Maurice Creek (born August 16, 1990) is an American professional
basketball
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player. He played four seasons collegiate for the
Indiana Hoosiers
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and one season for the
George Washington Colonials
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.
High school
Creek graduated from
Hargrave Military Academy
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(
Chatham, Virginia
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), where he averaged 18.4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks per game, leading his team to a 27–2 record. As a junior, he played first at
Oxon Hill High School
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ESPN
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ranked him as the #15 shooting guard in his class and #61 in the class overall. In the summer he played AAU basketball for Triple Threat.
College career
Creek chose to play collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers and major in sport communication broadcast, turning down offers from Marquette,
Maryland
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,
Pittsburgh
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and
Texas
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. Upon committing to Indiana he said among his goals was to "try to get to the national championship to show everybody that Indiana is alive and is always going to be alive for the rest of the time we live."
As a freshman during the 2009–10 season, Creek started the first 12 games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury. In the team's game against
Kentucky
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that year he scored 31 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-8 from behind the arc. Following that game he was the top scoring freshman in the country with a 17.3 point average through the first nine games. In seven straight games he scored in double figures and, prior to his injury, was in early discussions for freshman of the year honors.
As a sophomore during the 2010–11 season Creek played in 18 games and started 13 before once again suffering a season-ending injury, this time a stress fracture in his knee that required surgery. Remarkably, just days before the Hoosiers reached the official start of practice for the 2011–12 season, Creek suffered yet another injury, this time a torn left Achilles. The injury was his third within 22 months and caused him to sit out the entire season. As a result, Creek decided to
redshirt
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and is now considered part of the 2014 graduating class with
Victor Oladipo
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and
Will Sheehey
William Sheehey (born January 16, 1992) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Indiana University.
High school career
As a resident of Stuart, Florida, Sheehey attended South Fork High School as a ...
.
In June 2013, he transferred to
George Washington University
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for his final year of eligibility, where he became the team's leading scorer and hit a buzzer beater to defeat the
Maryland Terrapins
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. That team reached the NCAA tournament, GW's first in a few years.
Indiana
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2010–11
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Indiana
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Indiana
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2012–13
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Indiana
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George Washington
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In September 2014, Creek signed with Port of Den Helder Kings of the Dutch DBL. In December, Kings went bankrupt and was dissolved. In his games with Den Helder, he averaged 18.2 points a game, enough for second place in scoring in the DBL.
ZZ Leiden (2015)
On January 28, 2015, Creek signed with
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
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. His season ended when Leiden was defeated 4–2 in the Semi-finals by
Donar Groningen
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Founded in 1951, Do ...
.
SISU Copenhagen (2016)
In January 2016, Creek signed with SISU Copenhagen for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.
ETB Wohnbau Baskets (2016–2017)
On October 31, Creek was acquired by the
Santa Cruz Warriors
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of the
NBA Development League
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, However, he was waived five days later.
Creek spent the 2016–17 season with
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of the
ProA
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.
Kobrat (2017–2018)
Creek spent the 2017–18 season with
Kobrat
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History
The club was founded in 1989 as 'Lapuan Koripojat', shortly 'LaKoPo', but was renamed 'Korikobrat' ...
of the
Korisliiga
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.
Kyiv-Basket (2018–2019)
Creek played for Sideline Cancer in the 2018 edition of
The Basketball Tournament
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. He scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to Gael Nation.
On August 15, 2018, Creek signed a one-year contract with
Kyiv-Basket
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of the
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
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.
Maccabi Hod HaSharon (2019)
On October 24, 2019, Creek signed a one-year deal with
Maccabi Hod HaSharon
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Alumni
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of the Israeli National League, replacing Lee Moore. On November 26, 2019, he parted ways with Hod HaSharon after appearing in two games.
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
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.
Steaua București (2020–2021)
Creek re-joined Sideline Cancer for
The Basketball Tournament 2020
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, but they lost in the championship game against the
Golden Eagles
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.
Creek spent the 2020–21 season with
CSA Steaua București
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MBC Mykolaiv
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of the
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
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. Creek was in Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion and escaped to Romania and then arrived back in the USA after a 24 hour ordeal.
Iceland (2023)
After playing for Olimpia in Uruguay, Creek signed with
Hamar
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in July 2023. He was released by Hamar on 16 November 2023, after appearing in six games where he averaged 18.5 points and 4.1 assists.