Grace VanSlooten
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 16, 2004 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace VanSlooten (born June 16, 2004) is an American college basketball player for Michigan State. She previously played for Oregon.
High school career
[edit]VanSlooten was born to Jon and Michelle VanSlooten. She played three years at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio, before playing for IMG Academy during her senior year. During her junior year, she averaged 21.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, and was named a finalist for Ohio's Ms. Basketball. In three seasons at Notre Dame, she recorded 1,094 points and 635 rebounds.[1]
She was a five-star recruit, and ranked the No. 13 overall player in the class of 2022 and ranked the No. 4 forward in the class by ESPN. She was named a 2022 McDonald's All-American.[2] On October 7, 2021, she committed to play college basketball at Oregon.[3]
College career
[edit]During the 2022–23 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in 32 games, with 30 starts, and averaged 13.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 46.5 percent from the field. She was one of only three Power 5 freshman to average at least 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 45.0 percent or better from the field. She ranked second on the team in scoring and second in the conference among freshmen in scoring. She ranked fifth in program history among freshmen with 423 points, and third in program history among freshmen with 113 free throws. Following the season she was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team.[1] On December 20, 2022, during the semifinals of the San Diego Invitational against Arkansas she recorded 26 points and six rebounds. The next day, she scored a career-high 29 points in a game against Ohio State. She averaged 27.5 points per game at the San Diego Invitational, and was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and Pac-12 Player of the Week. She became the third player in conference history to sweep both weekly awards, and the first to do so since Sabrina Ionescu on February 13, 2017.[4][5] Following the season she was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team.[6]
During the 2023–24 season, in her sophomore year, she started all 31 games, and averaged 15.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. She led the team in scoring, while scoring in double figures in 27 games. She ranked second on the team with eight double-doubles. During conference play she averaged 14.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game, and was named a Pac-12 honorable mention.[7][8]
On April 15, 2024, VanSlooten transferred to Michigan State.[9][10] During the 2024–25 season, in her junior year, she appeared in 31 games, with 23 starts, and averaged 15.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. On November 5, 2024, in her season debut for the Spartans, she scored 15 point, nine rebounds and two steals against Oakland.[11] On November 27, 2024, during the championship game of the Acrisure Holiday Invitational against Vanderbilt, she scored a game-high 25 points and 10 rebounds, for her second double-double of the season. She also added a career-high five steals and four blocks. With her 25 points during the game she surpassed 1,000 career points.[12][13] Following the season she was named a second team All-Big Ten honoree by both the coaches and media.[14]
National team career
[edit]VanSlooten represented the United States at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.[15] During the tournament she averaged 8.4 points, and 4.1 rebounds in seven games, and helped the United States win a gold medal.[16]
On June 19, 2025, she was named to team USA's roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. During the tournament she averaged 5.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game and won a gold medal.[17][18]
Career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | Oregon | 32 | 30 | 27.1 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 2023–24 | Oregon | 31 | 31 | 35.2 | 39.6 | 0.69 | 66.3 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 15.0 |
| 2024–25 | Michigan State | 31 | 23 | 26.4 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| Career | 94 | 84 | 29.5 | 45.6 | 0.67 | 66.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 14.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grace VanSlooten". goducks.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Bastock, Ashley (April 28, 2020). "Notre Dame's VanSlooten continues rise up recruiting rankings". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Reubenking, Dylan (October 7, 2021). "2022 Forward Grace VanSlooten Commits to Oregon". SI.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "VanSlooten Sweeps Pac-12 Weekly Awards". goducks.com. December 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Crepea, James (December 27, 2022). "Oregon's Grace VanSlooten sweeps Pac-12 player, freshman of the week awards". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "2022-23 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". pac-12.com. February 28, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "2023-24 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". pac-12.com. March 5, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Kyei, VanSlooten Collect All-Pac-12 Honors". goducks.com. March 5, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State women's basketball lands transfer Grace VanSlooten". Lansing State Journal. April 15, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Crepea, James (April 15, 2024). "Former Oregon women's basketball forward Grace VanSlooten commits to transfer to Michigan State". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Grace VanSlooten". msuspartans.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Shockley, Ben (November 27, 2024). "Michigan State claims Acrisure Classic title with 78-70 win over Vanderbilt". wilx.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Powers, Shad (November 27, 2024). "Michigan State fights past Vanderbilt for inaugural Acrisure Women's Classic championship". The Desert Sun. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State women's basketball has trio earn All-Big Ten honors". Lansing State Journal. March 4, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "USA Basketball Women's U19 National Team Announced". usab.com. May 15, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Toledo's VanSlooten a world champion with U.S. U19 basketball team". Toledo Blade. July 23, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "MSU's Grace VanSlooten makes USA basketball roster for AmeriCup". Lansing State Journal. June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Grace VanSlooten Selected to USA Women's AmeriCup Team Roster". msuspartans.com. June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.