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2023-24: Redshirted the season and maintained freshman eligibility.

High School: Played for Mayo High School in Rochester, Minnesota, and spent a final campaign at We are United Prep School in Nixa, Missouri … averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists a game while playing for head coach Robert Yanders … spent three years on the Mayo varsity, his final two as a starter … as a senior, he earned All-Big Nine Conference accolades for the second season in a row … that followed a junior campaign in which he averaged 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest … played AAU hoops for Minnesota Lace Up (14U/15U) and Minnesota Heat (16U/17U).
 
Personal: Son of Gol Makuei and Yar Kang … a business major … brother, Riek Riek plays basketball at Drury University … chose Milwaukee because of the great opportunity and the great coaching staff – good people giving him an opportunity to get better … career goal is to play in the NBA/play professionally … most memorable sports experience was his first in-game dunk in a ninth-grade AAU contest … lists hobbies as being outside, biking, reading, and creating … did community service hours by helping run kid’s basketball camps in Minnesota … born February 20, 2004.

Pronunciation: Makuei Riek … MAH-kwee Reek