Erron Maxey

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Erron Maxey
No. 21 – Club Atlético Bohemios
Position Forward
League LUB
Personal information
Born (1978-12-06) December 6, 1978 (age 45)
Lake Elsinore, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Temescal Canyon
(Lake Elsinore, California)
Elsinore (Lake Elsinore, California)
College Providence (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present
Career history
2001 Ferro Carril Oeste
2002 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2002–2003 Pussihukat
2003–2004 Columbus Riverdragons
2005–2006 Klima-Vill Kaposvar SE
2006 Los Santos Reales de San Luis
2006–2007 Asociación Quimsa Santiago del Estero
2007 Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008 Asociación Deportiva Atenas
2008 Los Santos Reales de San Luis
2008 Asociación Quimsa Santiago del Estero
2008 Universidad de Concepcion
2008–2009 Obras Sanitarias
2009–2010 Gold Coast Blaze
2010–2011 Wellington Saints
2010–2011 Union Atletica Montevideo
2011–2012 Niigata Albirex
2012 Bucaros de Bucaramanga
2012–2013 Club Nacional de Football
2013 Nelson Giants
2013–2014 Union Atletica Montevideo
2015 Toowoomba Mountaineers
2015–present Club Atlético Bohemios
Career highlights and awards

Erron James Maxey (born December 6, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Club Atlético Bohemios of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (LUB).

High school career

Maxey attended Temescal Canyon High School for two years where he was a standout for the basketball team. He then transferred to Elsinore High School where he captained the school for two years, winning the league Most Valuable Player award in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, he helped Elsinore to a 23–3 record and a league championship averaging 28.7 points, 14.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.0 blocks per game individually. He finished his career at Elsinore High School as their all-time leading scorer, and as a senior, won the Riverside County Player of the Year award.

College career

After attracting a lot of interest from various colleges, Maxey elected to attend Providence. As a freshman, he played mostly as a center and averaged 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He played two games at the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, scoring 22 points and grabbing four rebounds.

As a sophomore, Maxey continued to play as a center and improved his averages to 9.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He was third on the team in scoring and had four double-doubles.

As a junior, Maxey co-captained the Friars and starred as the team's top scorer with 14.8 points per game. He had eight double-doubles and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds at the Big East Tournament.

As a senior, Maxey was sole captain and starred once again as the top scorer and rebounder. He entered the 2001 NBA draft but went undrafted.

Professional career

Maxey began his professional career in 2001 with Ferro Carril Oeste in Argentina where he averaged 22.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game before returning to the United States where he signed with the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. He then played in Finland, the NBA Development League, Hungary and Mexico before returning to Argentina in 2006. He played the next three seasons in Central and South America before moving to Australia in 2009 where he played for the Gold Coast Blaze during the 2009–10 NBL season. After earning Australian NBL Best Sixth Man honors, he joined the Wellington Saints where he helped them win championships in 2010 and 2011. Over the next two and a bit years, he spent time in Japan, Colombia and Uruguay before returning to New Zealand in March 2013 as he teamed up with the Nelson Giants for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season.[1] In September 2013, he re-joined Union Atletica Montevideo and played 12 games for the club before leaving in January 2014.

On March 26, 2015, Maxey signed with the Toowoomba Mountaineers for the 2015 Queensland Basketball League season.[2][3] He led his team to the quarter-finals with a fifth place finish and an 11–6 win/loss record.[4] On August 18, he played for the QBL All-Stars in an exhibition match against the LSU Tigers men's basketball team, scoring five points in a 91–88 loss.[5][6] Four days later, the Mountaineers were knocked out of the playoffs, losing their semi-final match-up to the Mackay Meteors. Maxey helped the Mountaineers go from last on the ladder in 2014, to a semi-final appearance in 2015.[7] He appeared in all 19 games for the Mountaineers in 2015, averaging 26.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game,[8] on his way to earning All-League Team honors alongside teammate Jeremy Kendle.[9]

On October 28, 2015, Maxey returned to Uruguay, signing with Club Atlético Bohemios for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Maxey completes Giants
  2. ↑ Mountaineers sign Erron Maxey
  3. ↑ American imports keen to dunk hoops in QBL
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  8. ↑ Player statistics for Erron Maxey
  9. ↑ 2015 QBL Season Awards
  10. ↑ ERRON MAXEY, ALERO EX UNIÓN ATLÉTICA Y NACIONAL, LLEGARÁ A BOHEMIOS PARA LA LIGA URUGUAYA (Spanish)

External links

Awards
Preceded by NBL Best Sixth Man
2010		 Succeeded by
Kevin Braswell
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