Agot Makeer
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| No. 44 – South Carolina Gamecocks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 4, 2007 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | South Carolina (2025–present) | ||||||||||||||
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Agot Makeer (born May 4, 2007) is a Canadian college basketball player for South Carolina.
Recruiting
Makeer was born in Fargo, North Dakota, and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[1]
Makeer began her career at Crestwood Preparatory College. During her junior year she averaged 19.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Following her junior year she transferred to Montverde Academy.[2] During her senior year she averaged 10.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. On January 27, 2025, she was selected to play in the 2025 McDonald's All-American Girls Game.[3] She also participated in the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit, where she recorded five points, three rebounds, two steals, and a block.[4]
She was a five-star recruit and ranked the No. 4 player in the class of 2025 by ESPN.[5][2] On March 1, 2025, Makeer committed to play college basketball at South Carolina.[6] She signed her National Letter of Intent on April 24, 2025.[7]
College career
Makeer made her collegiate debut for South Carolina on November 3, 2025, against Grand Canyon.[8] On November 7, 2025, against Bowling Green, she scored a then career-high 12 points in 16 minutes.[9] On March 21, 2026, during the first round of the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament against Southern she scored a then career-high 15 points.[10] During the second round against USC, she tied her career-high of 15 points scored, along with three assists and four steals.[11] During the Elite Eight against TCU she poured in a career-high 18 points off the bench to help South Carolina advance to the Final Four.[12][13]
In a Final Four victory over the nationally-ranked #1 Connecticut Huskies, Makeer posted 14 points on 5-9 shooting in 28 minutes off the bench - including two threes made and two free throws. It was her fifth straight game in the tournament scoring in double figures to that point.[14] Nine of her points came in the second half as the Gamecocks extended their lead after being down by two at halftime.[15]