Missouri State

High School 
Averaged 33.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game as a senior (2023-24) at Steel Valley High School in Pennsylvania where he put together one of the most iconic individual seasons in state history and earned 3A State Player of the Year ... Led coach Dale Chapman's Ironmen to a 16-win season and was named the state's 3A player of the year by the Pennsylvania sportswriters in his final season ... Scored 63 points in a road win at Brentwood (1/27/23) with a dozen threes ... Three-time all-state standout finished his career with a school-record 1,780 career points ... As a junior, he was named the Pittsburgh Union Progress Player of the Year and was the fourth-leading scorer in the WPIAL during the regular season with a 29.4 scoring average for a state semifinal team ... Sophomore season was canceled due to COVID ... Freshman year included a first-team all-conference nod and after leading Ironmen to state finals ... Played AAU ball for Wildcat Select ... Spent 2023-24 at Link Year Prep in Branson, Mo.

Personal
Makhai Latrell Valentine was born 6/28/05 in Norristown, Pa. ... Son of Charell Valentine of Munhall, Pa. ... Majoring in Sport and Park Administration.