Makhai Valentine
Team: Northern Illinois
Career Averages
ESPN Β· NCAAM Β· completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season, 14 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 42.2% | 36.8% | 79.6% |
Plus/minus sample β 2024-2025: 3 games, 13.2 minutes, 49.7 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 3 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.92 | 3606 | 13 | 49 | -4 | -1.3 | -12.1 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs β 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More β | -1.96 (#6261) | Pts For -1.96 | Prevent -1.47 | Net -3.44 | Min 833 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More β | -1.47 (#5896) | Pts For -1.96 | Prevent -1.47 | Net -3.44 | Min 833 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More β | -3.44 (#6296) | Pts For -1.96 | Prevent -1.47 | Net -3.44 | Min 833 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More β | -0.47 (#5571) | Reb For -0.47 | Prevent +0.30 | Net -0.17 | Min 833 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More β | +0.30 (#1716) | Reb For -0.47 | Prevent +0.30 | Net -0.17 | Min 833 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More β | +0.13 (#2451) | OReb For +0.13 | Prevent +0.03 | Net +0.16 | Min 833 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More β | +0.03 (#3038) | OReb For +0.13 | Prevent +0.03 | Net +0.16 | Min 833 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More β | +0.16 (#1368) | OReb For +0.13 | Prevent +0.03 | Net +0.16 | Min 833 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More β | +0.17 (#3006) | DReb For +0.17 | Prevent -0.24 | Net -0.07 | Min 833 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More β | -0.24 (#3556) | DReb For +0.17 | Prevent -0.24 | Net -0.07 | Min 833 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More β | -0.07 (#4533) | DReb For +0.17 | Prevent -0.24 | Net -0.07 | Min 833 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More β | -0.17 (#4357) | Reb For -0.47 | Prevent +0.30 | Net -0.17 | Min 833 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More β | -0.39 (#5685) | Ast For -0.39 | Prevent -0.51 | Net -0.90 | Min 833 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More β | -0.51 (#5900) | Ast For -0.39 | Prevent -0.51 | Net -0.90 | Min 833 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More β | -0.90 (#6123) | Ast For -0.39 | Prevent -0.51 | Net -0.90 | Min 833 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More β | +0.16 (#1428) | 3PM For +0.16 | Prevent +0.18 | Net +0.34 | Min 833 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More β | +0.18 (#1027) | 3PM For +0.16 | Prevent +0.18 | Net +0.34 | Min 833 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More β | +0.34 (#834) | 3PM For +0.16 | Prevent +0.18 | Net +0.34 | Min 833 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More β | -1.03 (#6367) | Stocks For -1.03 | Prevent -0.88 | Net -1.91 | Min 833 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More β | -0.88 (#6379) | Stocks For -1.03 | Prevent -0.88 | Net -1.91 | Min 833 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More β | -1.91 (#6390) | Stocks For -1.03 | Prevent -0.88 | Net -1.91 | Min 833 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More β | -0.99 (#6367) | TOV For -0.99 | Prevent -0.14 | Net -1.14 | Min 833 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More β | -0.14 (#4882) | TOV For -0.99 | Prevent -0.14 | Net -1.14 | Min 833 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More β | -1.14 (#6330) | TOV For -0.99 | Prevent -0.14 | Net -1.14 | Min 833 |
Shot Chart β 2025-2026
121/293 FG (41.3%), 311 points from the field Β· ESPN shot locations Β· compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 64.5 | +0.2 | 11.6 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 27 | 55 | 49.1 | 45.2 | +3.9 | 18.8 |
| Mid-range left | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 36.6 | -3.3 | 2.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 38.6 | -38.6 | 0.3 |
| Mid-range right | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 37.4 | -12.4 | 1.4 |
| Left corner 3 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 36.5 | -1.7 | 7.8 |
| Right corner 3 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 36.9 | +23.1 | 5.1 |
| Above-break 3 left | 30 | 88 | 34.1 | 34.1 | +0.0 | 30.0 |
| Above-break 3 center | 5 | 24 | 20.8 | 32.8 | -12.0 | 8.2 |
| Above-break 3 right | 16 | 41 | 39.0 | 33.6 | +5.4 | 14.0 |
| Backcourt | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 25.7 | +24.3 | 0.7 |
Career Stats
