Maurice Sutton Jr. (born July 31, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for

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and then carved out a career in Latin America.

High school career

Sutton attended Largo High School in Largo, Maryland. As a senior, he averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks per game in 2007–08.

College career

Sutton attended Villanova University in 2008–09, but did not play and chose to redshirt the season as to maintain his four seasons of eligibility. In his freshman season at Villanova University, Sutton played sparingly for the Wildcats. In 26 games, he averaged 1.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 10.3 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, his production increased slightly but he still had a similar bench role to his freshman season. In 27 games, he averaged 2.4 points 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 10.6 minutes per game. In his junior season, he became a regular rotation player over the final six weeks of the season. In 25 games (7 starts), he averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game. In his senior season, he finished his career with 100 blocks, which ranks 11th all-time at Villanova. In 31 games (10 starts), he averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 9.5 minutes per game.

Professional career

Between 2013 and 2015, Sutton played in the

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for the

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and then the renamed Oklahoma City Blue. In 91 regular season games over two D-League season, Sutton averaged 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. He also had three

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stints with the

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(2013), Oklahoma City Thunder (2014), and the D-League Select Team (2015). Since 2015, Sutton has played mostly in Latin America—apart from a stint in Poland with Śląsk Wrocław to start the 2015–16 season—splitting his time in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Mexico. He spent the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons in the Mexican LNBP with

Aguacateros de Michoacán Aguacateros de Michoacán (English: ''Michoacán Avocado Growers'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Morelia, Michoacán. The Aguacateros are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball l ...

, and then started the 2019–20 season with Abejas de León, but was released on October 14, 2019. In November 2019, he played for Dosa in the XXVI Torneo de Baloncesto Superior. On March 6, 2020, Sutton signed with Iranian team

Personal

Sutton is the son of Maurice Sr. and Gwen Sutton, and has two older siblings, Terry Barnes and Candace Sutton-Pearson. His cousin is former NBA player,

Chris Gatling Chris Raymond Gatling (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Gatling played for many National Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1991 to 2002. He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA Worl ...

References

External links

NBA D-League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Maurice 1989 births Living people Abejas de León players Aguacateros de Michoacán players American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American expatriate basketball people in Iran American men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Cocodrilos de Caracas players Oklahoma City Blue players People from Largo, Maryland Basketball players from Prince George's County, Maryland Power forwards (basketball) Śląsk Wrocław basketball players Tulsa 66ers players Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players Leones de Santo Domingo players Metros de Santiago players