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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

34 Makai Richards

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Oak Park, Calif.
  • Prev School Pacific
  • Highschool Oak Park
  • Twitter makai34richards

Biography

NIL OPPORTUNITIES
 
ARRIVAL/ELIGIBILITY
- Eligible with one year remaining ahead of the 2025-26 season.
- Redshirt junior transfer from Pacific of the West Coast Conference… totaled 106 points, 75 rebounds and 13 blocks in 41 career games with the Tigers… made 13 starts.

Chattanooga (2024-25)
2025 National Invitation Tournament Champions
- Appeared in 37 of the team's 38 games during the NIT title season... made two starts... averaged 9.5 minutes per game over the season... 10.1 minutes per game over five-game NIT title run.
- Finished the season averaging 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game... led the team in shooting with a 63.8 FG% (60-94) mark... went 50.0% (2-4) from 3PT... 81.0% (17-21) from the FT line.
- Scored a career-high 19 points in just 18 minutes of action at eventually nationally-ranked Saint Mary's (CA) on November 7, 2024 in the second game of the season... went 8-12 FG which included a 1-1 3PT total.
- Scored 17 points in 18 minutes of game action while adding five rebounds in Coke Classic victory over Bryant at home on November 27, 2024.
- Posted 10 points and added five rebounds during a start in the SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal win over Mercer on March 8, 2025... scored 10 points on a perfect 5-5 shooting night in NIT semifinal win over Loyola Chicago on April 1, 2025.
 
Pacific (2023-24)
- Appeared in 22 games… made 14 starts… averaged 14.2 minutes-per-game for the season.
- Averaged 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds-per-game over the 22 appearances… shot an efficient 66.2% (43-of-65) from the field.
- Posted a career-high 17 points and tied a career-high eight rebounds against Portland on February 1, 2024… went 8-of-12 from the floor… added two blocks and a steal while playing 32 minutes.
- Scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting at San Diego on March 2, 2024.
- Shot 50.0% or better from the field in 14 of the 22 games played… shot a combined 72.2% (26-of-36) from the field over the final seven games of the season… averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 rebounds-per-game over the stretch.
 
Pacific (2022-2023)
- Appeared in 19 games… started two… averaged 6.2 minutes-per-game.
- Finished the season averaging 0.6 points and 1.2 rebounds-per-game in reserve role.
 
Eastern Washington (2021-2022)
- Redshirted initial collegiate season at Eastern Washington before transferring to Pacific.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- Product of Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Calif.
- Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Second Team… averaged 10.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 1.3 assists-per-game during senior season.
- Helped lead team to 27-3 overall record and Coastal Canyon League title with a perfect 10-0 record… team won 22-straight games… advanced to CIF Southern Section Division 2AA Tournament.
- Played AAU basketball for the Cali Starts and BTI Hoops.
 
PERSONAL
- Born October 19, 2001.
- BAS: Applied Leadership major at UTC.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2024-25Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 225 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2025-26Redshirt Senior

    Center
    6'10" 225 lbs
    34