Mackenzie Riccitelli
14 Mackenzie Riccitelli
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Fy.
  • Hometown:
    Boardman, Ohio
  • High School:
    Boardman
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Education and Mathematics
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    16.6
  • fg %
    40.0
  • 3pt %
    31.3
  • ft %
    84.3
  • reb/g
    4.8
  • a/g
    2.6
Bio

2024-25: First Scot to be named NCAC Newcomer of the Year since Kym Wenz in 2006-07 and fourth overall … Also received third-team All-NCAC honors after leading the team in scoring as a first-year … Third in the conference with 16.6 points per game … Second on the squad with both 4.8 rebounds per contest and 2.6 assists per game … Team leader with 2.1 steals a night … Third on the team in both field goal percentage (.400) and three-point percentage (.313) among Scots who played 20 or more games … Scored in double figures for the first 15 games of collegiate career … Finished the season with double digit scoring efforts in 22 of 25 games … Went for 20 or more points nine times during the season … Landed in Wooster single-season record books in multiple places, including seventh in single season scoring (416 points), 10th in scoring average (16.6 points per game), sixth in three-pointers (45) and seventh in free-throw percentage (.843) … Free throw percentage also currently ranks first in career records … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on Nov. 19 following double-double in win against Franciscan (Nov. 13) …  Scored a season-best 30 points against Hiram (Jan. 15) … Led the Scots with 22 points in win over Kenyon (Jan. 22) Almost had a second 30-point effort in the win vs. Heidelberg (Jan. 6) … Made collegiate debut with double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds against Carlow (Nov. 8) … Member of the fall semester AD Honor Roll.  

Prior to Wooster: Two-time all-state special mention at Boardman High School … Conference player of the year as a senior … Averaged 18.5 points per game and was a 1,000-point scorer … Coached by Jeff Hammerton … Also a member of the cross country and track and field teams.

