Maurice Lamar Whitfield (born March 29, 1973) is a former American-born Czech professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position.

Maurice Whitfield
Personal information
Born (1973-03-29) March 29, 1973 (age 51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican / Czech
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolDobbins Tech
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNorfolk State (1994–1997)
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–2012
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1997–1998Dominican Republic
1998–1999Bolivia
1999Billings RimRockers
2000–2001Sava Osiguranje Rijeka
2001–2002Mlékárna Kunín
2002–2006Nymburk
2006–2007PBC Ural Great
2007–2008Olympias Patras
2008Akasvayu Girona
2009–2012Lleida Bàsquet
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x Czech League champion (2004–2006)
  • 2x Czech Cup champion (2002, 2005)

Professional career

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Whitfield played several seasons in Nymburk, leading the team to the Czech Championship.[1] He played for Ural Great Perm of the Russian Super League. In the 2007–08 season, he played in Greece for Olympias Patras.

In January 2008, he signed with Akasvayu Girona of Spain for the rest of the 2007–08 season. From 2009 to 2012 he played with Lleida Bàsquet, where he finished his career.[2]

Czech national team

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Whitfield played for the Czech Republic national basketball team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2007 in Spain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hloušek, Petr. "Rančík stráví v Nymburku další rok, Whitfield končí" (in Czech). Sport.cz. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Eurobasket-profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "FIBA europe-profile". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
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