Maurice Acker

Maurice Acker
	Acker with Hyères-Toulon in 2017.
No. 5 – Lille Métropole
Position	Point guard
League	LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born	June 25, 1987 (age 37); Hazel Crest, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, Illinois)
College	Ball State (2005–2006); Marquette (2007–2010);
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Quebec Kebs
2011	Bucaneros de La Guaira
2011–2012	Matrixx Magixx
2012	Trefl Sopot
2012–2013	Nová Ves
2013–2014	Denain
2014–2015	Bakken Bears
2015–2017	Hyères-Toulon
2017–present	Lille Métropole
Career highlights and awards
	DBL All-Star (2012); MAC Freshman of the Year (2006);

Maurice Acker (born June 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Lille Métropole BC. He was a standout college player for the Marquette Golden Eagles. 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 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005–06. After his freshman season he transferred to Marquette University 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 Connecticut Huskies, 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 Golden Eagles in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament (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.

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