University of Minnesota Athletics
2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Grace Grocholski
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Kettle Moraine
- Hometown:
- North Prairie, Wis.
2025-26: JUNIOR SEASON
All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches and media)
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten Team
Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 22)
• Ended the season leading Minnesota in points (400) and second overall in points per game (12.7)
• Posted a 1.97 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season, ranking fourth in Minnesota's single-season history
• Finished her junior season shooting .424 from 3-point range, the seventh-best single-season mark in Minnesota's single-season records
• Has 221 career made 3-pointers, ranking No. 5 all time in Minnesota program history
• Is No. 9 on Minnesota's all-time 3-point field goal percentage (0.370)
• Finished second on the Gophers' roster with 95 assists
• Recorded 18 game scoring double figures
• Notched a double-double against Drake (Dec. 21) scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds
• Against No. 7 Maryland (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 No. 10 Ohio State (Feb. 18), 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
All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches and media)
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten Team
Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 22)
• Ended the season leading Minnesota in points (400) and second overall in points per game (12.7)
• Posted a 1.97 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season, ranking fourth in Minnesota's single-season history
• Finished her junior season shooting .424 from 3-point range, the seventh-best single-season mark in Minnesota's single-season records
• Has 221 career made 3-pointers, ranking No. 5 all time in Minnesota program history
• Is No. 9 on Minnesota's all-time 3-point field goal percentage (0.370)
• Finished second on the Gophers' roster with 95 assists
• Recorded 18 game scoring double figures
• Notched a double-double against Drake (Dec. 21) scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds
• Against No. 7 Maryland (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 No. 10 Ohio State (Feb. 18), 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
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