Makana Stone gets buckets in the land of my forefathers. Norway, I’m talking about Norway. (Photo property Marianne Maja Stenerud)
She’s back, but in a new uniform.
Coupeville grad Makana Stone is returning to Norway for another season of professional basketball, while hopping from Baerum to Ammerud.
The two franchises both play out of Oslo and are separated by 20 miles.
Stone’s signing was confirmed by Ellen Hamremoen, Director of Ammerud Basket.
Ammerud is known for its forest, its production of asphalt concrete, and its annual open air rock festival, Granittrock.
It’ll be the second season in the Kvinneligaen for Stone, a former Whitman College hoops star, and her third cashing checks, after making her pro debut in England.
Stone’s new team kicks off the season Oct. 8 with a clash against Bergen.
The former Wolf ace, who returned to Whidbey this summer to teach summer basketball camps in her hometown, has been dynamic while playing overseas.
In her Norwegian debut, Stone appeared in 26 of Baerum’s 27 games — the flu sent her to the sideline on one game day — racking up 468 points, 292 rebounds, 66 assists, 65 steals, and 11 blocked shots.
She was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Norwegian Kvinneligaen First-Team, the only American player on the five-player squad.
Andre’s younger sister was also tabbed as the league’s top forward.
Plus, she brought me Norwegian chocolate when she visited Coupeville this summer, making her the true MVP.
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