Maceo Baston
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| Personal information | ||
| Date of birth | May 29, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Corsicana, Texas | |
| Nationality |  American
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| High school | H Grady Spruce (Texas) | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 | |
| Listed weight | 230 lbs | |
| Career information | ||
| College | Michigan | |
| NBA Draft | 1998; Round: 2 / Pick: 58th | |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | ||
| Pro career | 1998-present | |
| League | Ukraine Super League | |
| Career history | ||
| Quad City Thunder (1998–2000) SC Montecatini (2000–2001) Joventut Badalona (2001–2003) Toronto Raptors (2003; 2007–2008) Maccabi Tel Aviv (2003–2006) Indiana Pacers (2006–2007; 2009) | ||
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| Maceo Baston at NBA.com | ||
Maceo Baston (born May 29, 1976 in Corsicana, Texas, United States) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA.
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 Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv (2003-06).
Baston holds the European Champions Cup Final Four record for blocks with 6 versus Tau Ceramica.
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.
