Anna Makurat

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Anna Makurat
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Makurat with UConn in 2020
No. 11Umana Reyer Venezia
Position Shooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Femminile
Personal information
Born (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 23)
Lębork, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
College UConn (2019–2021)
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 Arka Gdynia
2021–2022 AZS 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.

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College career

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

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

Personal life

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.