THIS SEASON
Roxane Makolo enters her first season at USC as a grad transfer from TCU.
2022-23 SENIOR SEASON AT TCU
• Appeared in 30 games with 19 starts
• Averaged 5.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game
• Scored a career-high 15 points against South Florida (Nov. 20)
• Tallied a career-high 10 rebounds against Texas Tech (Jan. 7) and Kansas State (Feb. 18)
• Set career highs in blocks (two) and steals (three) against Chattanooga (Nov. 14)
• Finished the season shooting .319 from the field
• Tallied 43 assists, 21 steals and six blocks on the season.
2021-22 JUNIOR SEASON AT PURDUE
• Did not compete due to injury
2020-21 SOPHOMORE SEASON AT PURDUE
• Did not compete due to injury
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
2019-20 FRESHMAN SEASON AT PURDUE
• Played in 31 games, averaging 11.4 minutes per outing
• Averaged 1.0 point and 1.5 rebounds per game
• Scored a career-high seven points twice – at Chattanooga on Nov. 14 and against Western Kentucky on Dec. 18
• Set career high of eight rebounds against Western Kentucky on Dec. 18
• Dished out five assists in debut against Milwaukee on Nov. 10
NATIONAL TEAMS
• Four-year member of the Canadian National Team
• Has recorded 31 games competing for Canada
• Earned silver with Canada at the 2023 GLOBL Jam
• Guided Canada to a sixth-place finish at the U19 FIBA Women's World Championships, averaging 7.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists per game
• Led her team to a second-place finish at the U18 FIBA Americas, averaging 20.9 minutes, 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
• 2018-19 CCAA All-Canada and bronze medalist
• Averaged 6.0 points and 5.2 rebounds at the 2016 U17 FIBA Worlds
• Earned a gold medal at the 2015 U16 FIBA Americas, posting 6.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 20.0 minutes per game
• Won gold at the 2017 Canada Summer Games with Team Quebec
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the No. 2 overall recruit and No. 1 guard in Canada by CrownScoutGirls.com as a 2019 senior out of Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec... Named an “Under The Radar” standout by BlueStar Media in 2017... Competed in two seasons for Dawson College, appearing in 28 games with 14 starts... Averaged 14.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game in 2018-19, starting 11-of-14 games and playing 26.6 minutes per game... Posted 15.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.1 steals in 14 games in 2017-18, averaging 25.7 minutes over 14 games... Led her team to back-to-back RSEQ Provincial Championships... Named to the RSEQ 1st Team All-Star Team... Voted 2017-18 RSEQ Most Valuable Player and RSEQ Rookie of the Year... Played club for Tornades de Longueuil from 2011-17... Also competed for De Mortagne and Gerard Filion.
PERSONAL
Roxane Makolo was born May 30, 2000, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo... Parents are Mac-Yves Makolo and Veronique Mbokolo... Has one brother, Ronald Mpia... Lists winning Canada's first gold medal at the U16 FIBA Americas as her most thrilling sports moment... Enjoys reading, shopping and discovering new places in her free time... Has always wanted to travel the world and hopes to visit Dubai, Bali and Bora Bora...Is a member of Trojan Athletic Senate, USC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee leadership group... Pursuing a master's degree in entrepreneurship and innovation at USC... Hopes to play basketball professionally and start her own business after USC.
