Corey Maggette biography
Date of birth : 1979-11-12
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Melrose Park, Illinois
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-11
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Draft
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Corey Maggette is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Career history:
Orlando Magic (1999–2000)
Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2008)
Golden State Warriors (2008–2010)
Milwaukee Bucks (2010-present)
He excelled at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball and also an Illinois high school state track finalist in long jump and triple jump. Along with former Clippers teammate Elton Brand and college teammate William Avery, Maggette is notable as one of the first Duke players to leave before the end of his athletic eligibility during the tenure of coach Mike Krzyzewski.
CAREER 2009-10:
Appeared in 70 games (49 starts), averaging 19.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 29.7 minutes ... ranked 17th in the NBA in scoring (19.8), 19th in field goal percentage (.516) and 30th in free throw percentage (.835) ... was one of only seven NBA players to average at least 19.0 points and shoot at least 50% from the floor, joining LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudamire, David Lee, Carlos Boozer and David West ... additionally, was one of only five players in the NBA to average double figures in scoring, shoot 50% from the floor and 80% from the free throw line, joining Steve Nash, David West, Carl Landry and David Lee ... owned the NBA's highest scoring average (19.8) for a player who logged fewer than 30.0 minutes per game (29.7) ... averaged 21.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 49 games as a starter ... scored 20 or more points 19 times during a 20-game stretch 12/12 thru 1/23; averaged 26.4 points and shot 60% from the floor during this 20-game stretch ... scored a season-high 35 points 1/5 at Denver, one of eight 30-plus point outings ... scored 30-plus point in three consecutive games 1/15 - 1/20 (32, 32, 33), shooting 67% from the floor during this stretch (31-46) ... scored in double figures in 44 consecutive games 11/8 - 2/16 ... averaged 7.9 free throw attempts per game, which ranked seventh in the NBA ... attempted 10 or more free throws in 11 consecutive games 12/29 - 1/22 ... free throw percentage (.835) eclipsed 80% for the ninth consecutive season ... registered five double-doubles (points/rebounds), highlighted by a 28-point and 10-rebound outing 1/6 at Minnesota ... missed 11 games due to injury.
COLLEGE:
Played one season at Duke, averaging 10.6 points, 3.9 points and 1.5 assists in 39 games en route to reaching the NCAA Championship Game ... was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's All-Rookie Team and All-ACC Tournament Second Team. ... averaged 14.3 points per game during the ACC Tournament, including a season-high 24 points vs. N.C. State (3/6/99).
PERSONAL:
Full name is Corey Antoine Maggette ... born in Melrose Park, Illinois ... is the son of Jimmie and Marguerite Maggette ... his father worked for a steel company, while mother worked at a gas company ... in 2006, established the Corey Cares Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to serve, mentor and inspire all by giving back to those less fortunate ... began his own foundation to fulfill his duty and promise to support the community ... for the last nine years, has run the annual Flight 50 Basketball Camp in his native Chicagoland area ... active in Warriors community outreach efforts from the very beginning of his tenure with team, visiting a session of Warriors Basketball Camp in Alameda one day after signing with Golden State ... during his first year with Warriors, hosted a shopping spree at the Adidas Store in San Francisco for a group of local children, and also purchased 25 tickets to every home game and donated those tickets to local youth groups ... in the summer of 2008, made a $50,000 donation to Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL, where he was a three-time Parade All-American and where he earned four letters in basketball and two in track ... was four-time All-League, three-time All-State and three-time league MVP ... named the 1998 Gatorade National Player of the Year after averaging 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists for team that went 27-4 ... had his uniform #50 retired by Fenwick High School.
