Biography of Makur Maker [Age, Height, Girlfriend, Kids, Family, Salary, Award & Net worth ]

Youth is the best time to build your foundation and either prove yourself prudent enough or be like an empty sack who cannot stand up. The choice is all yours.

In like manner, today we will talk about one such young athlete who has just touched his twenties and striving hard for his career.

The man is none other than Makur Maker, who is still up for playing for the Howard Bison, a basketball team representing Howard University.

Henceforth, he is a South Sudanese-Australian college basketball player. Maker is the top-ranked player in the modern era who attended an HBCU. He committed to the coach Kenny Blakeney.

Moreover, he is a consensus five-star recruit before that. His journey from beginning to college is worth a glance. Suppose you want to know all about him. Stick through this article.

But first, let’s take an easy look into the basic must-known quick facts about the young center player, Makur Maker.

 Quick Facts:

Full Name	Makur Maker
Birth Date	4 November 2000
Birth Place	Nairobi, Kenya
Nick Name	Makur
Religion	Not known
Nationality	Australian
Ethnicity	Black
Education	St. Andrews Catholic Primary School, Chaminade College Prep, Prolific Prep North, Orange Lutheran, Pacific Academy, Hillcrest Prep Academy, Howard University
Horoscope	Scorpio
Father’sName	Not known
Mother’sName	Not Known
Siblings	six brothers and a sister
Age	21 Years Old
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m
Weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Cousin	Thon Maker, Matur Maker
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
Jersey No	4
Build	Athlete
Marital Status	Single
Girlfriend	Not known
Position	Center
Profession	Basketball player
Net Worth	Under Review
Salary	Annual salary expected to be in a million
Currently Plays for	Howard Bison
League	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Active Since	2020-present
Social Media	Twitter, Instagram
Last Update	September, 2022

Makur Maker | Early Life, Family & Education

Makur was born on 4 November 2000 in Nairobi, Kenya, to South Sudanese parents. But, he grew up in Perth, Western Australia, along with his siblings, six brothers and a little sister.

However, we are still not aware of his parent’s and siblings’ names and professions in detail. Makur moved o Perth when he was just one year old.

Following that, he played high school basketball in North America. Besides basketball, he showed maximum interest in playing football as a striker.

Not only that, but he also played beach soccer with his friends. Makur also got enrolled in Quinns Football club with his elder brothers to play football.

He went to St. Andrews Catholic Primary School and later on attended Irene McCormack Catholic College for high school.

Makur was extracted to basketball in between because of his elevated height.

How old is Makur Maker? Age, Height, Personality

Born on November 4, 2000, he is 20 years old by now. Well, he is too young to achieve a great height at this point in his career.

Makur is a tall and lanky kind of guy. He has a sky-high height of 6 feet 11 inches and weighs almost 107 kg.

Despite having an interest in football, he got stuck with basketball because of his height. However, he takes his height, weight, wingspan as a god-given tool.

Makur has a very subtle kind of personality. He is smart and handsome, for sure.

He has remained considerate about fitness and hits the gym as much as possible. Moreover, he is filled with raw talent that will surely embellish his career.

Makur Maker | High School Career

When he was fifteen years old, Maker moved to the United States and enrolled at Chaminade College Preparatory School to begin his freshman year in West Hills, Los Angeles.

The sole reason that made him stay far from his whole family for many years. Makur scored 9.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game for his freshman year at high school.

The next year, he switched to a college-preparatory school named The Tech Academy in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. His cousins, Thon and Matur Maker, unsheathed him to The Techs.

Not only that, it was through his cousin’s help that he came under the guidance of Liberian-born Ed Smith, the basketball coach, and guided for life.

Makur also accompanied his brother Matur and played in the  National Preparatory Association and The Grind Session. The Tech Academy got closed in the next year, and he sat for home-schooling.

Makur went through a year of loss as he got sidelined because of a foot injury for the 2017-18 season.

After recovering from the foot injury, he continued his high school journey with Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California.

He received All-Trinity League first team and earned All-County second-team honors in a paid daily newspaper, Orange Country Register.

Makur had a question mark in his eligibility as he missed out for a year and drained his eight semesters of eligibility.

He again switched to another preparatory high school, Pacific Academy, in  Irvine, California, where he was planning to enter NBA drafts in 2020 that too in the middle of

Makur joined Hillcrest Preparatory High School to finish the rest of his season.

Declaration for NBA draft 2020

It was heard that Makur submitted all the paperwork to determine his eligibility for the NBA drafts 2020 in October 2019. He pretty much made up his mind to enter the NBA draft and later declared too.

