Makayia Hallmon

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Coushatta, La.
High School:
Red River

• 2022 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference

2021-22 Season (Sophomore)
Had a stellar third season as a Ragin’ Cajuns, picking up Third Team All-Conference honors after leading the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game…Her All-Conference nod marked the first of her career…Started in 20 of the team’s 25 games…Also averaged 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest…Hallmon was the Ragin’ Cajuns’ leading free throw shooter with a 81.7 percent (49-for-60) at the line…Owned a 43.0 field goal percentage (110-for-256), the third best amongst Ragin’ Cajuns with more than 200 attempts on the year, and a 36.5 3-point field goal percentage, the second-best on the team…Scored at least 10 points in 17 of the team’s 25 games, including two 21-point performances…Her 21-point efforts came against Troy and at ULM…Neared her first career double-double on two occasions, scoring 16 points and notching a season-high six rebounds at Southeastern Louisiana and at South Alabama.

2020-21 Season (Sophomore)
Saw action in 23 of the team’s 24 games, making eight starts…Averaged 7.0 points per game, the fifth best scoring average on the team…Posted six double-figure scoring performances, including three in the first four games…Opened the year with 14 points against North Texas (Dec. 4) and 16 points against McNeese State (Dec. 9)…Totaled 12 points against Texas State (Jan. 30)…Added 10 points at Rice (Dec. 16)…Nearly notched a double-double against Arkansas State (Feb. 5) after scoring nine points and grabbing a season-high six boards…Went off in the first meeting against ULM (Feb. 11), recording a career-high 24 points to go along with five rebounds and two steals.

2019-20 Season (Freshman)
Hallmon provided solid minutes as a freshman, averaging 3.1 points and 0.6 rebounds in her 27 appearances for Louisiana…Opened the season with back-to-back eight-point performances against Loyola (New Orleans) (Nov. 7) and Sam Houston State (Nov. 10)…She was pivotal in Louisiana picking up its first win at Troy (Jan. 11) since 2006, scoring 14 points in the final 6:41 of the contest on 5-for-6 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 shooting from behind the arc…The 14 points was not only a career high, but the most points scored by a freshman during the season…Against Arkansas State (Jan. 23), she recorded her second double-figure performance
with 12 points in the team’s big win against the Red Wolves.

High School
Attended Red River High School in Coushatta, Louisiana…After a dominant senior season, was named the 2019 Shreveport Times Player of the Year and was a 2019 McDonald’s All-American Nominee...Throughout her high school career, was a three-time All-District MVP, a four-time member of the All-District First Team and a four-time member of the All-Area First Team…Selected as the team MVP in each of her four seasons at Red River.

Personal
Born on February 23, 2001…Majoring in Environmental Science.