We’re proud to be a part of an ongoing partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is sponsoring our Player of the Week award. We’ll be releasing a featured vballrecruiter.com Player of the Week, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, on Tuesdays. Below is this week’s Player of the Week: Milly McGee.
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Being immersed in a sport at an early age can lead to being pulled in and falling in love for life or being pushed away and seeking another interest. When it comes to volleyball, Milly McGee – a 6-0, 4-star setter from the Class of 2026 – is a lifer. She’s been around the sport as long as she can remember and no matter what else she’s tried “volleyball has always been my favorite,” said McGee, who plays for SCVC 15 Roxy in Southern California.
McGee’s father, Chris ‘Geeter’ McGee, was the longtime emcee for the AVP tour. Growing up in Manhattan Beach and being around the sport from such an early age, it was a natural step into for volleyball for her, both indoor and on the beach. McGee’s been juggling both for a long time and recently she decided to prioritize focusing on indoor she said.
“I never really knew what I liked more,” McGee said. “It was more after Covid when I missed indoor a lot because we weren’t playing and that’s when I really fell in love. Plus, I love setting so that’s why I chose indoor.”
McGee has loved running the show since she began setting back in third grade. She would hit too back then but always enjoyed being able to touch the ball on every play setting and picking the plays to run.
“I like to have a lot of fun on the court,” she said. “I like the pressure. I like encouraging my teammates and just having lots of energy. That’s the main thing for me.”
We’ll next see McGee on the court when SCVC participates in 15 Open at the USAV Girls Junior National Championships at the end of June in Chicago. It’s been a strong season for SCVC, which finished second at Triple Crown in February and captured first at the Salt Lake Showdown in April. SCVC arrives in Chicago ranked No. 14 in vballrecruiter.com’s Top 50 National Rankings.
“Our team has been together since we were 12,” McGee said. “We are finally to the point where we are really connecting with each other and are going hard. We have some new players who are helping us too. It’s been really fun being one of the top teams and being in all the big tournaments. I’m super excited (for nationals). I just got over a concussion that happened in Reno. It was a setback but I’m super excited for it. I just started practicing with the team again. I feel like we are ready. We are going hard preparing for this moment.”
As our featured Player of the Week sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, we recently spoke with McGee about volleyball and more.
Who is your role model or icon you look up to?
McGee: Always a favorite player of mine was Kerri Walsh Jennings. Also, I knew her and she is such a nice person. She really got me into loving volleyball also. But outside volleyball, Kobe. My family is really big Lakers fans and he was always someone I loved and inspire to work like.
What is your favorite food(s)?
McGee: This is tough because I’m a picky eater. It’s really hard, but probably french fries and pasta. I’m really more of a dessert person.
What is your favorite tournament of the season?
McGee: So far Triple Crown has been my favorite. It was really unexpected that we did so well. We started off 0-2 and we were missing a key player on our team. We weren’t expecting that type of outcome. It made it really fun. It was so exciting playing top level teams and finishing like that.
What is your favorite team bonding event?
McGee: Every travel tournament we do an escape room. I think it’s a really fun way for team bonding. We split up into two teams to see who finishes first then we get ice cream.
What is your favorite quote?
McGee: I don’t know, I don’t really have one. I like to go as hard as I can while also having fun with it. Volleyball is such a fun sport. It’s about working hard and having fun.
What is your go to song to warm up to?
McGee: Our team has a group SCVC playlist that we all get hype on playing on a big speaker. I think right now our favorite is Pon de Replay the remix.
If you could have any super power what would it be and why?
McGee: I would probably want to fly or read minds. I think it would so cool to fly and see everything or to be able to fly off somewhere to go get ice cream.
If you could have dinner with anyone past or present, who would it be and why?
McGee: It would be cool to have dinner with Taylor Swift. She was one of the first concerts I ever went to and I have loved her albums throughout the years. It would be fun to learn about her process she goes through writing her songs and performing.
What do you like to do outside of volleyball?
McGee: I live by the beach so I love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean. Probably one of my favorite things is being with all my friends at the beach together. I also love to surf. Surfing is one of my favorite things.
What’s your favorite number and why?
McGee: Number 8 is my favorite. It’s been my number since third grade when I visited Texas. Cat McCoy was the libero and she was No. 8. She was my favorite player so there was that and also Kobe. Kobe was No. 8 at first and that was another main reason.
