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Anna Makurat

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Anna Makurat
Makurat with UConn in 2020
No. 11 – Umana Reyer Venezia
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Femminile
Personal information
Born (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)
Lębork, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
CollegeUConn (2019–2021)
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Arka Gdynia
2021–2022AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski
2022-2023Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
2023-presentUmana Reyer Venezia
Career highlights and awards
  • AAC All-Freshman Team (2020)

Anna Makurat (born 31 March 2000) is a Polish professional basketball player for Umana Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) Serie A. She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.

College career

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In 48 games for the UConn Huskies, she averaged 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and three assists per game. [1]

In April 2021, she left the team, entering the NCAA transfer portal.[2][1] Within a week, she announced on her Instagram page that she would return to Europe to pursue a professional career.[3]

National team career

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Makurat has been a member of the Polish women's national basketball team.

Personal life

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Anna's older sister Ola Makurat has played basketball in NCAA Division I for three schools. Ola first played at Liberty from 2016 to 2018, and then transferred to Utah, playing there from 2019 to 2021 after sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules. With all NCAA basketball players in 2020–21 being granted an extra season of eligibility due to COVID-19, Ola remained eligible to play college basketball in the 2021–22 season; she chose to exercise her extra season, entering the transfer portal shortly before Anna[1][4] and eventually choosing to play her final college season at Arkansas State.[5]

Anna's younger sister Aga Makurat played for the Polish national U16 and U18 teams, and is playing in her freshman year at Vanderbilt University under Anna's former coach Shea Ralph.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "UConn Huskies sophomore guard Anna Makurat to transfer". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Anna Makurat leaving UConn women's basketball program". The Day. New London, CT. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ Connolly, Daniel (April 12, 2021). "Anna Makurat to pursue professional career in Europe". The UConn Blog. SB Nation. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Roster: Ola Makurat". Utah Utes. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "A-State Women's Hoops Adds Graduate Transfer Makurat" (Press release). Arkansas State Red Wolves. April 28, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Aga Makurat". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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