Although Makur fell two credits short of high school graduation, he was allowed eligibility by the NBA. However, in the end, he opted to play for the College rather than in the NBA league.

Also, there was a different purpose to commit to HBCU as he wanted to bring some positive changes in society despite being the highest-ranked player.

He wanted to set an example for the black people, most probably to get more active for HBCU programs.

You can find the NBA draft scouting report and mock draft ranking of Makur Maker on the NBADraftRoom website.

Makur Maker | Recruiting

As already mentioned above in the article, he remained a consensus five-star recruit.

As per the major recruiting agencies such as Rivals, 247 Sports, ESPN, he was ranked one of the best centers in the 2020 recruiting class.

Well, He played his game, and hard work played it’s. Here is a tweet that he made to inspire youths to take up the HBCU program proving it no less than the other universities.

Moreover, Makur received offers from high-level Universities like UCLA, Kentucky, and Memphis. But ended up choosing Howard.

He initiated two games for Howard. Eventually, Makur got benched out on November 20, 2020, as he faced a groin injury during a preseason practice.

National Team Career

He intended to represent Australia internationally once, which he truly did so.

Makur made an input to represent Australia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup but unfortunately got unselected in the final squad.

Makur Maker| Howard Stats

Makur Maker | Personal Life

Coming to his personal aspects of life, many people who have seen him playing, evolving, and growing would surely like to know about his relationship status.

And we rogered that and ended up surveying all over the internet sites, but we could not get a hint on his relationship.

There are no such rumors about his love affairs, hook-ups, and patch-ups. Well, the precise assumption says that Makur is single. He is not into the lovemaking phase of life.

All he thinks of is his game and career.  As soon as possible, he wants to be an early entrant to the NFL draft, of course, after accomplishing his collegiate career.

Makur also wants to earn a degree in life.  He wants to be a proper Master’s Graduate soon. Education has its own well-set priority in life.

Besides his friends and family members, Makur is really close to his cousins Thon and Matur.

These all three cousins have always undergone through what their basketball and life coach Ed Smith said. They take Ed as a guardian.

A fast fact, Makur is an NBA-G League player for Rio Grande Valley Vipers. And Thon serves as a forward-center for Detroit Pistons.

Matur really misses his family after he got moved to the United States. It’s been three years that he has not seen his father. Matur currently lives in a house with Thon and Matur in Los Angeles.

Makur Maker | Net Worth and Salary

He came into the limelight at the Pangos All-American Camp and Adidas Nations in the summer of 2017. Aligning with some online sources,

“MAKUR IS CALCULATED TO HAVE A NET WORTH BETWEEN $100,000 AND $2000000.”

Not to mention, Makur fall on no.75 prospect in the ESPN  top 100. These details about him showcased his eligibility for the NBA draft.

We cannot even deny the fact that Makur is just a high-school graduate. He still has a lot to conquer in the coming days.

However, the details regarding his net worth and salary might turn incorrect as the guy is yet to perform professionally on the field.

Nonetheless, Makur’s salary if he gets drafted, then it would be probably in a million for a year.

 

Social Media Presence:

Here is a glad thing to hear about, we can surely catch Makur on Instagram and Twitter. Makur does not keep frequently posting on his Instagram handle, but yes, he at least keeps retweeting on Twitter.

Going through his Instagram posts, a proper analogy that can be extracted is, Makur is completely devoted to sports. Most of his posts are related to basketball, court, and gym.

Well, if you do not believe it, you can certainly go and check out his social media handles by a random click on the below-mentioned links.

Also, do not forget to give this young, big man a follow. He is worth it.

Instagram: 84.8k followers

Twitter: 12.9k followers

Some FAQs:

Who is the Makur Maker’s agent?

Makur Maker has not signed with any agent to keep the option of returning to Howard for his sophomore year.

Who is Makur Maker’s coach?

Kenneth Blakeney is the coach of Makur Maker.

What position does Makur Maker play in?

Makur Maker plays in center, point guard, and shooting guard positions.

What rank is Makur Maker?

Makur Maker is ranked #75 in ESPN’s NBA draft rankings.

Is Makur Maker related to Thon Maker?

Makur Maker is the cousin of Thon Maker. Thon is a professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Who does Makur Maker play for?

Makur Maker plays for the Howard Bison of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Did Makur Mayer make it to the 2021 NBA draft?

Makur Mayer withdrew from the 2021 NBA Draft and is preparing for the 2022 draft.