Jackson Makoi
No. 1 – Vrijednosnice Osijek | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | HT Premijer liga |
Personal information | |
Born | Egypt | 3 July 2000
Nationality | South Sudanese / Australian |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Career information | |
College | Lee College (2019–2020) Daytona State College (2020–2021) |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Vrijednosnice Osijek |
Anyiarbany Makoi (born 3 July 2000), better known as Jackson Makoi, is a South Sudanese-Australian basketball player who plays for Vrijednosnice Osijek and the South Sudan national basketball team. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays as point guard.
Early life[]
Makoi was born in Egypt,[1] however he moved to Melbourne, Australia at an early age. He moved to the United States to play high school basketball.
Professional career[]
On 8 September 2021, Makoi signed his first professional contract with Vrijednosnice Osijek of the Croatian HT Premijer liga.[2]
National team career[]
Internationally, Makoi has played for the South Sudan national basketball team since 2020.[3] He played with South Sudan at AfroBasket 2021 as the team's starting point guard. He contributed 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, helping the team reach the quarterfinals in its first major tournament.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Lee College Profile Jackson Makoi". Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Novi igrač Vrijednosnica je Anyiarbany Makoi". KK VROS (in Croatian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Jackson MAKOI". South Sudan Basketball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Anyiarbany MAKOI at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links[]
- Jackson Makoi at RealGM
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Australian men's basketball players
- Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Point guards
- South Sudanese men's basketball players
- Daytona State Falcons men's basketball players
- Lee College (Texas) alumni
- KK Vrijednosnice Osijek players