
Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 22)
• Leads Minnesota with 380 points and is second at 12.7 points per game
• The guard-forward is shooting 47.8% from the field, 42.3% from 3-point range and 71.8% from the free throw line. The only other players in the country to post those percentages with as many attempts from each spot as Grocholski are UConn's Azzi Fudd, Indiana's Shay Ciezki, and UCLA’s Gianna Kneepkens.
• Has 217 career made 3-pointers, ranking No. 5 all time in Minnesota program history
• Ranks second on the Gophers' roster with 79 assists
• Against No. 7 Maryland on Dec. 7, Grocholski knocked down a career-high nine 3-pointers on her way to a career-best 31 points, tying for the second-most 3-pointers made in a single game in program history
• In Minnesota's win over Ohio State, Grocholski went 4-8 from the arc. She hit two 3-pointers in 28 seconds in the third quarter to extend Minnesota's lead to eight
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
Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman (coaches)
Big Ten All-Freshman team (media)
3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week
• 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
HIGH SCHOOL
3x Division I WBCA All-State Team
3x Waukesha Freeman Player of the Year
2023 Wisconsin Ms. Basketball Finalist
2023 McDonald's All-American candidate
• 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
• Played in the 'Who's Next All-American Game' at the 2023 Women's Final Four in Dallas, Texas
• 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).
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All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches and media)
Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 22)
• Leads Minnesota with 380 points and is second at 12.7 points per game
• The guard-forward is shooting 47.8% from the field, 42.3% from 3-point range and 71.8% from the free throw line. The only other players in the country to post those percentages with as many attempts from each spot as Grocholski are UConn's Azzi Fudd, Indiana's Shay Ciezki, and UCLA’s Gianna Kneepkens.
• Has 217 career made 3-pointers, ranking No. 5 all time in Minnesota program history
• Ranks second on the Gophers' roster with 79 assists
• Against No. 7 Maryland on Dec. 7, Grocholski knocked down a career-high nine 3-pointers on her way to a career-best 31 points, tying for the second-most 3-pointers made in a single game in program history
• In Minnesota's win over Ohio State, Grocholski went 4-8 from the arc. She hit two 3-pointers in 28 seconds in the third quarter to extend Minnesota's lead to eight
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
Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman (coaches)
Big Ten All-Freshman team (media)
3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week
• 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
HIGH SCHOOL
3x Division I WBCA All-State Team
3x Waukesha Freeman Player of the Year
2023 Wisconsin Ms. Basketball Finalist
2023 McDonald's All-American candidate
• 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
• Played in the 'Who's Next All-American Game' at the 2023 Women's Final Four in Dallas, Texas
• 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).
SHOP HERE: GRACE GROCHOLSKI JERSEY
Coach Plitzuweit NCAA Reaction
Sunday, March 15
Highlights: Gophers 55, Ohio State 60
Friday, March 06
Cinematic Recap: Gophers-Illini
Tuesday, March 03
Highlights: Gophers 78, Illinois 73
Sunday, March 01
