Liv McGill

Liv McGill
No. 23 – Florida Gators
PositionGuard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2006-03-02) March 2, 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
2024 Colombia Team

Alivia "Liv" McGill (born March 2, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Early life and high school career

McGill attended Hopkins High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a five-star recruit and a two-time Adidas All-American player. During her senior year she averaged 22.4 points and 5.1 assists per game, and was named the Metro Player of the Year by the Minnesota Star Tribune.[1][2] She was named to the 2024 McDonald's All-American Girls Game.[3][4]

On March 27, 2023, McGill committed to play college basketball at Florida.[5] On November 8, 2023, she signed her National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for Florida. She was ranked the seventh best recruit by ProspectsNation, and the highest-ranked recruit in Florida program history.[6]

College career

Freshman season

On November 4, 2024, McGill made her collegiate debut for Florida and recorded 14 points, five rebounds and six assists in a game against Florida Atlantic.[7] On January 12, 2025, in a game against Missouri, she recorded 21 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists for her first career triple-double. This was Florida's first triple-double since Delicia Washington on November 23, 2017.[8] She was subsequently named the SEC Freshman of the Week for the week ending January 14, 2025.[9] On March 6, 2025, during the second round of the SEC tournament against Alabama, she scored a career-high 29 points, to help Florida advance to the quarterfinals.[10]

In 30 games during the regular season, she led all freshmen in the country in assists (151) and assists per game (5.0). She also ranked in the top-five for scoring among all freshmen, with a combined 486 points. During her freshmen year, she led the team in points (486), points per game (16.2), made field goals (183), assists (151), steals (57), and minutes played (30:32). Following the season she was named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team.[11] She scored in double figures in 33 of her 37 games, including fourteen 20+ point games. She finished her freshman year with 611 points, setting a Florida freshman single-season record.[2]

Sophomore season

On November 3, 2025, during the first game of the season against North Florida, McGill scored 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, nearly posting her second career triple-double.[12] On November 6, 2025, during a game against Chattanooga, she scored a career-high 38 points, ten assists, eight rebounds and seven steals. Her 38 points were the most scored in program history in a Gators' home game.[13][14] Over the first two games of the 2025–26 season, she recorded 64 points, 17 rebounds, 19 assists and 12 steals. Per OptaStats, the only other NBA, WNBA or Division I men's or women's player this century to have 60/15/15/10 in those categories over a two-game span was Dwyane Wade from February 28 to March 2, 2009.[15] She became the third player since the 1999–2000 season in SEC history to record multiple games of at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals. She was subsequently named the SEC Player of the Week and USBWA National Player of the Week, for the week ending November 11, 2025.[16][17]

On November 28, 2025, during the first game of the Cayman Islands Classic against Memphis she recorded 27 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. The next day against Georgia Tech she recorded 27 points, three rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks.[18] She averaged 27.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4,0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocked shots in two games, and was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.[19]

National team career

On May 20, 2024, McGill was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup.[20] During the tournament she averaged 3.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 16 minutes per game and won a gold medal.[21]

On June 20, 2025, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.[22] However, she was unable to compete in the tournament and was replaced by Maddyn Greenway on the roster.[23]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024–25 Florida 37 37 31.2 42.9 30.2 73.4 4.6 5.2 2.1 0.3 4.6 16.5
Career 37 37 31.2 42.9 30.2 73.4 4.6 5.2 2.1 0.3 4.6 16.5

References

  1. ^ Paulsen, Jim (March 2, 2024). "Liv McGill of Hopkins is the girls basketball Metro Player of the Year". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Liv McGill". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Nelson, Joe (January 23, 2024). "2 Minnesota girls basketball stars named McDonald's All-Americans". SI.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Wald, Jeff (January 23, 2024). "Minnesotans Alivia McGill, Olivia Olson selected for McDonald's All-American Game". KMSP-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  5. ^ Haggstrom, Ron (March 27, 2023). "Hopkins guard Liv McGill picks Florida for college, will play for former Minnesota prep standout". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  6. ^ Christenson, Meg (November 8, 2023). "Florida Basketball Signs Highest Ranked Recruit in Program History, Liv McGill". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  7. ^ Edelin, Adam (November 4, 2024). "Florida Women's Basketball Opens Season Against FAU". WRUF. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  8. ^ Christenson, Meg (January 12, 2025). "McGill Secures Triple-Double in UF's 26-Point Victory Over Mizzou". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  9. ^ Christenson, Meg (January 14, 2025). "Sunday's Triple-Double Earns McGill SEC Freshman of the Week". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  10. ^ Christenson, Meg (March 7, 2025). "Florida Defeats Crimson Tide, Advancing to SEC Tournament Quarterfinals for Second Consecutive Year". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  11. ^ Christenson, Meg (March 4, 2025). "Liv McGill Named to SEC All-Freshmen Team". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  12. ^ Maxwell, John (November 3, 2025). "McGill's Near Triple-Double Powers Gators Past Ospreys In Season Opener, 96-62". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  13. ^ Rongholt, Jake (November 6, 2025). "Liv's Career Night: Liv McGill shoots a career-high 38 points in a 92-54 win over Chattanooga". WCJB-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  14. ^ Maxwell, John (November 6, 2025). "Gators Defeat Chattanooga 94-52 Behind McGill's Record Breaking Performance". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  15. ^ "Florida's Liv McGill makes basketball history with stats last seen from Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade". The Sporting News. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  16. ^ Maxwell, John (November 11, 2025). "McGill Named USBWA National Player of the Week, SEC Player of the Week Following Record-Setting Start to Season". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  17. ^ "Florida women's basketball's Liv McGill named SEC Player of the Week". The Gainesville Sun. November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  18. ^ Maxwell, John (November 29, 2025). "McGill's Second Straight 27-Point Effort Leads Gators to 65-56 Win over Georgia Tech". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  19. ^ Maxwell, John (November 30, 2025). "McGill Named Most Outstanding Player of the Grand Cayman Classic". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  20. ^ Bertels, Kevin (May 20, 2024). "Liv McGill of Hopkins makes United States' under-18 women's basketball team". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  21. ^ Burr, Taylor (June 29, 2024). "Gator's Liv McGill earns gold at FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup". WCJB-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  22. ^ Eisenhauer, Olivia (June 26, 2025). "Florida's Liv McGill named to USA Basketball National Team". WCJB-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  23. ^ Ellis, Noah (June 30, 2025). "Maddyn Greenway joins FIBA World Cup U19 roster". WTVQ-DT. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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