Caffey and Makalusky Sign With The Hoosiers

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Caffey and Makalusky Sign With The Hoosiers

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball has announced the signing of a pair of Top 100 players in Nevaeh Caffey (Warrenton, Mo.) and Maya Makalusky (Fishers, Ind.) on Wednesday.

 

Caffey is a 5-10 guard out of Incarnate Word High School in St. Louis where she a third team All-American honoree, Class 6 All State Player of the Year and Class 6 first team All-State. Incarnate Word has won three-straight Missouri Class 6 State Championships during her three seasons including help guide them to a perfect record of 92-0 during her time with the program. Her additional accolades include All-Metro Girls Basketball Player of the Year and Class 6 District Player of the Year and Class 6 All-District. As a junior at Incarnate Word, Caffey averaged 14.0 points and shot 49.0 percent from the floor as a junior. She ranks as the No. 65 recruit in the ESPN Top 100.

 

Makalusky, a 6-3 forward, is the No. 1 recruit out of the state of Indiana and No. 36 overall by ESPN in the class of 2025. A three-year starter and letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern who holds a career average 18.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 steals and has scored 1,315 points heading into her senior season. In her three seasons at HSE, Makalusky holds a 56-15 career record. She was named a Indiana Junior All-Star in 2024 and ICGSA First Team All-State. A two-time Hoosier Basketball magazine first team all-state, she is ranked 30th by Blue Star, 34th by Junior All-Stars and 44th by Prospect Nation.

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