Marlon Maxey Explained

Marlon Maxey
Height Ft:6
Height In:8.75
Weight Lb:250
Birth Date:19 February 1969
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
High School:Percy L. Julian (Chicago, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:1992
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:28
Draft Team:Minnesota Timberwolves
Career Start:1992
Career End:2001
Career Number:25
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:
Team1:Minnesota Timberwolves
Years2:1995
Team2:Breogán Lugo
Years3:1995–1996
Team3:Gymnastikos S. Larissas
Years4:1996–1997
Team4:Peristeri
Years5:1997–1998
Team5:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Years6:1998–1999
Team6:Peristeri
Years7:1999–2000
Team7:ASVEL
Years8:2000–2001
Team8:Alicante
Years9:2001
Team9:Galatasaray
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Marlon Lee Maxey (born February 19, 1969) is a former American professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6'8 " (2.05 m) tall,[1] and a weight of 250 lbs. (113 kg), Maxey, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, played at the power forward and center positions. Maxey was selected with the 28th overall draft pick, by the Minnesota Timberwolves, in the 1992 NBA draft.

College career

After attending and playing basketball at Percy L. Julian High School, in Chicago, Illinois, Maxey played college basketball for the University of Minnesota, where he played with the Minnesota Golden Gophers (1987–1988). He also played college basketball at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he played with the UTEP Miners, from 1989 to 1992.[2]

Professional career

Maxey participated at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in 1992, where he was named the unanimous tourney MVP. After that, he was a second round draft pick in the 1992 NBA draft.[3] In an NBA career that lasted two seasons, both of them spent with the Timberwolves, Maxey played in a total of 98 regular season games. He had career NBA averages of 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.[4] [5]

After playing in the NBA, Maxey played professionally in Spain's ACB, Greece's, Basket League, France's Pro A, and Turkey's Super League.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MARLON LEE MAXEY Height 2.05m..
  2. Web site: Marlon Maxey College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Marlon Maxey. Fine Line Websites & IT. Consulting. The Draft. Review. June 5, 2007. The Draft Review.
  4. Web site: Marlon Maxey | Minnesota Timberwolves. www.nba.com.
  5. Web site: Marlon Maxey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more. Basketball-Reference.com.