Colorado State University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Makenzie Ellis
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-2
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, Okla.
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington HS
- Major:
- Adult Education and Training
- Prev School:
- SMU
Collegiate Career Highs
Points: 22 (1/4/20 at Wyoming)
3FGM: 4 (3x, last 2/10/17 at Stanford)
3FGA: 8 (2/05/17 vs. Washington)
FGM: 8 (3x last 1/11/20 vs. San Jose State)
FGA: 19 (2/05/17 vs. Washington)
FTM: 6 (1/4/20 at Wyoming)
FTA: 7 (1/4/20 at Wyoming)
Rebounds: 13 (11/17/19 vs Northern Illinois)
Assists: 6 (2/24/19 at Tulane)
Blocks: 3 (2x, last 11/30/16 vs SE LA)
Steals: 6 (12/11/19 at Tennessee)
Minutes: 40 (11/17/19 vs Northern Illinois)
2019-20 (GRADUATE)
Pursuing a master's degree in Adult Education and Training ... Increased her career mark in points with 19 vs. Nevada and 22 at Wyoming in consecutive games...Had 10 of her 19 vs. Wolf Pack in first quarter, while 12 of her 22 at Wyoming in fourth quarter...CollegeSportsMadness named Ellis Player of the Week for MW...Recorded her sixth double-digit scoring game in hometown at Tulsa...At UT, collected a career-high six steals and a season-high four assists...Recorded her first-career double-double against NIU.
2017-19 (SENIOR and JUNIOR at SMU)
Started 16 games and appeared in 29 games as a senior with the Mustangs in 2018-19 … Played the fourth-most minutes on the SMU roster at 670 total minutes, averaging fifth-best 23.1 mpg … Shot 81.6 percent from the free-throw line, going 31-of-38 … Scored 107 total points for 3.7 ppg … Corralled 135 total rebounds and 4.7 rpg – both third on the team … Finished third in assists with 50 … Added 26 steals and 10 blocks … Notched a season high eight rebounds twice (vs. ECU 3/8, vs. ECU 2/14) … Scored a season high eight points twice (vs. Robert Morris 11/23, vs. Temple 2/20) … Sat out the 2017-18 season after transferring from Colorado … Played a season high 36 minutes twice (vs. ECU 3/8, vs. Temple 2/20) … Shot a season-best 4-for-7 for eight points vs. Robert Morris (11/23) … Shot a season-best 2-for-5 from three-point territory vs. Temple (2/20) … Season-best six assists at Tulane (2/24) … Season-high three steals vs. Temple (2/20) … Women’s basketball recipient of the Student-Athlete Choice Award, voted by peers on outstanding role model for the community … University Academic Achievement Honoree … One of four student-athletes to get recognized for Sport Performance Leadership Departmental Distinction Award … Sat out her junior season after transferring from Colorado ... Graduated with a degree in Applied Physiology and Wellness in the concentration of Sports Performance Leadership.
2015-17 (FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORE at COLORADO)
Started all 33 games as a sophomore at Colorado … Scored at least 10 points eight times, including a career-high 18 points against then-No. 10 Washington … Averaged 6.4 points, shooting 35.7 percent from the field, and made 33-of-89 attempts from 3-point range (37.1 percent) … Tied for second on the team with 4.2 rebounds per game, including a season-high nine rebounds in a win over Washington State … Hit four three pointers and scored 16 points against Wyoming (12/21) … Helped the Buffs reach the third round of the WNIT … Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection. … In her freshman season, played 30 games and made nine starts, including six in Pac-12 play … Averaged 16 mpg, 3.1 ppg, and 2.9 rpg … Second on the team in free throw percentage in her freshman season, sinking 26-of-31 from the line … Made a career-high four free throws against USC, helping the Buffs earn their first Pac-12 win of the season, while adding season-best seven rebounds … Scored a season-high nine against Utah (2/7) … Awarded CU’s Crystal Ford-Adams Scholar Athlete Award.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Booker T. Washington H.S. ... Helped lead the Lady Hornets to victory in the 2013 Class 6A State Championship as the lone sophomore in the starting lineup ... Earned All-State Tournament First-Team honors … Named Tulsa World All-State team honorable mention selection … Averaged 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior in 2013-14, guiding Booker T. Washington to a 22-5 record … Tulsa World All-Metro Third Team … 2015 McDonald's All-America nominee … Elite 8 in Oklahoma and Vype Top 100 honoree … missed her senior season due to torn ACL … Ranked No. 98 player overall and No. 15 forward nationally according to ESPN despite the injury coming out of Booker T. Washington H.S. … Selected to the 2014 USA Women’s U17 National Team trials.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 27, 1997 in San Mateo, Calif. … Daughter to Matney and Christine Ellis … Has a younger sister, Savannah, who played for SMU in 2017-18 season.