Personal: Parents are Kara and Donald Riccitelli … Education and mathematics major and physical education minor. 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 14
Games started 25 14
Minutes 824 446
Minutes per game 33.0 31.9
FG 148-370 75-192
FG Pct 40.0 39.1
3PT 45-144 27-82
3PT Pct 31.3 32.9
FT 75-89 32-37
FT Pct 84.3 86.5
Off rebounds 21 8
Def rebounds 99 52
Total rebounds 120 60
Rebounds per game 4.8 4.3
Personal fouls 47 20
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 66 33
Turnovers 100 66
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.5
Steals 53 24
Blocks 7 5
Points 416 209
Points per game 16.6 14.9
Points per 40 min 20.2 18.7
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Carlow L, 64-59 1 35 5-18 27.8 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 13
Nov 9 Thiel W, 79-70 1 36 9-16 56.3 0-3 0.0 5-6 83.3 23
Nov 13 at Franciscan W, 71-64 1 35 6-15 40.0 1-3 33.3 9-12 75.0 22
Nov 18 at Waynesburg L, 59-55 1 37 4-14 28.6 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 26 Capital L, 75-48 1 28 3-8 37.5 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 4 Oberlin L, 64-52 1 33 4-16 25.0 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 10
Dec 6 Carnegie Mellon L, 69-43 1 27 3-14 21.4 1-4 25.0 8-8 100.0 15
Dec 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 74-64 1 36 10-18 55.6 4-9 44.4 3-4 75.0 27
Dec 17 at Kalamazoo L, 65-57 1 32 8-15 53.3 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 20
Dec 18 at Alma L, 63-52 1 38 5-17 29.4 2-9 22.2 5-5 100.0 17
Dec 30 Earlham L, 71-63 1 36 9-22 40.9 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 21
Jan 4 at Wittenberg L, 83-55 1 30 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 6 Heidelberg W, 73-64 1 38 11-21 52.4 1-5 20.0 6-9 66.7 29
Jan 11 at Denison L, 75-53 1 30 6-9 66.7 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 16
Jan 15 Hiram L, 96-68 1 33 11-15 73.3 6-8 75.0 2-2 100.0 30
Jan 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 78-38 1 31 4-14 28.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 22 Kenyon W, 66-57 1 35 8-18 44.4 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 22
Jan 25 DePauw L, 92-39 1 30 3-9 33.3 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
Feb 1 Wittenberg L, 90-45 1 32 7-14 50.0 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 20
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41 1 32 3-13 23.1 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56 1 28 5-14 35.7 2-6 33.3 5-6 83.3 17
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46 1 33 7-19 36.8 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45 1 32 8-20 40.0 1-7 14.3 2-2 100.0 19
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60 1 34 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 7-7 100.0 14
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39 1 33 2-13 15.4 1-7 14.3 6-8 75.0 11
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Carlow L, 64-59 1 35 1 11 12 1 3 0 0
Nov 9 Thiel W, 79-70 1 36 2 7 9 4 2 2 0
Nov 13 at Franciscan W, 71-64 1 35 2 12 14 4 2 4 0
Nov 18 at Waynesburg L, 59-55 1 37 1 2 3 2 3 2 0
Nov 26 Capital L, 75-48 1 28 0 3 3 1 5 3 0
Dec 4 Oberlin L, 64-52 1 33 1 4 5 2 2 2 1
Dec 6 Carnegie Mellon L, 69-43 1 27 1 1 2 0 3 2 0
Dec 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 74-64 1 36 3 2 5 7 4 2 0
Dec 17 at Kalamazoo L, 65-57 1 32 0 4 4 3 3 4 0
Dec 18 at Alma L, 63-52 1 38 2 1 3 2 5 1 0
Dec 30 Earlham L, 71-63 1 36 1 3 4 5 1 6 0
Jan 4 at Wittenberg L, 83-55 1 30 0 4 4 2 3 1 0
Jan 6 Heidelberg W, 73-64 1 38 0 1 1 4 3 3 2
Jan 11 at Denison L, 75-53 1 30 0 4 4 2 7 2 0
Jan 15 Hiram L, 96-68 1 33 1 2 3 1 0 1 1
Jan 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 78-38 1 31 0 2 2 1 5 0 0
Jan 22 Kenyon W, 66-57 1 35 0 5 5 3 3 3 0
Jan 25 DePauw L, 92-39 1 30 0 1 1 1 6 2 0
Feb 1 Wittenberg L, 90-45 1 32 0 2 2 1 6 2 1
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41 1 32 0 3 3 2 2 1 1
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56 1 28 2 1 3 6 11 3 0
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46 1 33 1 8 9 3 8 1 0
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45 1 32 3 5 8 2 8 3 0
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60 1 34 0 8 8 6 1 2 1
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39 1 33 0 3 3 1 4 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Carlow L, 64-59 1 4 0 0.3
Nov 9 Thiel W, 79-70 1 2 0 2.0
Nov 13 at Franciscan W, 71-64 1 2 0 2.0
Nov 18 at Waynesburg L, 59-55 1 3 0 0.7
Nov 26 Capital L, 75-48 1 2 0 0.2
Dec 4 Oberlin L, 64-52 1 2 0 1.0
Dec 6 Carnegie Mellon L, 69-43 1 3 0 0.0
Dec 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 74-64 1 3 0 1.8
Dec 17 at Kalamazoo L, 65-57 1 2 0 1.0
Dec 18 at Alma L, 63-52 1 4 0 0.4
Dec 30 Earlham L, 71-63 1 1 0 5.0
Jan 4 at Wittenberg L, 83-55 1 1 0 0.7
Jan 6 Heidelberg W, 73-64 1 1 0 1.3
Jan 11 at Denison L, 75-53 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 15 Hiram L, 96-68 1 1 0 -
Jan 18 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 78-38 1 1 0 0.2
Jan 22 Kenyon W, 66-57 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 25 DePauw L, 92-39 1 2 0 0.2
Feb 1 Wittenberg L, 90-45 1 0 0 0.2
Feb 5 at Oberlin L, 63-41 1 1 0 1.0
Feb 8 Denison L, 91-56 1 2 0 0.5
Feb 12 at Hiram L, 79-46 1 1 0 0.4
Feb 15 Ohio Wesleyan L, 86-45 1 3 0 0.3
Feb 19 at Kenyon W, 71-60 1 1 0 6.0
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 73-39 1 2 0 0.3
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 25 33.0 5.9-14.8 1.8-5.8 3.0-3.6 16.6
Total 25 33.0 5.9-14.8 1.8-5.8 3.0-3.6 16.6

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 25 25 824 148-370 40.0 45-144 31.3 75-89 84.3 416
Total 25 25 824 148-370 40.0 45-144 31.3 75-89 84.3 416

