USC Womens Basketball adds talent from TCU in Grad Transfer Roxane Makolo

Women’s Basketball | 07 July 2023

USC women’s basketball brings an extra dose of international experience with Roxane Makolo, who joins the Trojans as a transfer, as head coach Lindsay Gottlieb has announced. The Canadian product comes to USC via Purdue and TCU.

“Roxane is a tremendous competitor and athlete who will contribute in key ways to what we are building at USC,” Gottlieb said of Makolo. “She has a wide range of experience from both college and international competition that will aid in her ability to influence our team culture and performance. Roxane is versatile on both sides of the ball and I can’t wait to welcome her to our Trojan family.”

A gold medalist with Canada at the 2015 FIBA ​​U-16 Americas, Makolo began his college career at Purdue. A boilermaker, the 5-10 guard played in 31 games as a freshman before being sidelined by injuries over the next two seasons. Makolo then transferred to TCU and returned to action, appearing in 29 games and starting 19, while averaging 5.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He set career highs with a 15-point, 10-rebound performance that season, finishing the year shooting .317 from the floor.

From Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Makolo represented Team Canada at the 2019 FIBA ​​U19 World Cup, 2018 FIBA ​​U18 Americas Championship, 2016 FIBA ​​U17 World Championship and 2015 FIBA ​​Americas U16 Championship. In the 2018 event, he helped Canada to a second-place finish while averaging 9.8 points per game. He also won gold at the 2017 Canadian Summer Games for Team Quebec.

Welcome to the #TrojanFamily, Roxane Makolo!
Makolo joins us from TCU, where she started in 19 games last season. pic.twitter.com/oajY4t3lcL
— USC Women's Basketball (@USCWBB) July 7, 2023
 

Makolo is the fourth grad transfer addition to USC’s 2023-24 roster, joining Ivy League products Kaitlin Davis, McKenzie Forbes and Kayla Padilla. In all, the USC women have six newcomers heading to Troy for the upcoming season, with true Freshmen Juju Watkins and Malia Samuels also making their Trojan careers.