#42 Makayla "Mak" Allen
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Graduation year: 2025
High School: Vicksburg High School GPA: 3.9 Position: Point Guard/Shooting Guard Height: 5'4" Email: [email protected] Phone number: 269-598-1809 Twitter: @Makayla_allen42 Instagram: lilmakky42 |
2021-2022 Varsity Stats:
PPG: 6.4 RPG: 1.8 APG: 4.8 SPG: 1.7 FG%: 33.9 3PT%: 31.6 FT%: 84 |
Accolades:
2023 MLive Player of the week https://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/2023/02/vicksburg-sophomores-elite-shooting-confidence-culprit-of-athlete-of-the-week-honors.html 2022 Academic All State |
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I have many goals that I am striving to achieve, and one of them being to play college basketball. My love for basketball started at my pre-school/daycare when I was 3, and I would stand outside by the basketball hoop and try all day to shoot the ball into it. Once I made it, I never stopped putting the ball in the hoop, it was what I did every day until I left when I was 10. I have put in time, effort, hard work and dedication to get me where I am today in my basketball career which is playing on Varsity with Vicksburg High School and making the Michigan Premier 9th grade AAU team. It doesn’t matter if it’s practice or in a game, I give my best effort and practice how I play.
A good team dynamic is very important to playing your best and winning in general. I feel it doesn’t matter how or who makes the shot to get the basket. My basketball IQ helps me make the right decisions in the moment. I am very good at looking for the best shot possible and breaking a press to push it up the court. I am also not afraid to drive in or make an opening for a shot. I am a very skilled ball handler which makes me even better at being a point guard, I understand the importance of eyes up while moving with the ball so that I don’t miss that split second pass that turns into a basket. I make sure to communicate on offense and defense so that there is no confusion and to provide direction from my angle. On defense I am very good at reading the offense and anticipating what their next move is and what is going to happen so I can be ready to stop, block or steal it.
While playing, energy is one of the most important elements of the game, not just physical energy but emotional energy. I encourage my teammates on the court and on the bench. I have learned a lot along the way, grit, teamwork and good sportsmanship. My favorite part of basketball is winning, my team and the people I get to meet along the way.
I put a lot of focus and effort into my schooling as well, obtaining a GPA of 3.8 currently. I hope as I pursue my degree in the health field as a Radiologist that I get to continue to grow, learn and experience even more about basketball at a collegiate level.
A good team dynamic is very important to playing your best and winning in general. I feel it doesn’t matter how or who makes the shot to get the basket. My basketball IQ helps me make the right decisions in the moment. I am very good at looking for the best shot possible and breaking a press to push it up the court. I am also not afraid to drive in or make an opening for a shot. I am a very skilled ball handler which makes me even better at being a point guard, I understand the importance of eyes up while moving with the ball so that I don’t miss that split second pass that turns into a basket. I make sure to communicate on offense and defense so that there is no confusion and to provide direction from my angle. On defense I am very good at reading the offense and anticipating what their next move is and what is going to happen so I can be ready to stop, block or steal it.
While playing, energy is one of the most important elements of the game, not just physical energy but emotional energy. I encourage my teammates on the court and on the bench. I have learned a lot along the way, grit, teamwork and good sportsmanship. My favorite part of basketball is winning, my team and the people I get to meet along the way.
I put a lot of focus and effort into my schooling as well, obtaining a GPA of 3.8 currently. I hope as I pursue my degree in the health field as a Radiologist that I get to continue to grow, learn and experience even more about basketball at a collegiate level.