MARQUETTE – The Northern Michigan women’s basketball team will be retiring Lisa Jamula Maki’s No. 40 jersey, its first jersey retirement in program history, on Sunday, November 3 at 4 p.m. in an exhibition against Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Lisa’s daughter Keira Maki, a 2024 graduate of Escanaba high school, is a member of the Stevens Point team.

Lisa donned the Northern Michigan jersey from 1987-91, where she accumulated 1,699 career points over her four seasons, a mark that stood atop the NMU record books for over 30 years. She is second in career rebounds with 893, while she also totaled 256 career assists and holds the program record for free throws attempted (557).

“We are thrilled for Lisa and this tremendous honor of having the first jersey retired in program history,” NMU athletic director Rick Comley said. “She has proven she has earned this honor with her career accomplishments and we are excited for what this means for the program moving forward.”

Her second season in 1989 was one of the best, where her 491 points (17.5 ppg) and 248 rebounds (8.9 rpg) that year are program sophomore records. As a senior, Lisa scored 619 points for a 20.0 ppg average, a top-5 single-season mark in program history. Over her 111-game illustrious career, she averaged 15.3 points/game on a 46.8% shooting percentage while also averaging 8.0 rebounds/game.

She earned All-GLIAC First Team honors in 1989, 1990, and 1991, All-Defensive laurels in 1990 and 1991, and would end her career as the GLIAC Player of the Year as a senior in 1991.

Lisa was inducted into the NMU Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

“We are thrilled to celebrate Lisa (Jamula) Maki’s athletic career,” NMU women’s basketball coach Casey Thousand said. “She accomplished so much during her time at NMU and helped foster a championship program. Currently, Lisa still holds multiple records within the women’s basketball program. She has earned the privilege to be the first women’s basketball player to have her jersey hung in our new facility. Not only was Lisa an outstanding student-athlete, she has continued to support our program as an alum. Thank you, Lisa, for everything you have given us and for representing what it truly means to be a Wildcat. Congrats Lisa (Jamula) Maki No. 40.”