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Marlon Maxey
Personal information
Born (1969-02-19) February 19, 1969 (age 55)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolPercy L. Julian (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1992: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career1992–2001
PositionPower forward / center
Number25
Career history
1992–1994Minnesota Timberwolves
1995Breogán Lugo
1995–1996Gymnastikos S. Larissas
1996–1997Peristeri
1997–1998Iraklis Thessaloniki
1998–1999Peristeri
1999–2000ASVEL
2000–2001Alicante
2001Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Marlon Lee Maxey (born February 19, 1969) is a former American professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6'8 3⁄4" (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.

References

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

External links

1992 NBA draft
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