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Stone burns up Norwegian hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged Baerum, Basketball, CHS Wolves, Makana Stone, Norway on October 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone, seen here playing in Britain, is now a pro hoops star in Norway. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

New season, new uniform.

She’s good for a double-double wherever she plays.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone kicked off her second season of professional basketball Friday, racking up 13 points and 12 rebounds while playing in Norway.

While the former Wolf added three steals and a block during her debut in the Kvinneligaen, it wasn’t enough to save her new squad, as Baerum fell 66-43 to Ulriken.

Stone, who played for Leicester in the Women’s British Basketball League last season, was on the court for a team-best 36 minutes Friday.

She’s one of two Americans on Baerum’s roster, joined by Abbey Hoff.

Stone’s 13 points topped her team’s scoring efforts, with Shibi Ahmadi chipping in with 10.

Ulriken had three players in double figures, as Synne Jacobsen (17), Klett Celine (16), and Stine Austgulen (14) combined to form a potent trio.

Baerum returns to action Sunday, Oct. 16, when Stone and her new teammates face off with Ullern.

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New country, new hoops dream

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, Leicester Riders, Makana Stone, Norway, Women's British Basketball League on July 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone is taking her basketball and heading to Norway. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

Pack the bags, she’s headed to a new time zone.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone’s second season of professional basketball will play out not in England, but in Norway.

After a standout debut with Leicester, the former Wolf ace has signed with Baerum Basket in Sandvika, Norway.

Stone is one of two Americans currently listed on the roster, as she joins returning player Keelie Lamb, who hails from Cookeville, Tennessee and played college ball at Kentucky Weslyn.

Baerum finished 20-4 during the 2021-2022 season, winning a league title when it stunned previously unbeaten Ulriken in the championship game.

Stone’s basketball odyssey began in Coupeville, where she pumped in 1,158 points — the third-best total in school history, girls or boys.

After that, it was off to Walla Walla, where she was a wrecking ball at Whitman College during a stellar four-year run, then overseas.

Stone played a year at Loughborough University, then made her pro debut with Leicester.

A starter most of the season, she tallied 275 points, 193 rebounds, 41 assists, 25 steals, and five blocks for the Riders, who finished 18-13.

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