Kara McGhee
6′4″4 Year ProSan Antonio, Tx.
Kara McGhee

Professional Experience

  • Joins the Rise after three professional seasons in Puerto Rico.
  • Won the Puerto Rican league title this past season with Cangrejeras de Santurce after finishing runner-up the year before.
  • Claimed the Copa Metropolitana with Cangrejeras de Santurce during its 2024-25 campaign.
  • Drafted by the Atlanta Vibe with the No. 23 (fourth round) pick in the 2023 college draft but didn’t make the final roster.
Year Team Country
2027 Grand Rapids Rise United States
2025-26 Cangrejeras de Santurce Puerto Rico
2024-25 Cangrejeras de Santurce Puerto Rico
2023-24 Valencianas de Juncos Puerto Rico

College Experience

  • Played her first four collegiate seasons with Baylor University (2019-22) before closing out her college career in 2023 with a fifth season at the University of Oregon.
  • With Oregon, provided 255 kills on a .415 hitting percentage and 152 blocks.
  • With Baylor, featured in 113 matches (398 sets) with 686 kills on a .319 hitting percentage and 529 blocks, which ranked fifth-most in the team’s history.
  • Senior season at Baylor, she was an AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection.
  • All-Big 12 Second Team as a freshman in 2019, while Baylor reached the national semifinals.
  • Earned a spot on the 2019 U.S. Collegiate National Team. 

High School / Club Experience

  • Played volleyball at Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas.
    Highest ranked recruit in program history at No. 6 by PrepVolleyball.com.
  • AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American.
  • Averaged 4.20 kills per set as a senior.
  • Regional finalists with 47-4 record and won district title with 18-0 undefeated record. 

Personal Information

  • Daughter of Steve and Christine McGhee.
  • Has two siblings, Luke and Elise. Luke played basketball at Texas A&M and Elise starred as an outside hitter at Baylor from 2021-24 before being selected by the San Diego Mojo in the fifth round of the 2024 draft.
  • Uncle played for the Denver Broncos.
  • Started playing volleyball at 12 years old as a middle blocker.
  • Also played basketball and ran track growing up.
  • Would pursue a career in marketing or as a photographer if she wasn’t a professional athlete.
  • Favorite movie is “Shrek.”
  • Enjoys reading, writing, and having brunch.
  • Favorite book is “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini.