3 Benedicta Makakala
3 - Benedicta Makakala
Height: 5-9
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Position: G
Year: Sr.
High School: Morgan State Univ. / Fryshusets Gymnasium
gp 23
pts/g 8.0
fg % 34.8
3pt % 23.2
ft % 80.8
reb/g 4.2
a/g 3.5

Morgan State Univ.: Played 27 games during the 2015-16 campaign at the NCAA I school in Baltimore, Md... Coached by Donald Beasley... Averaged 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game... Totaled 69 points, 43 rebounds, 49 assists and 20 steals... Shot 69.6 percent from the free throw line... Scored a season-high 10 points (6-6 FT) against N.C. Central (2/22/16)... Posted seven points each in back-to-back games against Bucknett (12/22/15) and UMKC (1/2/16)... Dished out five assists vs UMKC.

High School: Graduated from Fryshusets Gymnasium in Stockholm Sweden... Coached by Ramunas Jucevicious.

Personal: Born Sep. 21, 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden... Nickname: "Benny"... Youngest of eight children: Sisters - Cecile Makakala, Fatima Dedrickson, Nadja Seveflod, Jaquice Tshiams, Nicole Makakala; Brothers - Ambo Makakala, Patrick Makakala... Sister, Cecile, played basketball at Jacksonville University (2013-15); Sister, Fatima, ran track & field at Brigham Young University (2008-12); Brother, Ambo, played basketball at Green River CC (2005-06)... Benedicta is majoring in psychology with a behavioral health concentration... Future plans: Coach basketball; Favorite midnight snack: White chedder cheese flavor popcorn; Favorite movie: "The Choice"; Benedicta can't go a week without: Her phone; Most thrilling moment in sports: When her team in Sweden won the Scandivania Basketball Cup and she was named the Scania Queen; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite food: Congolese Food; Favorite sport other than basketball: Ping pong; Person Benedicta most admires: Her mother; What people don't know about Benedicta: She loves styling hair.

Recent Games
Feb 8 at #8 Lincoln Memorial L, 66-65
Feb 11 at Coker W, 60-55
Feb 15 Carson-Newman L, 72-59
Feb 18 Newberry L, 73-57
Feb 22 Mars Hill L, 69-68
Feb 25 at Queens (N.C.) L, 58-56
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 23 19
Games started 22 18
Minutes 758 637
Minutes per game 33.0 33.5
FG 65-187 52-152
FG Pct 34.8 34.2
3PT 13-56 13-54
3PT Pct 23.2 24.1
FT 42-52 31-39
FT Pct 80.8 79.5
Off rebounds 36 29
Def rebounds 61 48
Total rebounds 97 77
Rebounds per game 4.2 4.1
Personal fouls 81 64
Disqualifications 4 3
Assists 80 68
Turnovers 83 65
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 75 63
Blocks 4 4
Points 185 148
Points per game 8.0 7.8
Points per 40 min 9.8 9.3
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 at King (Tenn.) L, 86-63 1 24 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 12 vs. Lees-McRae W, 63-57 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 7
Nov 19 Wingate L, 73-48 1 35 3-12 25.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 22 at Brevard L, 74-67 1 30 5-16 31.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 11
Nov 26 UVA Wise L, 63-58 1 35 4-14 28.6 0-2 0.0 4-6 66.7 12
Dec 3 Catawba L, 60-55 1 35 5-10 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 14
Dec 8 at North Greenville L, 62-55 1 40 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 12
Dec 14 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 61-33 1 18 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 17 Coker W, 59-50 1 40 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 5-8 62.5 12
Dec 19 at Anderson L, 71-50 1 29 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 4 at Carson-Newman L, 76-66 1 13 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 8 at Newberry L, 71-56 - 33 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 11 at Mars Hill W, 68-58 1 38 4-10 40.0 2-6 33.3 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 14 Queens (N.C.) L, 60-45 1 29 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 18 #8 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-71 1 39 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 5-6 83.3 11
Jan 21 at Catawba L, 80-51 1 38 7-12 58.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 15
Jan 25 Brevard W, 81-71 1 50 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 12
