| No. 21 – ESSM Le Portel | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LNB Pro A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 May 1998 Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish, Kosovan |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy ( Helsinki, Finland) |
| College | Long Beach State University (2017–2019) |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| –2014 | Helsingin NMKY |
| 2014–2017 | HBA - Märsky |
| 2019–2020 | CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD |
| 2020–2021 | Pärnu Sadam |
| 2021–2022 | Heroes Den Bosch |
| 2022–2023 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2023–present | ESSM Le Portel |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Edon Maxhuni (born 21 May 1998) is a Finnish basketball player for French club ESSM Le Portel in LNB Pro A. [1]
Career
Maxhuni's parents are from Kosovo and moved to Finland in 1992. [2] His father, Besim Maxhuni, is a former competitive basketball player who later became a coach. [3]
Long Beach State University
Maxhuni was trained at the Helsinki Basketball Academy of the Finnish Basketball Association, and played in the second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with the academy team HBA-Märsky. He left Finland in 2017, [4] to study and play basketball at Long Beach State University in California, USA. Until 2019, the point guard played a total of 67 games for the college team, averaging 6.7 points per game. [5]
CB Canaria Claret SAD
In the 2019/20 season, he was under contract with the Spanish third-division team CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD, playing in 24 league games and averaging 13.3 points per game. [6]
Pärnu Sadam
Maxhuni signed with Estonian club Pärnu Sadam for the 2020–21 season where he became the Estonian vice-champion. [4] In 2021, he was also named in the All-KML Team in Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga.
Heroes Den Bosch
In the 2021–21 season, Maxhuni played for the Heroes Den Bosch in the Netherlands and the FIBA Europe Cup, and in 2022, as the team's top scorer, won the Dutch championship. [7]
Crailsheim Merlins
In September 2022, Maxhuni accepted an offer from Crailsheim Merlins in German Bundesliga and the FIBA Europe Cup. [8]
ESSM Le Portel
On 8 October 2023, Maxhuni signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A on a short contract, with an option to extend. [9] Since his arrival, Le Portel managed to change their course and won seven out of ten games played, after having started the season with five losses and only one win. On 22 December 2023, his contract was extended for the rest of the ongoing 2023–24 season. [10]
National team
Maxhuni received an offer to play for the Kosovo national basketball team but declined, [2] since he was a Finnish youth national player at the time. He participated in events such as the U16 European Championship in 2014 and the FIBA U18 European Championship in 2015 and 2016. [1]
During the EuroBasket 2022, he averaged 8.9 points per game in seven tournament matches. [11] Maxhuni was also part of the Finland national basketball team squad in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging 7.2 points and 3.8 assists per game in five matches. [12] [13]
Personal life
Maxhuni's parents are ethnic Albanians from Mitrovica, Kosovo. His father, Besim Maxhuni, played for Trepça and Prishtina, [14] and is currently the coach of Raiders Basket in the Koripallon I-divisioona. [3]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Long Beach State | 33 | 15 | 17.3 | .385 | .386 | .939 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .4 | – | 6.2 |
| 2018–19 | Long Beach State | 34 | 10 | 17.0 | .386 | .408 | .875 | .9 | 1.1 | .2 | – | 7.2 |
| Career | 67 | 25 | 17.1 | .386 | .399 | .904 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | – | 6.7 | |
References
- ^ a b "Edon Maxhuni profile, FIBA U20 European Championship 2017". FIBA.COM. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b "Kosovo roots, but a Finnish jersey on his back, Maxhuni faces emotional summer". FIBA.basketball. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b boldUnderline. llc. "Besim Maxhuni në krye të Raiders Basket". TopSporti.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b "Pelaaja". Basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Edon Maxhuni - Men's Basketball". Long Beach State University Athletics. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Heroes Den Bosch basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Point Guard Edon Maxhuni komplettiert HAKRO Merlins-Kader – Vertrag mit Prince Ali aufgelöst". HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Edon Maxhunin ura jatkuu Ranskan liigassa, 8 October 2023, basket.fi
- ^ Edon Maxhuni jatkaa loppukauden Ranskan liigassa, Yle, 22 December 2023
- ^ "Edon MAXHUNI at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022". FIBA.basketball. 1998-03-21. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ E. Maxhuni, FIBA
- ^ "Finland at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Besim Maxhuni flet për Asistin". asistionline.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
External links
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's basketball players
- KK Pärnu players
- Crailsheim Merlins players
- Finnish people of Kosovan descent
- Sportspeople from Hyvinkää
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- HBA-Märsky players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in France
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Estonia
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Heroes Den Bosch players
- ESSM Le Portel players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Long Beach State Beach men's basketball players
- Finnish people of Albanian descent
| No. 21 – ESSM Le Portel | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LNB Pro A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 May 1998 Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish, Kosovan |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy ( Helsinki, Finland) |
| College | Long Beach State University (2017–2019) |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| –2014 | Helsingin NMKY |
| 2014–2017 | HBA - Märsky |
| 2019–2020 | CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD |
| 2020–2021 | Pärnu Sadam |
| 2021–2022 | Heroes Den Bosch |
| 2022–2023 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2023–present | ESSM Le Portel |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Edon Maxhuni (born 21 May 1998) is a Finnish basketball player for French club ESSM Le Portel in LNB Pro A. [1]
Career
Maxhuni's parents are from Kosovo and moved to Finland in 1992. [2] His father, Besim Maxhuni, is a former competitive basketball player who later became a coach. [3]
Long Beach State University
Maxhuni was trained at the Helsinki Basketball Academy of the Finnish Basketball Association, and played in the second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with the academy team HBA-Märsky. He left Finland in 2017, [4] to study and play basketball at Long Beach State University in California, USA. Until 2019, the point guard played a total of 67 games for the college team, averaging 6.7 points per game. [5]
CB Canaria Claret SAD
In the 2019/20 season, he was under contract with the Spanish third-division team CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD, playing in 24 league games and averaging 13.3 points per game. [6]
Pärnu Sadam
Maxhuni signed with Estonian club Pärnu Sadam for the 2020–21 season where he became the Estonian vice-champion. [4] In 2021, he was also named in the All-KML Team in Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga.
Heroes Den Bosch
In the 2021–21 season, Maxhuni played for the Heroes Den Bosch in the Netherlands and the FIBA Europe Cup, and in 2022, as the team's top scorer, won the Dutch championship. [7]
Crailsheim Merlins
In September 2022, Maxhuni accepted an offer from Crailsheim Merlins in German Bundesliga and the FIBA Europe Cup. [8]
ESSM Le Portel
On 8 October 2023, Maxhuni signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A on a short contract, with an option to extend. [9] Since his arrival, Le Portel managed to change their course and won seven out of ten games played, after having started the season with five losses and only one win. On 22 December 2023, his contract was extended for the rest of the ongoing 2023–24 season. [10]
National team
Maxhuni received an offer to play for the Kosovo national basketball team but declined, [2] since he was a Finnish youth national player at the time. He participated in events such as the U16 European Championship in 2014 and the FIBA U18 European Championship in 2015 and 2016. [1]
During the EuroBasket 2022, he averaged 8.9 points per game in seven tournament matches. [11] Maxhuni was also part of the Finland national basketball team squad in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging 7.2 points and 3.8 assists per game in five matches. [12] [13]
Personal life
Maxhuni's parents are ethnic Albanians from Mitrovica, Kosovo. His father, Besim Maxhuni, played for Trepça and Prishtina, [14] and is currently the coach of Raiders Basket in the Koripallon I-divisioona. [3]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Long Beach State | 33 | 15 | 17.3 | .385 | .386 | .939 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .4 | – | 6.2 |
| 2018–19 | Long Beach State | 34 | 10 | 17.0 | .386 | .408 | .875 | .9 | 1.1 | .2 | – | 7.2 |
| Career | 67 | 25 | 17.1 | .386 | .399 | .904 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | – | 6.7 | |
References
- ^ a b "Edon Maxhuni profile, FIBA U20 European Championship 2017". FIBA.COM. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b "Kosovo roots, but a Finnish jersey on his back, Maxhuni faces emotional summer". FIBA.basketball. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b boldUnderline. llc. "Besim Maxhuni në krye të Raiders Basket". TopSporti.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ a b "Pelaaja". Basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Edon Maxhuni - Men's Basketball". Long Beach State University Athletics. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Heroes Den Bosch basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Point Guard Edon Maxhuni komplettiert HAKRO Merlins-Kader – Vertrag mit Prince Ali aufgelöst". HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Edon Maxhunin ura jatkuu Ranskan liigassa, 8 October 2023, basket.fi
- ^ Edon Maxhuni jatkaa loppukauden Ranskan liigassa, Yle, 22 December 2023
- ^ "Edon MAXHUNI at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022". FIBA.basketball. 1998-03-21. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ E. Maxhuni, FIBA
- ^ "Finland at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Besim Maxhuni flet për Asistin". asistionline.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
External links
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's basketball players
- KK Pärnu players
- Crailsheim Merlins players
- Finnish people of Kosovan descent
- Sportspeople from Hyvinkää
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- HBA-Märsky players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in France
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Estonia
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Heroes Den Bosch players
- ESSM Le Portel players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Long Beach State Beach men's basketball players
- Finnish people of Albanian descent