Maverick Frankera Ahanmisi (born July 17, 1991) is an American-born Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distiller ...

of the

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(PBA).

High school career

Ahanmisi spent a year at Stoneridge Prep in

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, but he graduated from Golden Valley High School in

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in 2009. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points per game and finished his career as all-time leading scorer and three-point shooter at GVHS. He played AAU basketball at Branch West Basketball Academy under the tutelage of Bob Gottlieb. In 2010, he signed a letter of intent to play for the

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College career

Ahanmisi played college basketball at

, an

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school, from 2010–2014, mostly in a reserve role. He's a known sparkplug off the bench and usually leads the team's second unit. He helped the Golden Gophers win the National Invitational Tournament title in 2014. The Gophers are coached by Richard Pitino, son of coach

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of Louisville. In his four years in Minnesota, he averaged 2.8 points, 1 rebound, and 38% field goal average.

Semi-professional career

In 2014, Ahanmisi decided to leave the United States after college and take his basketball career with him in the Philippines, by playing for the Cafe France Bakers in the PBA Developmental League. In his career debut in the Philippines, he made his presence felt right away, scoring 10 points in an 18–0 run in the first quarter that keyed in a win for Cafe France. In the 2015 PBA D-League Foundation Cup eliminations, he led the team in scoring, averaging 13.9 points per game, while also contributing 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per outing. He helped guide Café France to its first ever PBA-D-League championship by ruling the Foundation Cup.

Professional career

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

According to the list released by the PBA on August 10, 2015, Ahanmisi was one of the sixteen Fil-Foreigners who applied for the 2015 PBA draft. He was drafted as a 3rd overall pick by the

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...

in the 2015 PBA draft. He signed a two-year maximum rookie deal with the Elasto Painters. In his first breakout game as a pro against Mahindra on October 25, 2015, he scored 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter alone, while leading the Elasto Painters to a 2–0 start in the 2015–16 All-Filipino Cup. During the duration of the All-Filipino conference, he averaged 8.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists a game, while filling in the void of the injured Paul Lee for the majority of the tournament.

Alaska Aces / Converge FiberXers

On August 16, 2019, Ahanmisi was traded to Alaska Aces for Chris Exciminiano and 2019 first round pick. On June 6, 2022, Ahanmisi signed a one-year contract with the Converge FiberXers, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise. He became an unrestricted free agent on June 7, 2023, as he failed to sign an extension with the FiberXers.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

On September 18, 2023, he signed a three-year maximum contract with the

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2023–24 season''

Season-by-season averages

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Personal life

Ahanmisi comes from a family of diverse ethnicities. His father, Victor Ahanmisi is a Nigerian, while his mother Marissa (née Frankera) is a Filipina, who hails from Alcala, Pangasinan. He has two siblings, Jerrick and Mylenne. Jerrick currently plays for the Magnolia Hotshots in PBA.

References

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