Maceo Baston

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Maceo Baston
Position Forward
Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
League NBA
Team Toronto Raptors
Jersey #9
Born May 29, 1975 (1975-05-29) (age 33)
Corsicana, Texas
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
High school H. Grady Spruce High School
College Michigan
Draft 2nd round, 58th overall, 1998
Chicago Bulls
Pro career 1998–present
Former teams Quad City Thunder (1998-2000)
SC Montecatini (2000-2001)
Joventut Badalona (2001-2003)
Toronto Raptors (2003)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2003-2006)
Indiana Pacers (2006-2007)
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Maceo Demond Baston (born May 29, 1975 in Corsicana, Texas, United States) is an American professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA.

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[edit] College career

After graduating from Dallas' H. Grady Spruce High School, 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 above-average dunking ability, and tenacious 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 Invitation Tournament Championship in 1997. Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.

[edit] NBA and Euroleague career

He was drafted in the second round (58th overall) by the Chicago Bulls in 1998, but he did not appear in any games for them. He played for the Quad City Thunder in the CBA, in Italy (SC Montecatini) in Spain (Joventut Badalona), the NBA's Toronto Raptors (February-April 2003), Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the Indiana Pacers.

Baston holds the Euroleague Final Four record for blocks with 6 versus Tau Ceramica, in the 2006 semifinals.[1]

On July 28, 2006, the NBA's Indiana Pacers signed Baston to a two-year deal worth $1.8 million with the second year being a player option. He appeared in 47 games and averaged 3 points. On July 11, 2007, Baston signed an offer sheet to return to the Raptors worth roughly US$3.8 million over two years.[2] The Pacers declined to match the offer.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ israelinsider: Briefs: Maccabi TA goes for record-equaling third straight title
  2. ^ Raptors sign free agent Baston to 2-year, $3.8M deal July 11, 2007
  3. ^ Baston heading to Raptors after Pacers don't match offer sheet July 18, 2007

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Toronto Raptors current roster

1 Brezec | 4 Bosh | 7 Bargnani | 8 Calderón | 9 Baston | 11 Ford | 12 Nesterović | 14 Graham | 15 Garbajosa | 18 Parker | 20 Delfino | 24 Kapono | 33 Moon | 43 Humphries | Coach Mitchell
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Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 2003-04 Euroleague Champions

4 Ben Shimol | 5 Baston | 6 Sharp | 7 Vujčić | 8 Parker (Final4 MVP) | 9 Shelef | 10 Burstein | 11 Halperin | 13 Jasikevičius | 14 Šundov | 15 Thomas | 33 Bluthenthal | Coach Gershon
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Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 2004-05 Euroleague Champions

4 Fanan | 5 Baston | 6 Sharp | 7 Vujčić | 8 Parker | 9 Shelef | 10 Burstein | 11 Halperin | 12 Dotan | 13 Jasikevičius (Final4 MVP) | 20 Kommatos | 41 Green | Coach Gershon
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