Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Sells, Mackenzie
Jersey Number 10
Mackenzie Sells
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Livingston, Tenn.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
2014-15 (JUNIOR)
Earned first career start against Miami (11/17/14) and followed it with second straight start vs. Arkansas (11/20/14) … Played 15 minutes and collected three rebounds, both career highs, against Miami … Dished out career-high two assists in win vs. UCF (12/20/14) … Saw action in 15 games and scored in five
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... C-USA Academic Medal winner ... Appeared in 15 games, scoring 12 points and nine rebounds & Collected seven steals and two assists & Managed a season-high 11 minutes in the win at Miami (Nov. 15) & Had a career-best 2-of-3 performance with a triple, two rebounds, a block, a steal and six points against Kennesaw State (Dec. 12) & Tied a career-high with a pair of rebounds on three occasions & Collected two steals in the win at Clemson on Dec. 29.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
Saw 12 games of action, averaging 1.0 points and 0.6 rebounds ... Made her collegiate debut against Kennesaw State, logging three minutes of action on Nov. 9, 2012 ... Had a career performance at Louisiana, registering two 3-pointers, picking up two rebounds and dishing out an assist in 13 minutes of action ... Connected on her first free throw at South Dakota State (Dec. 1) ... Collected a pair of steals in wins over Louisiana and Arkansas State ... Made a two minute appearance versus Louisville in the NCAA Tournament First Round Game (March 24).
HIGH SCHOOL
Originally signed with the 2010 class & Garnered an 87 scouts grade by ESPN HoopGurlz & Named the 2011 2A Miss Basketball winner, becoming the fifth signee in the Rick Insell era to earn the plaudit & Nominated for the McDonald s All-American Game & Earned a spot on the 2011 Tennessee Sports Writers Association s All-State Team & Played for the East squad at the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee All-Star Game & Chosen as a 2010 Cookeville Herald-Citizen All-Upper Cumberland First Team member & Tabbed to the 2009 2A state all-tournament team after leading her school to a runner-up finish & Shared the 2011 District 8-AA MVP honor a year after winning it outright & Selected as the 2011 District 8-AA Tournament MVP & Picked as an all-tournament team member in Region 4-AA after her freshman and junior seasons & Collected the region s 2009 MVP accolade and the district s 2008 Freshman of the Year honor & Led her high school to a 29-6 overall and 10-0 district record as a senior & Averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.4 assists her final campaign, while hitting 48 percent of her field goals and 38 percent from 3-point territory & Nearly posted identical numbers as a junior, averaging 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 steals with a 47.7 field goal percentage & Surpassed the 1,000-point plateau by the end of her junior season & Competed on the AAU circuit with Tennessee Flight Silver & Helped lead the squad to the 2010 Nike Nationals championship & Included as one of 16 players on the 2010 Launching Pad list put together by HoopGurlz for its Best of Summer: Skills Edition story & Named the 2011 Prom Queen at her high school.
Earned first career start against Miami (11/17/14) and followed it with second straight start vs. Arkansas (11/20/14) … Played 15 minutes and collected three rebounds, both career highs, against Miami … Dished out career-high two assists in win vs. UCF (12/20/14) … Saw action in 15 games and scored in five
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... C-USA Academic Medal winner ... Appeared in 15 games, scoring 12 points and nine rebounds & Collected seven steals and two assists & Managed a season-high 11 minutes in the win at Miami (Nov. 15) & Had a career-best 2-of-3 performance with a triple, two rebounds, a block, a steal and six points against Kennesaw State (Dec. 12) & Tied a career-high with a pair of rebounds on three occasions & Collected two steals in the win at Clemson on Dec. 29.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
Saw 12 games of action, averaging 1.0 points and 0.6 rebounds ... Made her collegiate debut against Kennesaw State, logging three minutes of action on Nov. 9, 2012 ... Had a career performance at Louisiana, registering two 3-pointers, picking up two rebounds and dishing out an assist in 13 minutes of action ... Connected on her first free throw at South Dakota State (Dec. 1) ... Collected a pair of steals in wins over Louisiana and Arkansas State ... Made a two minute appearance versus Louisville in the NCAA Tournament First Round Game (March 24).
HIGH SCHOOL
Originally signed with the 2010 class & Garnered an 87 scouts grade by ESPN HoopGurlz & Named the 2011 2A Miss Basketball winner, becoming the fifth signee in the Rick Insell era to earn the plaudit & Nominated for the McDonald s All-American Game & Earned a spot on the 2011 Tennessee Sports Writers Association s All-State Team & Played for the East squad at the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee All-Star Game & Chosen as a 2010 Cookeville Herald-Citizen All-Upper Cumberland First Team member & Tabbed to the 2009 2A state all-tournament team after leading her school to a runner-up finish & Shared the 2011 District 8-AA MVP honor a year after winning it outright & Selected as the 2011 District 8-AA Tournament MVP & Picked as an all-tournament team member in Region 4-AA after her freshman and junior seasons & Collected the region s 2009 MVP accolade and the district s 2008 Freshman of the Year honor & Led her high school to a 29-6 overall and 10-0 district record as a senior & Averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.4 assists her final campaign, while hitting 48 percent of her field goals and 38 percent from 3-point territory & Nearly posted identical numbers as a junior, averaging 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 steals with a 47.7 field goal percentage & Surpassed the 1,000-point plateau by the end of her junior season & Competed on the AAU circuit with Tennessee Flight Silver & Helped lead the squad to the 2010 Nike Nationals championship & Included as one of 16 players on the 2010 Launching Pad list put together by HoopGurlz for its Best of Summer: Skills Edition story & Named the 2011 Prom Queen at her high school.
PERSONAL
Born MacKenzie Lee Sells on July 13, 1993, in Rickman, Tenn. & Daughter of Billy and Tonia Sells & Majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy/Exercise Science.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Rick Insell Conference USA Hall of Fame Announcement
Wednesday, July 09
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Women's Basketball Coach Rick Insell interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30