Jan 28 at Wingate L, 77-45 1 40 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Feb 1 Anderson W, 65-51 1 29 2-10 20.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 4 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 57-53 1 40 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 8 at #8 Lincoln Memorial L, 66-65 1 31 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 11 at Coker W, 60-55 1 30 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 15 Carson-Newman L, 72-59 1 40 0-8 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 Newberry L, 73-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Mars Hill L, 69-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Queens (N.C.) L, 58-56 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 at King (Tenn.) L, 86-63 1 24 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 12 vs. Lees-McRae W, 63-57 1 22 2 3 5 3 3 1.0 6 0 5 1
Nov 19 Wingate L, 73-48 1 35 0 4 4 2 2 1.0 2 0 5 1
Nov 22 at Brevard L, 74-67 1 30 5 4 9 1 5 0.2 6 1 4 -
Nov 26 UVA Wise L, 63-58 1 35 2 4 6 4 2 2.0 2 0 4 -
Dec 3 Catawba L, 60-55 1 35 2 3 5 4 5 0.8 6 0 4 0
Dec 8 at North Greenville L, 62-55 1 40 3 4 7 3 11 0.3 3 0 4 -
Dec 14 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 61-33 1 18 0 1 1 2 3 0.7 2 0 0 0
Dec 17 Coker W, 59-50 1 40 1 1 2 6 5 1.2 3 0 2 -
Dec 19 at Anderson L, 71-50 1 29 0 1 1 1 6 0.2 2 0 3 0
Jan 4 at Carson-Newman L, 76-66 1 13 1 1 2 2 2 1.0 2 0 2 -
Jan 8 at Newberry L, 71-56 - 33 1 3 4 5 0 - 3 0 4 -
Jan 11 at Mars Hill W, 68-58 1 38 3 4 7 5 4 1.3 3 1 2 -
Jan 14 Queens (N.C.) L, 60-45 1 29 4 2 6 1 3 0.3 7 0 4 0
Jan 18 #8 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-71 1 39 2 2 4 3 3 1.0 1 0 4 0
Jan 21 at Catawba L, 80-51 1 38 1 3 4 4 4 1.0 3 0 4 -
Jan 25 Brevard W, 81-71 1 50 3 6 9 7 4 1.8 7 0 5 1
Jan 28 at Wingate L, 77-45 1 40 1 2 3 3 4 0.8 3 0 4 -
Feb 1 Anderson W, 65-51 1 29 2 0 2 5 0 - 3 0 4 -
Feb 4 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 57-53 1 40 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 2 1 0 0
Feb 8 at #8 Lincoln Memorial L, 66-65 1 31 1 3 4 5 4 1.3 2 1 5 1
Feb 11 at Coker W, 60-55 1 30 0 2 2 5 4 1.3 4 0 4 -
Feb 15 Carson-Newman L, 72-59 1 40 1 4 5 4 6 0.7 2 0 4 0
Feb 18 Newberry L, 73-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Mars Hill L, 69-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Queens (N.C.) L, 58-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 23 22 33.0 2.8-8.1 34.8 0.6-2.4 23.2 1.8-2.3 80.8 8.0
Total 23 22 33.0 2.8-8.1 34.8 0.6-2.4 23.2 1.8-2.3 80.8 8.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 23 22 758 65-187 34.8 13-56 23.2 42-52 80.8 185
Total 23 22 758 65-187 34.8 13-56 23.2 42-52 80.8 185
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 23 22 33.0 0.0-0.0 34.8 0.0-0.0 23.2 0.0-0.0 80.8 0.0
Total 23 22 33.0 0.0-0.0 34.8 0.0-0.0 23.2 0.0-0.0 80.8 0.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 23 22 33.0 1.6 2.7 4.2 3.5 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.0 3.3 0.2
Total 23 22 33.0 1.6 2.7 4.2 3.5 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.0 3.3 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 23 22 758 36 61 97 81 4 80 83 1.0 75 4
Total 23 22 758 36 61 97 81 4 80 83 1.0 75 4
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 23 22 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Total 23 22 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 23 22 33.0 2.8-8.1 34.8 0.6-2.4 23.2 1.8-2.3 80.8 8.0
Conference 19 18 33.5 2.7-8.0 34.2 0.7-2.8 24.1 1.6-2.1 79.5 7.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 10 37.2 2.9-8.8 33.0 0.8-3.3 24.2 2.6-3.4 76.5 9.2
Away 12 11 30.3 2.8-7.8 36.2 0.4-1.9 21.7 1.1-1.2 86.7 7.2
Neutral 1 1 22.0 2.0-5.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-3.0 100.0 7.0
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Wins 6 6 34.8 2.7-7.7 34.8 0.7-2.7 25.0 3.3-4.2 80.0 9.3
Losses 17 16 32.3 2.9-8.3 34.8 0.5-2.4 22.5 1.3-1.6 81.5 7.6
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November 5 5 29.2 3.4-10.8 31.5 0.6-1.6 37.5 1.4-1.8 77.8 8.8
December 5 5 32.4 2.8-7.4 37.8 0.4-1.8 22.2 2.6-3.6 72.2 8.6
January 8 7 35.0 3.1-7.6 41.0 0.9-3.4 25.9 1.8-2.1 82.4 8.9
