Erron Maxey

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Erron Maxey
Personal information
Born (1978-12-06) December 6, 1978 (age 45)
Lake Elsinore, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 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 career2001–present
Position Forward
Career history
2001 Ferro Carril Oeste
2002 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2002–2003 Pussihukat
2003–2004 Columbus Riverdragons
2005–2006 Kaposvári KK
2006 Santos Reales de San Luis
2006–2007 Quimsa
2007 Maratonistas de Coamo
2007–2008 Asociación Deportiva Atenas
2008Santos Reales de San Luis
2008Quimsa
2008Universidad de Concepción
2008–2009 Obras Sanitarias
2009–2010 Gold Coast Blaze
2010–2011 Wellington Saints
2010–2011 Union Atletica Montevideo
2011–2012 Niigata Albirex
2012Bucaros de Bucaramanga
2012–2013 Club Nacional de Football
2013 Nelson Giants
2013–2014Unión Atlética Montevideo
2015–2016Toowoomba Mountaineers
2015–2016Club Atlético Bohemios
2016–2018GIE Maile Matrix
2018 Formosa Dreamers
2021GIE Maile Matrix
Career highlights and awards

Erron James Maxey (born December 6, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Formosa Dreamers of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

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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] In 17 games for Bohemios in 2015–16, he averaged 19.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Following the conclusion of the Uruguayan League season, Maxey returned to the Toowoomba Mountaineers for the 2016 Queensland Basketball League season. [11] [12] Due to incomplete paperwork, Maxey was unable to play for the Mountaineers in their 2016 season opener. [13] In the Mountaineers' season finale on August 6, Maxey scored a season-high 40 points in a 123–88 loss to the Gold Coast Rollers. [14] The Mountaineers dropped from semi-finalists in 2015 to second last on the ladder in 2016 with a 3–14 record. In 16 games for the club in 2016, he averaged 26.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game. [15]

Between 2016 and 2018, Maxey played for GIE Maile Matrix of the Universal Basketball Association. He then had a one-game stint with Taiwanese team Formosa Dreamers in February 2018. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Maxey completes Giants
  2. ↑ Mountaineers sign Erron Maxey
  3. ↑ American imports keen to dunk hoops in QBL
  4. ↑ "Import calls on 'Neers to take up challenge". TheChronicle.com.au. August 10, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lowe, Kent (August 18, 2015). "Simmons' Tip-In Beats Queensland All-Stars, 91-88". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Solid hitout fine tunes imports for QBL decider". TheChronicle.com.au. August 19, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mountaineers tipped out on the line". TheChronicle.com.au. August 23, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Player statistics for Erron Maxey – 2015
  9. ↑ "2015 QBL Season Awards". QABL.basketball.net.au. August 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ ERRON MAXEY, ALERO EX UNIÓN ATLÉTICA Y NACIONAL, LLEGARÁ A BOHEMIOS PARA LA LIGA URUGUAYA (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ "Neers re-sign Erron Maxey for 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ↑ 2016 Toowoomba Mountaineers season preview
  13. ↑ Mountaineers’ star recruits sidelined over paperwork
  14. ↑ "Mountaineers vs Rollers". FIBALiveStats.com. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ Player statistics for Erron Maxey – 2016
  16. ↑ Abousamra, Ghassan (February 3, 2018). "Erron Maxey joins Formosa Dreamers". eurobasket.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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