Maxwell was born on April 29, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, to Darlene and Kevin Maxwell. He has two sisters, Tiffany and Jessica, and one brother, Kevin.[1] Maxwell grew up in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills.[2][3]
High school career
Maxwell attended William Howard Taft Charter High School in his hometown, where he played basketball under seasoned head coach Derrick Taylor.[4] For much of Maxwell's high school campaign, the team was led by Spencer Dinwiddie, who would play at Colorado in college and then the NBA.[4][5] During his senior season, in December 2010, Maxwell posted a career-high 24 points along with nine rebounds and five steals to defeat Stockdale High School at the Mission Prep Christmas Classic.[6] He averaged 12 points and seven rebounds as a senior and won the Los Angeles city championship behind a 28–3 record. He also amassed first team all-league and all-city honors.[1]
In his junior year, Maxwell was one of the top players in the Big West Conference in 2013-14 at 17.5 points (tops on the CSUN team, #4 in the BWC) and a team leading 8.8 rebounds per game, second-best in the Big West Conference. Maxwell earned a spot in the All-Big West First-team.[1]
In his senior year, Maxwell averaged 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while starting all 33 contests for CSUN. Maxwell was named All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention.[1]
On August 9, 2017, Maxwell signed with the Finnish team Kauhajoki Karhu Basket for the 2017–18 season.[10] On April 8, 2018, Maxwell recorded a season-high 29 points, shooting 11-of-15 from the field, along with seven rebounds in an 84–74 win over Tampereen Pyrintö.[11] In 45 games played for Karhu, he averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Maxwell helped Karhu to win the 2018 Korisliiga Championship.
On August 23, 2018, Maxwell signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Liga Leumit.[12] However, on November 29, 2018, Maxwell parted ways with Galil Elyon after appearing in six games.[13]