February 5 5 34.0 1.8-7.0 25.7 0.2-2.4 8.3 1.6-1.6 100.0 5.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 23 22 758 65-187 34.8 13-56 23.2 42-52 80.8 185
Conference 19 18 637 52-152 34.2 13-54 24.1 31-39 79.5 148
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 10 10 372 29-88 33.0 8-33 24.2 26-34 76.5 92
Away 12 11 364 34-94 36.2 5-23 21.7 13-15 86.7 86
Neutral 1 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 7
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Wins 6 6 209 16-46 34.8 4-16 25.0 20-25 80.0 56
Losses 17 16 549 49-141 34.8 9-40 22.5 22-27 81.5 129
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November 5 5 146 17-54 31.5 3-8 37.5 7-9 77.8 44
December 5 5 162 14-37 37.8 2-9 22.2 13-18 72.2 43
January 8 7 280 25-61 41.0 7-27 25.9 14-17 82.4 71
February 5 5 170 9-35 25.7 1-12 8.3 8-8 100.0 27
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 23 22 33.0 0.0-0.0 34.8 0.0-0.0 23.2 0.0-0.0 80.8 0.0
Conference 19 18 33.5 0.0-0.0 34.2 0.0-0.0 24.1 0.0-0.0 79.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 10 37.2 0.0-0.0 33.0 0.0-0.0 24.2 0.0-0.0 76.5 0.0
Away 12 11 30.3 0.0-0.0 36.2 0.0-0.0 21.7 0.0-0.0 86.7 0.0
Neutral 1 1 22.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
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Wins 6 6 34.8 0.0-0.0 34.8 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 80.0 0.0
Losses 17 16 32.3 0.0-0.0 34.8 0.0-0.0 22.5 0.0-0.0 81.5 0.0
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November 5 5 29.2 0.0-0.0 31.5 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 77.8 0.0
December 5 5 32.4 0.0-0.0 37.8 0.0-0.0 22.2 0.0-0.0 72.2 0.0
January 8 7 35.0 0.0-0.0 41.0 0.0-0.0 25.9 0.0-0.0 82.4 0.0
February 5 5 34.0 0.0-0.0 25.7 0.0-0.0 8.3 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 23 22 33.0 1.6 2.7 4.2 3.5 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.0 3.3 0.2
Conference 19 18 33.5 1.5 2.5 4.1 3.4 0.2 3.6 3.4 1.0 3.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 37.2 1.8 2.8 4.6 3.6 0.2 3.9 3.1 1.3 3.5 0.1
Away 12 11 30.3 1.3 2.5 3.8 3.3 0.1 3.2 4.1 0.8 2.8 0.3
Neutral 1 1 22.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 6.0 0.0
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Wins 6 6 34.8 1.8 2.7 4.5 3.7 0.3 5.2 3.3 1.6 4.3 0.2
Losses 17 16 32.3 1.5 2.6 4.1 3.5 0.1 2.9 3.7 0.8 2.9 0.2
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November 5 5 29.2 1.8 3.4 5.2 4.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.9 3.4 0.2
December 5 5 32.4 1.2 2.0 3.2 2.6 0.0 3.2 6.0 0.5 3.2 0.0
January 8 7 35.0 2.0 2.9 4.9 3.6 0.1 3.8 3.0 1.3 3.6 0.1
February 5 5 34.0 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.4 0.2 4.4 3.0 1.5 2.6 0.4
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 23 22 758 36 61 97 81 4 80 83 1.0 75 4
Conference 19 18 637 29 48 77 64 3 68 65 1.0 63 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 372 18 28 46 36 2 39 31 1.3 35 1
Away 12 11 364 16 30 46 40 1 38 49 0.8 34 3
Neutral 1 1 22 2 3 5 5 1 3 3 1.0 6 0
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Wins 6 6 209 11 16 27 22 2 31 20 1.6 26 1
Losses 17 16 549 25 45 70 59 2 49 63 0.8 49 3
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November 5 5 146 9 17 26 22 2 12 14 0.9 17 1
December 5 5 162 6 10 16 13 0 16 30 0.5 16 0
January 8 7 280 16 23 39 29 1 30 24 1.3 29 1
February 5 5 170 5 11 16 17 1 22 15 1.5 13 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 23 22 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 19 18 33.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 37.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
Away 12 11 30.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 1 22.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
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Wins 6 6 34.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0
Losses 17 16 32.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
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November 5 5 29.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
December 5 5 32.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
January 8 7 35.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
February 5 5 34.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0