Edon Maxhuni

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Edon Maxhuni
Free Agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 26)
Hyvinkää, Finland
NationalityFinnish / Kosovan
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy
(Helsinki, Finland)
College Long Beach State (2017–2019)
Playing career2014–present
Career history
0000–2014 Helsingin NMKY
2014–2017HBA - Märsky
2019–2020CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD
2020–2021 Pärnu Sadam
2021–2022 Heroes Den Bosch
2022–2023 Crailsheim Merlins
2023–2024 ESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards

Edon Maxhuni (born May 21, 1998) is a Finnish professional basketball player who last played for the ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A. [1]

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Career

Maxhuni's parents are from Kosovo and moved to Finland in 1992. [2] His father, Besim Maxhuni, is a former competitive basketball player who later became a coach. [3]

Long Beach State University

Maxhuni was trained at the Helsinki Basketball Academy of the Finnish Basketball Association, and played in the second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with the academy team HBA-Märsky. He left Finland in 2017, [4] to study and play basketball at Long Beach State University in California, USA. Until 2019, the point guard played a total of 67 games for the college team, averaging 6.7 points per game. [5]

CB Canaria Claret SAD

In the 2019/20 season, he was under contract with the Spanish third-division team CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD, playing in 24 league games and averaging 13.3 points per game. [6]

Pärnu Sadam

Maxhuni signed with Estonian club Pärnu Sadam for the 2020–21 season where he became the Estonian vice-champion. [4] In 2021, he was also named in the All-KML Team in Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga.

Heroes Den Bosch

In the 2021–21 season, Maxhuni played for the Heroes Den Bosch in the Netherlands and the FIBA Europe Cup, and in 2022, as the team's top scorer, won the Dutch championship. [7]

Crailsheim Merlins

In September 2022, Maxhuni accepted an offer from Crailsheim Merlins in German Bundesliga and the FIBA Europe Cup. [8]

ESSM Le Portel

On 8 October 2023, Maxhuni signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A on a short contract, with an option to extend. [9] Since his arrival, Le Portel managed to change their course and won seven out of ten games played, after having started the season with five losses and only one win. On 22 December 2023, his contract was extended for the rest of the ongoing 2023–24 season. [10]

National team

Maxhuni received an offer to play for the Kosovo national basketball team but declined, [2] since he was a Finnish youth national player at the time. He participated in events such as the U16 European Championship in 2014 and the FIBA U18 European Championship in 2015 and 2016. [1]

During the EuroBasket 2022, he averaged 8.9 points per game in seven tournament matches. [11] Maxhuni was also part of the Finland national basketball team squad in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging 7.2 points and 3.8 assists per game in five matches. [12] [13]

Personal life

Maxhuni's parents are ethnic Albanians from Mitrovica, Kosovo. His father, Besim Maxhuni, played for Trepça and Prishtina, [14] and is currently the coach of Raiders Basket in the Koripallon I-divisioona. [3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Long Beach State 331517.3.385.386.9391.71.0.4–6.2
2018–19 Long Beach State 341017.0.386.408.875.91.1.2–7.2
Career672517.1.386.399.9041.31.0.3–6.7

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  2. 1 2 "Kosovo roots, but a Finnish jersey on his back, Maxhuni faces emotional summer". FIBA.basketball. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
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  4. 1 2 "Pelaaja". Basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Edon Maxhuni - Men's Basketball". Long Beach State University Athletics. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  7. ↑ "Heroes Den Bosch basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  8. ↑ "Point Guard Edon Maxhuni komplettiert HAKRO Merlins-Kader – Vertrag mit Prince Ali aufgelöst". HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  9. ↑ Edon Maxhunin ura jatkuu Ranskan liigassa, 8 October 2023, basket.fi
  10. ↑ Edon Maxhuni jatkaa loppukauden Ranskan liigassa, Yle, 22 December 2023
  11. ↑ "Edon MAXHUNI at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022". FIBA.basketball. 1998-03-21. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  12. ↑ E. Maxhuni, FIBA
  13. ↑ "Finland at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  14. ↑ "Besim Maxhuni flet për Asistin". asistionline.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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