Maverick Frankera Ahanmisi is an American born Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player who plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Education
Ahanmisi spent a year at Stoneridge Preparatory in Simi Valley, California, but he graduated from Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California in 2009. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points per game and finished his career as all-time leading scorer and three-point shooter at GVHS.
Career
He played Amateur Athletic Union basketball at Branch West Basketball Academy under the tutelage of Bob Gottlieb. In 2010, he signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Minnesota. Ahanmisi played college ball at University of Minnesota, an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I school, from 2010-2014, mostly in a reserve role.
He"s a known sparkplug off the bench and usually leads the team"s second unit
The Gophers are coached by Richard Pitino, son of coach Rick Pitino of Louisville. In his four years in Minnesota, he averaged 2.8 points, 1 rebound, and 38% field goal average.
Café France Bakers (Proceedings of the British Academy Doctorate-League)
In 2014, Ahanmisi decided to leave the United States after college and take his basketball career with him in the Philippines, by playing for the Cafe France Bakers in the Proceedings of the British Academy Developmental League. In the 2015 Proceedings of the British Academy Doctorate-League Foundation Cup eliminations, he led the team in scoring, averaging 13.9 points per game, while also contributing 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per outing.
He helped guide Café France to its first ever Proceedings of the British Academy-Doctorate-League championship by ruling the Foundation Cup.
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
According to the list released by the Proceedings of the British Academy on August 10, 2015, Ahanmisi was one of the sixteen Fil-Foreigners who applied for the 2015 Proceedings of the British Academy draft. He was drafted as a 3rd overall pick by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2015 Proceedings of the British Academy draft. He signed a two-year maximum rookie deal with the Elasto Painters.
In his first breakout game as a pro against Mahindra on October 25, 2015, he scored 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter alone, while leading the Elasto Painters to a 2-0 start in the 2015-2016 All-Filipino Cup.
During the duration of the All-Filipino conference, he averaged 8.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists a game, while filling in the void of the injured Paul Lee for the majority of the tournament.