Maya Makalusky

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3

HONORS
All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2025-26)

FRESHMAN YEAR (2025-26)
Played in all 32 games and made 22 starts … averaged 9.7 points while shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and 37.6 percent from the 3-point line … connected on 64 3-pointers, which was third all-time amongst the program’s freshmen … her 310 points is ninth all-time in a single season by a freshman … scored 14 games in double figures and had five 20-plus point scoring efforts … had 16 multi 3-point games in her rookie season … scored her first career points against UIC and had four points and three rebounds … went 3-for-3 from the floor with seven points and three rebounds in a win over Butler at home … her 10 points helped IU to a win over Gonzaga at Coconut Hoops where she shot 50 percent from the floor to go along with six rebounds … put up nine points on three 3-pointers versus No. 12/10 Iowa State at Coconut Hoops … was on fire against ULM, recording her first 20-point scoring game with a game-high 22 points by going 8-for-12 from the floor and 6-for-10 from the 3-point line … scored nine points and pulled down six rebounds against Eastern Michigan … rounded out non-conference play with 10 points versus Western Michigan … led the way with 20 points as she connected on six 3-pointers at Maryland … finished with 12 points at Nebraska … against Washington, went 6-for-9 from the floor for 16 points … in another double figure scoring game, Makalusky had 17 points, four rebounds and a steal against No. 9/9 Michigan … her 21 points helped Indiana to a win over Northwestern where she hot 66.7 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the 3-point line and received six rebounds … highlighted the stat sheet at USC, recording a season-high 29 points on five made 3-pointers and 6-for-8 from the line and played all 40 minutes … completed the LA road trip with a team-high 13 points at No. 2/2 UCLA … set a season-high seven rebounds along with 10 points in a win over Oregon … made four 3-pointers for 19 points and four rebounds in a win at Rutgers … capped off the regular season with 15 points in a victory over Penn State … closed out the season with a team-high 21 points against No. 11/11 Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament second round.

PREP
The 2025 Indiana Ms. Basketball, 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year from Indiana and the top recruit out of the state of Indiana … ranked No. 36 overall by espnW in the class of 2025 … she is a four-year starter and letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern who became the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,913 career points … as a senior, averaged 22.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game ... ranked No. 30 by Blue Star, No. 34 by Junior All-Stars and 44th by Prospect Nation.

PERSONAL
Birth date is June 17 … daughter of Jenn and Mike Makalusky … has a sister, Riley, who plays college basketball at West Virigina … major is community health.

Career Highs (through 2025-26)

Points	29, at USC (2/12/26)
Rebounds	7, vs. Oregon (2/22/26)
Assists	3, vs. ULM (12/11/25)
Steals	2, 2x, last vs. ULM (12/11/25)
Blocks	1, vs. ULM (12/11/25)
FG Made	9, at USC (2/12/26)
FG Attempts	17, at Maryland (1/4/26)
3FG Made	6, 2x, last at Maryland (1/4/26)
3FG Attempts	13, at Maryland (1/4/26)
FT Made	7, at Rutgers (2/25/26)
FT Attempts	8, 2x, last at Rutgers (2/25/26)