Makaiya Brooks Sets Euro Tour Record, Joins Portugal Team

Makaiya Brooks, a former standout for Drury University, has secured a professional basketball contract in Portugal. This move follows her exceptional performance on the recent Eurobasket Tour, where she averaged 26.3 points across four games. Brooks demonstrated her scoring prowess by setting a new Eurotour record with 40 points in a single game. Her tour statistics also included averages of 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 steals.

Brooks will begin her professional career with Ginásio Clube Olhanense in September. She becomes the fourth Drury Lady Panther to sign a professional contract. During her collegiate career at Drury, Brooks averaged 8.9 points per game and shot an impressive 40.5 percent from three-point range, ranking seventh in program history. She also achieved significant scoring milestones in high school, graduating from Central High School with 2,359 career points, a Springfield city record.