Lonny Baxter

Not to be confused with LeRoy Baxter.

Lonny Leroy Baxter (born January 27, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) in height, and played the power forward and center positions.

Lonny Baxter

Personal information
Born	(1979-01-27) January 27, 1979 (age 43) Silver Spring, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school	Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
College	Maryland (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	2002–2013
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	35, 3
Career history
2002–2003	Chicago Bulls
2003–2004	Toronto Raptors
2004	Washington Wizards
2004	Yakima Sun Kings
2004	New Orleans Hornets
2005	Panathinaikos
2005–2006	Houston Rockets
2006	Charlotte Bobcats
2006–2007	Montepaschi Siena
2007–2008	DKV Joventut
2008–2009	Panionios
2009–2010	Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2010–2012	Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2013	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
Career highlights and awards
Italian League champion (2007) Russian League All-Symbolic Second Team (2011) NCAA champion (2002) First-team All-ACC (2000) 2x Second-team All-ACC (2001, 2002)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing Team competition

College career

While attending the University of Maryland, College Park, Baxter won the 2002 NCAA championship along with teammates and future NBA players Juan Dixon, Steve Blake and Chris Wilcox by defeating Indiana. He was named a regional MVP of the NCAA Tournament twice, in 2001 and 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

NBA

Baxter was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 15th pick of the second round (44th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft.^[1] On February 9, 2006, Baxter was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Charlotte Bobcats for Keith Bogans.

Baxter's final game was played on April 19th, 2006 in a 96 - 86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers where he played for 7 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.

Baxter has career NBA averages of 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 162 total games from 2002 to 2006.

Europe

During the 2004–05 season Baxter played some games for the Greek A1 League team Panathinaikos, before getting injured and agreeing with the club for his release. On August 8, 2006, Baxter signed with the Italian League team Montepaschi Siena. In 2008, he joined Panionios. In 2009, he moved to Beşiktaş Cola Turka.^[2]

Personal

As of January 14, 2019, Baxter has the job of Sales Consultant for Antwerpen Toyota in Clarksville, Maryland.

On August 16, 2006, Baxter was arrested in Washington, D.C., only a few blocks from the White House after firing a .40 caliber Glock handgun into the air. On August 23, 2006, Baxter was sentenced to 60 days in prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition charges. The judge in the case did not accept the plea bargain that had been arranged with the prosecution for a sentence of time served.

"There's no good reason for a person who's not working in law enforcement or presidential protection to be in possession of a loaded weapon within blocks of the White House, let alone to fire it into the air," Iscoe said.

Baxter was later charged with shipping four guns via FedEx in July 2006 without notifying them that the shipment contained firearms. Baxter pled guilty to this crime on July 19, 2007. ^[3] He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, two years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine on August 31, 2007. ^[4]

References

1. "NBA Draft Board". nba.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
3. Ex-Terp, former Bull Baxter pleads guilty to illegally shipping guns. 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
4. Former Terp Baxter Sentenced to 60 Days in Prison.

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