Lonny Baxter

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Lonny Baxter
nickname =


caption =
position = Forward-Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 265
team = Panionios BC
league = Greek League
Euroleague
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|1|27
birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
highschool = Hargrave Military Academy
college = Maryland
draft = 2^nd round, 43^rd overall
draft_year = 2002
draft_team = Chicago Bulls
career_start = 2002
former_teams = Chicago Bulls (2002–2003)
Toronto Raptors (2003–2004)
Washington Wizards (2004)
New Orleans Hornets (2004–2005)
Panathinaikos (2005)
Houston Rockets (2005–2006)
Charlotte Bobcats (2006)
Montepaschi Siena (2006–2007)
DKV Joventut Badalona (2007–2008)

Lonny Leroy Baxter (born January 27 1979 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the position of forward-center and is 2.03 m (6'8") in height.

Player career

College

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.

NBA

Baxter was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 15th pick of the second round (43rd overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft. On February 9, 2006, Baxter was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Charlotte Bobcats for Keith Bogans.

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 BC.

Personal

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. [ [http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10261990 Ex-Terp, former Bull Baxter pleads guilty to illegally shipping guns.] ] He has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, two years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine on August 31, 2007. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR2007083101175.html Former Terp Baxter Sentenced to 60 Days in Prison.] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lonny_baxter/ NBA.com Official Profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=nio&pcode=KIN Euroleague.net player profile]
* [http://www.panioniosbc.gr/index.asp?a_id=53&u_id=56 Panionios BC player profile]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=EUROL&PlayerID=7313 Eurobasket.com player profile]
* [http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/players/showplayer?clubcode=nio&pcode=KIN ULEBCup.com player profile]