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Marlon Maxey
Personal information
Born	February 19, 1969 (age 55); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Percy L. Julian (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Minnesota (1987–1988); UTEP (1989–1992);
NBA draft	1992: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	1992–2001
Position	Power forward / center
Number	25
Career history
1992–1994	Minnesota Timberwolves
1995	Breogán Lugo
1995–1996	Gymnastikos S. Larissas
1996–1997	Peristeri
1997–1998	Iraklis Thessaloniki
1998–1999	Peristeri
1999–2000	ASVEL
2000–2001	Alicante
2001	Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards
	2× Greek League All-Star (1996 II, 1997); French League All-Star (2000); First-team All-WAC (1992);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Marlon Lee Maxey (born February 19, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6'8 3⁄4" (2.05 m) tall,^[1] and a weight of 250 lbs. (113 kg), Maxey, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, played at the power forward and center positions. Maxey was selected with the 28th overall draft pick, by the Minnesota Timberwolves, in the 1992 NBA draft.

College career

After attending and playing basketball at Percy L. Julian High School, in Chicago, Illinois, Maxey played college basketball for the University of Minnesota, where he played with the Minnesota Golden Gophers (1987–1988). He also played college basketball at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he played with the UTEP Miners, from 1989 to 1992.^[2]

Professional career

Maxey participated at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in 1992, where he was named the unanimous tourney MVP. After that, he was a second round draft pick in the 1992 NBA draft.^[3] In an NBA career that lasted two seasons, both of them spent with the Timberwolves, Maxey played in a total of 98 regular season games. He had career NBA averages of 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.^[4]^[5]