Jackson Makoi

Anyiarbany "Jackson" Makoi (born 3 July 2000) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He represents the South Sudan national basketball team in international competition.

Early life
Makoi was born in Egypt, however he moved to Melbourne, Australia at an early age. He moved to the United States to play high school basketball.

Professional career
On 8 September 2021, Makoi signed his first professional contract with Vrijednosnice Osijek of the Croatian HT Premijer liga.

On 21 June 2022, Makoi signed with the Sydney Kings as a development player for the 2022–23 NBL season. He played 15 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He re-signed with the Kings on 28 March 2023 to a two-year deal, continuing as a development player for the 2023–24 NBL season. He recovered to make one appearance for the club in his second season. On 9 April 2024, he was released by the Kings.

Makoi joined the Northside Wizards for the 2024 NBL1 North season.

On 22 April 2024, Makoi signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2024–25 NBL season.

National team career
Internationally, Makoi has played for the South Sudan national basketball team since 2020. He played with South Sudan at AfroBasket 2021 as the team's starting point guard. He contributed 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, helping the team reach the quarterfinals in its first major tournament.