Personal information | |
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Born | Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S. | July 28, 1966
Nationality | American / Australian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Los Alamos (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
College | Yale (1984–1988) |
Playing career | 1988–2001 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1988–1989 | Dungannon |
1990 | Westside Melbourne Saints |
1991–1998 | North Melbourne Giants |
1998–1999 | Victoria Titans |
1999–2001 | Adelaide 36ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Paul Maley (born July 28, 1966) is an American and Australian former basketball player. He played college basketball for Yale where he was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 1988. Following his college career, he played professionally in Ireland and Australia. [1] Nicknamed The Mailman, [2] he won the NBL championship with the North Melbourne Giants in 1994.
Maley attended Los Alamos High School in Los Alamos, New Mexico. [3]
After missing most of his freshman season with ankle injuries, Maley was a three-year starter the rest of his college career. He finished 11th on Yale's all-time scoring list with 1,177 points. During his senior year, he averaged 20.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game and was named First-team All-Ivy League and the Ivy League Player of the Year, becoming the first Yale player to win the award. [4] [5]
Maley started his professional career with Dungannon in Ireland during the 1988–1989 season. He attended training camp with the New Jersey Nets prior to the 1989–1990 season but was cut before the start of the regular season. [6] He later played in the Australian National Basketball League from 1990 to 2001, winning the NBL championship in 1994. [2] [7]
Maley's daughter with former basketball player Karianne Maley is Australian basketball player Anneli Maley. [8] His father attended Yale and was a member of the Yale Crew team. [9]
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