Maurice Acker (born June 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for

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. He was a standout college player for the

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. He played high school basketball at Hillcrest High School, a teammate of Marquette alumni Jerel McNeal. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2010 NBA D League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam, but was waived in November of that year.

College career

Maurice averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 31.7 minutes and started in all 28 games as a freshman at Ball State University. He was named

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Freshman of the Year in 2005–06. After his freshman season he transferred to

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and sat out the 2006–07 season before suiting up as a sophomore in 2007–08. In the 2008–09 season, Acker took over the starting point guard position because regular starter Dominic James broke his ankle in a loss to the

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, and started the rest of the season in his place. He started almost every game in the 2009–10 season, averaging 29.2 minutes, 8.7 points, 3.7 assists, and an impressively low 1.2 turnovers per game.

The Basketball Tournament

Acker played for the

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in the 2018 edition of

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(TBT). In five games, he averaged 14.8 points, 7.8 assists, and played team-leading 28.8 minutes per game all while shooting 50 percent from the field. The Golden Eagles reached the semi-finals before falling to Overseas Elite. In 2020, Acker was a member of the Golden Eagles team that won the tournament.

References

French League profileEurobasket.com Profile
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