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 25 824 33.0 7.2-18.0 2.2-7.0 31.3 3.6-4.3 20.2
Total 25 824 33.0 7.2-18.0 2.2-7.0 31.3 3.6-4.3 20.2

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 25 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.6 4.0 2.1 0.3
Total 25 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.6 4.0 2.1 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 25 25 21 99 120 66 100 53 7
Total 25 25 21 99 120 66 100 53 7

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 25 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 2.6 0.3
Total 25 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 2.6 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 33.0 5.9-14.8 1.8-5.8 3.0-3.6 16.6
Conference 14 31.9 5.4-13.7 1.9-5.9 2.3-2.6 14.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 32.8 6.9-15.9 2.3-6.6 2.8-3.4 18.8
Away 11 33.2 4.7-13.4 1.2-4.6 3.3-3.8 13.9
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 5 35.6 7.4-16.0 1.4-5.0 5.8-7.2 22.0
Losses 20 32.3 5.5-14.5 1.9-6.0 2.3-2.6 15.3
Month            
November 5 34.2 5.4-14.2 1.4-4.6 3.4-4.4 15.6
December 6 33.7 6.5-17.0 2.0-7.2 3.3-3.5 18.3
January 7 32.4 6.7-13.4 2.4-5.6 1.7-2.1 17.6
February 7 32.0 5.0-14.7 1.3-5.6 3.7-4.4 15.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 25 824 148-370 40.0 45-144 31.3 75-89 84.3 416
Conference 14 14 446 75-192 39.1 27-82 32.9 32-37 86.5 209
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 14 459 96-223 43.0 32-93 34.4 39-47 83.0 263
Away 11 11 365 52-147 35.4 13-51 25.5 36-42 85.7 153
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 5 5 178 37-80 46.3 7-25 28.0 29-36 80.6 110
Losses 20 20 646 111-290 38.3 38-119 31.9 46-53 86.8 306
Month                    
November 5 5 171 27-71 38.0 7-23 30.4 17-22 77.3 78
December 6 6 202 39-102 38.2 12-43 27.9 20-21 95.2 110
January 7 7 227 47-94 50.0 17-39 43.6 12-15 80.0 123
February 7 7 224 35-103 34.0 9-39 23.1 26-31 83.9 105

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 824 33.0 7.2-18.0 2.2-7.0 31.3 3.6-4.3 20.2
Conference 14 446 31.9 6.7-17.2 2.4-7.4 32.9 2.9-3.3 18.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 459 32.8 8.4-19.4 2.8-8.1 34.4 3.4-4.1 22.9
Away 11 365 33.2 5.7-16.1 1.4-5.6 25.5 3.9-4.6 16.8
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 5 178 35.6 8.3-18.0 1.6-5.6 28.0 6.5-8.1 24.7
Losses 20 646 32.3 6.9-18.0 2.4-7.4 31.9 2.8-3.3 18.9
Month                
November 5 171 34.2 6.3-16.6 1.6-5.4 30.4 4.0-5.1 18.2
December 6 202 33.7 7.7-20.2 2.4-8.5 27.9 4.0-4.2 21.8
January 7 227 32.4 8.3-16.6 3.0-6.9 43.6 2.1-2.6 21.7
February 7 224 32.0 6.2-18.4 1.6-7.0 23.1 4.6-5.5 18.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.6 4.0 2.1 0.3
Conference 14 0.6 3.7 4.3 2.4 4.7 1.7 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.7 4.1 2.4 0.4
Away 11 0.5 4.6 5.2 2.5 3.9 1.7 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.2 2.2 2.8 0.6
Losses 20 0.8 3.3 4.2 2.3 4.5 1.9 0.2
Month                
November 5 1.2 7.0 8.2 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.0
December 6 1.3 2.5 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 0.2
January 7 0.1 2.7 2.9 2.0 3.9 1.7 0.4
February 7 0.9 4.3 5.1 3.0 5.7 1.9 0.4

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 25 21 99 120 66 100 53 7
Conference 14 14 8 52 60 33 66 24 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 14 15 48 63 38 57 34 5
Away 11 11 6 51 57 28 43 19 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 5 4 33 37 21 11 14 3
Losses 20 20 17 66 83 45 89 39 4
Month                  
November 5 5 6 35 41 12 15 11 0
December 6 6 8 15 23 19 18 17 1
January 7 7 1 19 20 14 27 12 3
February 7 7 6 30 36 21 40 13 3

