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32 Makenzi Laporte

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Salinas HS
  • Hometown Salinas, Calif.

Biography

Notable Women's Basketball Awards
• All-CCAA First Team (2024-25)
• All-CCAA Second Team (2023-24)
• CSC Academic All-District (2023-24; 2024-25)
• Chico State Athletics Female Athlete of the Year (2024-25)

As a Women's Basketball Senior (2024-25)
- Voted All-CCAA first team
- Started all 32 games on the schedule, averaging 31.6 minutes on the floor
- Finished 14th in the NCAA West Region in points per game (15.8), fifth in free throws made (119), sixth in field goal percentage (.486) and eighth in both free throw percentage (.821) and total points (505)
- Led the team in points per game (15.8), 3-point field goal percentage (.486) and free throws made (119) and percentage (.821)
- Set the program's single-season record in 3-point field goal percentage (.459) while finishing fifth in total points (505) and seventh in total minutes play (1,013)
- Collected her 500th career rebound against Cal Poly Pomona (Jan. 9), becoming the 11th player to reach that mark in program history. She finished with 612 career rebounds, finishing eighth all-time
- Earned her 1,000th career point at Sonoma State (Jan. 18), becoming the 11th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. She finished with 1,263 career points, finishing 10th all-time
- Became the fifth player in Chico State women's basketball history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career
- Scored a career-high 27 points at Cal State LA (Feb. 20)
- Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds along with 22 points against Cal State San Marcos in final game at Acker Gym (March 1)
- Had three games with a double-double
- Went 10-for-13 from the field against Stanislaus State (Feb. 6)

As a Women's Golf Senior (2024-25)
- Rejoined the women's golf team following the women's basketball team's run at the NCAA West Regionals
- Played only in the Sonoma State Spring Invitational and the CCAA Championships
- At the Sonoma State Spring Invitational, she finished 159 (+15)
- At the CCAA Championships, she finished in a tie for 26th at 256 (+40)

As a Women's Golf Junior (2023-24)
- Joined the women's golf team after a stellar basketball season
- Played in two tournaments, the Sonoma State Spring Invite and the CCAA Championships
- Placed 30th at the CCAA Championships with a score of 251
- Scored a 162 at the Sonoma State Spring Invite
- Lowest round score was 80, which was the final day of the CCAA Championships

As a Women's Basketball Junior (2023-24)
- Started all 31 games, averaging 27.5 minutes
- Averaged 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game
- Shot 41.7 percent (111-for-266) from the field, had 30 made 3-pointers
- Voted second-team All-CCAA
- Went 77-for-102 (75.5 percent) from the free throw line
- Had 17 games with double-digit scoring, including a season-high 22 points at Cal Poly Pomona (February 8)
- Played two games with double-doubles: the first against Simpson (December 19) and the other against Stanislaus State (January 11)
- Recorded a season-high 11 rebounds in season-opener against Dominican (November 10)
- Had a perfect 8-for-8 on the free throw line against Cal State Monterey Bay (January 13) and went 8-for-10 at Cal State East Bay (January 6)
- Scored 15 points in the semifinal round of the CCAA Tournament against Cal Poly Pomona (March 8)

As a Women's Basketball Sophomore (2022-23)
- Played in all 29 games, including starting the first 2 games of the season
- Averaged 22 minutes, 7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game
- Shot 41.1 percent from the field while hitting 32.3 percent from 3-point range
- Made 73.8 percent of her free throws
- Had 11 games with 10-plus points
- Only double-double was season-highs of 18 points and 17 rebounds at Dominican (Nov. 12)

As a Women's Golf Freshman (2022-23)
- Joined the women's golf team after competing as part of the 2022-23 Chico State women's basketball team
- Made debut at the Sonoma State Spring Women's Invite, scoring a 163 in two rounds scheduled
- Shot a 243 to finish in a tie for 23rd at the CCAA Championships
- Lowest 18-hole round score was a 78 at the CCAA Championships

As a Women's Basketball Freshman (2022-23)
- Appeared in 24 games for the Wildcats as a true freshman in 2021–22, starting once
- Led the team in field goal percentage (47.8 percent) while ranking second in rebounding (5.8 boards a game) and fourth in scoring (8.7 points per contest)
- Posted first career double-double (12 points, 16 rebounds) January 13, 2022 vs. Cal State San Marcos
- Scored in double figures in 11 games last season, including a career-best 16-point performance February 10, 2022 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
- Earned 2021–22 CCAA All-Academic honors

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2021 graduate of Salinas High School
- Led the Cowboys to the 2018–19 Pacific Coast Athletic League-Mission title
- Earned league MVP honors three times, and was a four-time First Team All-PCAL selection
- Twice named Female Athlete of the Year by The Monterey Herald
- Also lettered in golf, softball, and lacrosse
- Named All-PCAL four times in golf, while also winning team MVP honors each season

Personal
- Born June 16 in Salinas
- Daughter of Bill and Callie
- Has two siblings, Landon and Hayden
- The person she most admires in the sports world is Stephen Curry
- Why she chose to attend Chico State: “The basketball program and the city of Chico!”)
- Her greatest sports moments are “all the buzzer-beater games that my team won”
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is swim with dolphins
- The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is being named Female Athlete of the Year for all of Monterey county during her junior and senior year of high school
- Has learned by playing basketball “to never settle, and there is always room for improvement”
- Enjoys golfing and spending time with friends and family
- Was a part of Future Farmers of America, raising steers and pigs and showing them at fairs
- Best advice ever received came from her high school basketball coach: “Outwork yesterday”
- Majoring in communications.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    5'10"
    32
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