ESPN Β· NCAAM Β· completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season, 14 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Northern Illinois | 29 | 30.7 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 41.3% | 35.8% | 81.3% | 57.8 | 53.1 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Missouri State | 12 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 51.7% | 47.4% | 66.7% | 68.6 | 67.2 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN Β· NCAAM Β· completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season, 14 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | vs | Kent State Golden Fl | L | 76-102 | 29 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-02-28 | vs | Ball State Cardinals | L | 43-79 | 29 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-02-24 | @ | Toledo Rockets | L | 69-79 | 33 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Ohio Bobcats | L | 66-74 | 39 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12.0 | - |
| 2026-02-17 | @ | Buffalo Bulls | W | 72-70 | 34 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Central Michigan Chi | L | 46-88 | 33 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-02-11 | vs | Bowling Green Falcon | L | 52-68 | 33 | 4-13 | 3-10 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-02-07 | @ | Georgia State Panthe | W | 75-74 | 32 | 7-9 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19.0 | - |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Miami (OH) RedHawks | L | 61-85 | 29 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-01-27 | vs | Western Michigan Bro | W | 85-65 | 37 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | - |
| 2026-01-24 | @ | Ball State Cardinals | L | 53-58 | 34 | 3-16 | 1-11 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-20 | @ | Ohio Bobcats | L | 77-80 | 37 | 3-12 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | vs | Massachusetts Minute | W | 70-68 | 37 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20.0 | - |
| 2026-01-13 | @ | Eastern Michigan Eag | L | 59-77 | 31 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-01-06 | vs | Toledo Rockets | L | 61-75 | 33 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-01-03 | @ | Kent State Golden Fl | L | 73-77 | 38 | 9-17 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-12-31 | vs | Buffalo Bulls | L | 67-81 | 33 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | Central Michigan Chi | W | 74-73 | 36 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-12-16 | vs | East West Phantoms | W | 112-64 | 13 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-12-13 | @ | Elon Phoenix | L | 79-85 | 34 | 7-16 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | @ | Bradley Braves | L | 55-84 | 21 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-12-02 | vs | Lindenwood Lions | L | 64-99 | 27 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | @ | Austin Peay Governor | L | 59-77 | 28 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-21 | @ | Loyola Chicago Rambl | W | 76-59 | 32 | 5-11 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18.0 | - |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Northern Iowa Panthe | L | 57-70 | 31 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-11-13 | vs | Benedictine (IL) Eag | W | 117-62 | 23 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | - |
| 2025-11-10 | @ | Grand Canyon Lopes | L | 59-88 | 26 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-07 | @ | Wisconsin Badgers | L | 72-97 | 21 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | UL Monroe Warhawks | W | 102-82 | 28 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-03-06 | @ | Illinois State Redbi | L | 54-70 | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.0 | +0.8 |
| 2025-02-26 | vs | Belmont Bruins | L | 65-74 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | -3.8 |
| 2025-02-22 | vs | Illinois State Redbi | L | 68-70 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 | +0.2 |
| 2025-01-11 | @ | Southern Illinois Sa | L | 78-88 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -8.9 |
| 2025-01-07 | vs | UIC Flames | L | 63-80 | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 2025-01-04 | @ | Bradley Braves | L | 60-69 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9.0 | +4.0 |
| 2025-01-01 | vs | Valparaiso Beacons | L | 72-73 | 9 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | +6.1 |
| 2024-12-14 | @ | Washington State Cou | L | 78-91 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +2.2 |
| 2024-12-07 | vs | Indiana State Sycamo | L | 77-80 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +1.0 |
| 2024-12-01 | @ | Oral Roberts Golden | W | 72-67 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| 2024-11-26 | vs | South Dakota State J | L | 55-75 | 12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.0 | +0.8 |
| 2024-11-11 | vs | Missouri Southern St | W | 90-61 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | - |