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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
| name = Maceo Baston
| image = Baston104.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Baston, with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], in 2006.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|5|29}}
| birth_place = [[Corsicana, Texas]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = [[H. Grady Spruce High School|H. Grady Spruce]] ([[Dallas]], Texas)
| college = [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]] (1994–1998)
| draft_year   = 1998
| draft_round  = 2
| draft_pick   = 58
| draft_team   = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2011
| career_number =
| career_position = [[Power forward]]
|years1=1998–2000|team1=[[Quad City Thunder]]
|years2=2000–2001||team2=[[RB Montecatini Terme|SC Montecatini]]
|years3=2001–2003|team3=[[Joventut Badalona]]
|years4={{nbay|2002|end}}|team4= [[Toronto Raptors]]
|years5=2003–2006|team5=[[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
|years6={{nbay|2006|full=yes}}|team6=[[Indiana Pacers]]
|years7={{nbay|2007|full=yes}}|team7=Toronto Raptors 
|years8={{nbay|2008|full=yes}}|team8=Indiana Pacers
|years9=2010|team9=[[BC Budivelnyk|Budivelnyk Kyiv]]
|years10=2010|team10=[[Obradoiro CAB]]
|years11=2010–2011|team11=[[Bnei HaSharon]]
| highlights =
* 2× [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2004 EuroLeague Final Four|2004]], [[2005 EuroLeague Final Four|2005]])
* 3× [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli League]] champion (2004–[[2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League|2006]])
* 3× [[Israeli Basketball Cup|Israeli Cup]] winner (2004–2006)
* All-[[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] First Team (2000)
* CBA Defensive Player of the Year (2000)
* CBA All-Defensive Team (2000)
}}
'''Maceo Demond Baston''' (born May 29, 1976) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan Wolverines]]. At a playing height of {{convert|6|ft|10|in|m|abbr=on}}, and a playing weight of {{convert|230|lb|kg|0}}, he played at the [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] position.

==High school==
Baston attended [[H. Grady Spruce High School]], in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], where he played  basketball.

==College career==
After graduating from high school, Baston played [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Michigan]]. He was part of an all-star recruiting class by the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Wolverines]] that included [[Maurice Taylor]], Travis Conlon, [[Jerod Ward]], and [[Willie Mitchell (basketball)|Willie Mitchell]]. He was known for his above-average dunking ability, and tenacious defense. Baston averaged 10.7 points and 6.6 rebounds a game for his Michigan career, which included [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] appearances in [[1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1995]] and [[1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1998]], and the [[National Invitation Tournament]] Championship in [[1997 National Invitation Tournament|1997]]. Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 season schedule, after [[Robert Traylor]], [[Maurice Taylor]], and [[Louis Bullock]] were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.

==Professional career==
===Early career===
Baston was [[NBA draft|drafted]] in the second round (58th overall), by the [[Chicago Bulls]], in [[1998 NBA draft|1998]], but he did not appear in any games for them. He then played for the [[Quad City Thunder]] in the [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] from 1998 to 2000, where he was a [[List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games|CBA All-Star]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usbasket.com/cba/cba00.asp |title=CONTINENTAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 1999-2000 |access-date=2008-08-12 |publisher=Eurobasket |work=USbasket }}</ref> He was honored as the CBA Defensive Player of the Year, and selected to the All-CBA First Team and [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive Team]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maceo Baston minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-bastomac001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> After that, he played in Europe. He played in Italy ([[Montecatiniterme Basketball|SC Montecatini]]), and in Spain ([[Joventut Badalona]]).

===Toronto Raptors===
After playing in Europe, Baston played with the [[NBA]]'s [[Toronto Raptors]] (February–April 2003).

===Maccabi Tel Aviv===
After playing with the [[NBA]]'s [[Toronto Raptors]], Baston moved to the [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli League]] club [[Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. While with Maccabi, Baston set the [[EuroLeague Final Four]] [[EuroLeague Final Four records|record for blocks in a game]], with 6 versus [[Tau Ceramica]], in the [[2006 EuroLeague Final Four|2006 EuroLeague Semifinals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Briefs/8361.htm |work=Israelinsider |title=Briefs: Maccabi TA goes for record-equaling third straight title |access-date=2008-06-30 |date=2006-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014170841/http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Briefs/8361.htm |archive-date=2007-10-14 }}</ref>

===Indiana Pacers===
On July 28, 2006, the [[NBA]]'s [[Indiana Pacers]] signed Baston to a two-year deal, worth $1.8 million, with the second year being a player option. He appeared in 47 games with the team, and averaged 3 points per game.

===Return to Raptors===
On July 11, 2007, Baston signed an offer sheet to return to the [[Toronto Raptors|Raptors]], worth roughly US$3.8 million, over two years.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2933442 Raptors sign free agent Baston to 2-year, $3.8M deal] July 11, 2007.</ref> The Pacers declined to match the offer.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2942824 Baston heading to Raptors after Pacers don't match offer sheet] July 18, 2007.</ref>

===Return to Pacers===
The [[Indiana Pacers|Pacers]] reacquired Baston on July 9, 2008, in a trade with the [[Toronto Raptors|Raptors]], which also included [[Jermaine O'Neal]] and [[T. J. Ford]].

===Detroit Pistons===
Baston, along with [[point guard]] [[Chucky Atkins]], signed non-guaranteed contracts with the [[Detroit Pistons]], on September 28, 2009. The Pistons waived Baston on October 21, 2009.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-10-21-3595544949_x.htm Detroit Pistons waive F Maceo Baston]. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.</ref>

===Budivelnyk Kyiv===
Despite having contract conversations with the Serbian club [[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]], Baston instead signed with the Ukrainian club [[BC Budivelnyk Kyiv|Budivelnyk Kyiv]], on March 1, 2010.<ref name="подписал Масео">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcbudivelnik.com/news.php?id=368|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308062033/http://bcbudivelnik.com/news.php?id=368|url-status=dead|title="Будивельник" подписал Масео Бастона|archive-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> However, he only played in one game with the club, due to physical problems he was having at the time.

===Bnei HaSharon===
In November 2010, Baston returned to Israel, signing with [[Bnei HaSharon]]. However, after playing in seven games with the club, he left the team in January 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.aspx?NewsID=216011|title=Israeli Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/former-pacers-player-maceo-baston-enjoying-life-after-basketball|title=Former Pacers Player Maceo Baston Enjoying Life After Basketball|website=Indiana Pacers}}</ref>

== NBA career statistics ==

{{NBA player statistics legend}}

=== Regular season ===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03]]
| align="left" | [[2002–03 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 16 || 0 || 6.6 || .600 || .000 || '''.833''' || 1.4 || .0 || '''.3''' || '''.7''' || 2.5
|-
| align="left" | [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]]
| align="left" | [[2006–07 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| '''47''' || 2 || '''8.6''' || .645 || '''.429''' || .787 || 1.4 || '''.3''' || '''.3''' || .4 || '''2.9'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08]]
| align="left" | [[2007–08 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 15 || '''2''' || 6.9 || '''.680''' || .000 || .700 || 1.7 || .2 || .1 || .3 || 2.7
|-
| align="left" | [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09]]
| align="left" | [[2008–09 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 27 || 0 || 8.0 || .543 || .000 || .630 || '''1.9''' || '''.3''' || .2 || .4 || 2.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 105 || 4 || 7.9 || .616 || .375 || .740 || 1.7 || .2 || .2 || .4 || 2.7
{{s-end}}

=== Playoffs ===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2008 NBA Playoffs|2008]]
| align="left" | [[2007–08 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0
{{s-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commonscat}}
*{{basketball stats |nba=1766 |bbr=b/bastoma01}}
*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BMP#!careerstats Euroleague.net profile]
*[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=BAS-MAC-76 Italian League profile] {{in lang|it}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120018/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A8D Spanish League profile] {{in lang|es}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19961223100708/http://www.umich.edu/~mgoblue/Basketball-m/96-97/Players/maceo.html Michigan Wolverines College bio]

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