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 4.9 2.6 0.3
Conference 14 0.7 4.7 5.4 3.0 5.9 2.2 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.3 4.2 5.5 3.3 5.0 3.0 0.4
Away 11 0.7 5.6 6.2 3.1 4.7 2.1 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 0.9 7.4 8.3 4.7 2.5 3.1 0.7
Losses 20 1.1 4.1 5.1 2.8 5.5 2.4 0.2
Month                
November 5 1.4 8.2 9.6 2.8 3.5 2.6 0.0
December 6 1.6 3.0 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 0.2
January 7 0.2 3.3 3.5 2.5 4.8 2.1 0.5
February 7 1.1 5.4 6.4 3.8 7.1 2.3 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
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Riccitelli Named NCAC Newcomer of the Year

First-year becomes first Scot to win award since 2006-07

March 3, 2025

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Scots Wrap Up Season At DePauw

Scots trailed by one after first quarter

February 22, 2025

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Scots Sweep Series Versus Kenyon

Biondi scores 19 as Riccitelli moves into record book after 71-60 win

February 19, 2025

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14th-Ranked Bishops Too Much For Scots 

Riccitelli leads Wooster with 19 points, eight rebounds

February 15, 2025

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First Quarter Run A Highlight for Scots

Riccitelli scores 15 in loss to Hiram

February 12, 2025

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Scots Fall to Big Red at Home

Riccitelli, Kloek score in double figures for Wooster

February 8, 2025

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Scoring Drought Dooms Wooster on the Road

Oberlin scores 22 straight to pull away from Scots

February 5, 2025

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Riccitelli Scores 20 as Scots Battle Tigers

Women's basketball falls to Wittenberg 90-45

February 1, 2025

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Scots Wrap Up First Half of NCAC Schedule

Biondi shoots 5 of 5 from the floor, leads Wooster scorers with 10 points

January 25, 2025

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Scots Down Owls For First NCAC Win

Sturdivant, Riccitelli combine for 47 points in 66-57 victory

January 22, 2025

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Scots Face Tough Test at 18th-Ranked Ohio Weselyan

Bishops defeat Wooster in NCAC play

January 18, 2025

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Riccitelli Scores 30, Another Career-High

Scots held one-point halftime lead in loss to Hiram

January 15, 2025

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Women Return to NCAC Play

Parsons scores career-high off bench in 75-53 loss

January 11, 2025

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Scots Win Behind Career-High from Riccitelli

First-year scores 29 as Scots defeat Heidelberg 73-64

January 6, 2025

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Dean Scores 22 in First Game of 2025

Scots get hot in first quarter but fall to Wittenberg 83-55

January 4, 2025

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Riccitelli, Sturdivant Each Score 21 in Loss

Wooster falls to Earllham 71-63

December 30, 2024

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Three Score in Double Figures in Loss at Alma

Wooster falls to Alma, 63-52, after holding halftime lead

December 18, 2024

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Wooster Comeback Not Enough Versus Hornets

Beaty scores career high, Riccitelli adds 20 points

December 17, 2024

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Riccitelli Hits Career-Marks in Loss to Miami Hamilton

First-year scores 27 points with seven assists and five rebounds

December 14, 2024

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Wooster Shows Improvement Versus Ranked Tartans

Scots fall to 23rd-ranked Carnegie Mellon 69-43

December 6, 2024

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Kloek Scores 13 in NCAC Opener

Wooster battles Oberlin in 64-52 loss

December 4, 2024

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Scots Battle Undefeated Capital

Wooster falls 75-48 at home

November 26, 2024

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Riccitelli Earns First Athlete of the Week Nod

First-year led Scots to win with double-double last week

November 19, 2024

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Wooster Stays Close But Can’t Overcome Poor Second Quarter

Scots fall to Waynesburg 59-55

November 18, 2024

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Scots Fight Back, Hold On for Second Win

Riccitelli and Biondi record double-doubles to lead way in 71-64 win

November 13, 2024

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Scots, Besancon Earn First Victory in Nan Nichols Finale 

Sturdivant, Riccitelli score career-highs

November 9, 2024

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Youth on Display in Women’s Home Opener

Fourth quarter comeback falls short

November 8, 2024

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Upward Trajectory Continues to be Goal for Women's Basketball

Scots look for improvement with new coach at helm

October 25, 2024