Lonny Baxter

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

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.

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. 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 19, 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.

Personal life 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. DC Superior Court judge Craig 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. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, two years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine on August 31, 2007.