Arielle Mackey-Williams Season 2025-2026
#8PositionGuard
Height5-9
ClassRS-Junior
HometownNgati Porou, New Zealand
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BYU Highlights
- Started in 24 games, appearing in 72 since arriving on campus
- Averaged 5.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game during her BYU career
- Overcame two season-ending knee injuries in 2023-24 and 2024-25 to suit up and play meaningful minutes during the 2025-26 campaign
- Scored eight crucial points, including two late triples in BYU's win at Montana on Nov. 19, 2025
- Led the Cougars in scoring with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the Dec. 3, 2025, win over Washington State at the Delta Center
- Competed as a member of the New Zealand Tall Ferns in the 2023 FIBA 3X3 Women's Series and the 2024 FIBA 3X3 U23 World Cup
- Increased scoring average from 2.2 points per game during her freshman season to 8.8 in 2022-23
- Hit a game-sealing three to take down San Francisco in the WCC Semifinal on March 4, 2023
- Scored a career-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting with five rebounds and an assist at Colorado State on Nov. 8, 2022
- Dished a career-high six assists twice, against San Francisco (1/19/23) and on the road at Pacific (1/28/23)
Before BYU
- Prepped at Tai Wananga Ki Ruakura in New Zealand
- Won the 2021 New Zealand Maori Women's National Tournament
- Selected to the 2021 New Zealand Tall Ferns camp
- Won the 2020 New Zealand 3x3 Women's national basketball tournament with Auckland Dream
- Selected to attend the 2020 NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in New Orleans
- Selected to Junior Tall Ferns New Zealand Women's Team
- Captained the U17 New Zealand under 17s team and was named to the All-Stat 5 team
- 2019 WNBL Melbourne Boomers Development Squad
- 2018 NZ Under 18 3x3 Asia Cup Tournament, finished second and was selected as the youngest player on the All-Tournament team at age 15
Personal
Daughter of Dawn Lavery and Joe Mackey...Youngest of four children...Majoring in sports media and journalism
