Education
Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career.
Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career.
While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd-place finish in the 1988 Illinois High School Association playoffs. Amaya"s number 50 jersey is retired at Walther. Amaya played college basketball for the Southern Illinois University.
After college, Amaya then would appear for the Vancouver Grizzlies in their inaugural season (1995-1996) and Washington Bullets (1996-1997) in the National Basketball Association, playing a total of 85 games in those two seasons.
Amaya last played professionally for the Apollon Patras club in Greece, in the Greek Basket League in 2004. Amaya also played for the United States national team at the 1998 International Basketball Federation World Championship, winning the bronze medal.