Maceo Baston

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Maceo Baston
Position	Forward
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	230 lb (105 kg)
Team	Indiana Pacers
Nationality	United States
Born	May 29, 1976 Corsicana, Texas
College	Michigan
Draft	58th overall, 1998 Chicago Bulls
Pro career	2002–present
Former teams	Toronto Raptors

Maceo Baston (born May 29, 1976 in Corsicana, Texas, United States) is an American professional basketball player.

[edit] Career

Baston played college basketball at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, he was part of an all-star recruiting class that included Maurice Taylor, Travis Conlon, Jerod Ward and Willie Mitchell. He was known for his athletic dunking ability and tough defense. Baston averaged 10.7 points and 6.6 rebounds a game for his Michigan career, which included NCAA Tournament appearances in 1995 and 1998 and the National Invitational Tournament Championship in 1997.

He was drafted in the second round (58th overall) by the Chicago Bulls in 1998. He played for the Quad City Thunder in the CBA (1998-2000), in Italy (SC Montecatini, 2000-01) in Spain (Joventut Badalona, 2001-02 and 2002-03), the NBA's Toronto Raptors (2002-03), and Maccabi Tel-Aviv (2003-06).

Baston holds the Final Four record for blocks with 6 versus Tau Ceramica.^{[citation needed]}

On July 28, 2006, the NBA's Indiana Pacers signed Baston to a 2-year deal worth $1.8 million with the second year being a player option.