Points: 22 (1/4/20 at Wyoming)
3FGM: 4 (3x, last 2/10/17 at Stanford)
3FGA: 8 (2/05/17 vs. Washington)
FGM: 8 (3x last 1/11/20 vs. San Jose State)
FGA: 19 (2/05/17 vs. Washington)
FTM: 6 (1/4/20 at Wyoming)
FTA: 7 (1/4/20 at Wyoming)
Rebounds: 13 (11/17/19 vs Northern Illinois)
Assists: 6 (2/24/19 at Tulane)
Blocks: 3 (2x, last 11/30/16 vs SE LA)
Steals: 6 (12/11/19 at Tennessee)
Minutes: 40 (11/17/19 vs Northern Illinois)
2019-20 (GRADUATE)
Pursuing a master's degree in Adult Education and Training ... Increased her career mark in points with 19 vs. Nevada and 22 at Wyoming in consecutive games...Had 10 of her 19 vs. Wolf Pack in first quarter, while 12 of her 22 at Wyoming in fourth quarter...CollegeSportsMadness named Ellis Player of the Week for MW...Recorded her sixth double-digit scoring game in hometown at Tulsa...At UT, collected a career-high six steals and a season-high four assists...Recorded her first-career double-double against NIU.
2017-19 (SENIOR and JUNIOR at SMU)
Started 16 games and appeared in 29 games as a senior with the Mustangs in 2018-19 … Played the fourth-most minutes on the SMU roster at 670 total minutes, averaging fifth-best 23.1 mpg … Shot 81.6 percent from the free-throw line, going 31-of-38 … Scored 107 total points for 3.7 ppg … Corralled 135 total rebounds and 4.7 rpg – both third on the team … Finished third in assists with 50 … Added 26 steals and 10 blocks … Notched a season high eight rebounds twice (vs. ECU 3/8, vs. ECU 2/14) … Scored a season high eight points twice (vs. Robert Morris 11/23, vs. Temple 2/20) … Sat out the 2017-18 season after transferring from Colorado … Played a season high 36 minutes twice (vs. ECU 3/8, vs. Temple 2/20) … Shot a season-best 4-for-7 for eight points vs. Robert Morris (11/23) … Shot a season-best 2-for-5 from three-point territory vs. Temple (2/20) … Season-best six assists at Tulane (2/24) … Season-high three steals vs. Temple (2/20) … Women’s basketball recipient of the Student-Athlete Choice Award, voted by peers on outstanding role model for the community … University Academic Achievement Honoree … One of four student-athletes to get recognized for Sport Performance Leadership Departmental Distinction Award … Sat out her junior season after transferring from Colorado ... Graduated with a degree in Applied Physiology and Wellness in the concentration of Sports Performance Leadership.
2015-17 (FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORE at COLORADO)
Started all 33 games as a sophomore at Colorado … Scored at least 10 points eight times, including a career-high 18 points against then-No. 10 Washington … Averaged 6.4 points, shooting 35.7 percent from the field, and made 33-of-89 attempts from 3-point range (37.1 percent) … Tied for second on the team with 4.2 rebounds per game, including a season-high nine rebounds in a win over Washington State … Hit four three pointers and scored 16 points against Wyoming (12/21) … Helped the Buffs reach the third round of the WNIT … Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection. … In her freshman season, played 30 games and made nine starts, including six in Pac-12 play … Averaged 16 mpg, 3.1 ppg, and 2.9 rpg … Second on the team in free throw percentage in her freshman season, sinking 26-of-31 from the line … Made a career-high four free throws against USC, helping the Buffs earn their first Pac-12 win of the season, while adding season-best seven rebounds … Scored a season-high nine against Utah (2/7) … Awarded CU’s Crystal Ford-Adams Scholar Athlete Award.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Booker T. Washington H.S. ... Helped lead the Lady Hornets to victory in the 2013 Class 6A State Championship as the lone sophomore in the starting lineup ... Earned All-State Tournament First-Team honors … Named Tulsa World All-State team honorable mention selection … Averaged 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior in 2013-14, guiding Booker T. Washington to a 22-5 record … Tulsa World All-Metro Third Team … 2015 McDonald's All-America nominee … Elite 8 in Oklahoma and Vype Top 100 honoree … missed her senior season due to torn ACL … Ranked No. 98 player overall and No. 15 forward nationally according to ESPN despite the injury coming out of Booker T. Washington H.S. … Selected to the 2014 USA Women’s U17 National Team trials.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 27, 1997 in San Mateo, Calif. … Daughter to Matney and Christine Ellis … Has a younger sister, Savannah, who played for SMU in 2017-18 season.
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