Maurice Lamar Whitfield (born March 29, 1973) is a former American-born Czech professional

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player. He played at the

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position.

Professional career

Whitfield played several seasons in Nymburk, leading the team to the Czech Championship. He played for

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of the

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. In the 2007–08 season, he played in

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for Olympias Patras. In January 2008, he signed with

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of Spain for the rest of the 2007–08 season. From 2009 to 2012 he played with Lleida Bàsquet, where he finished his career.

Czech national team

Whitfield played for the

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at the

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in Spain.

References

External links

ACB League profile
1973 births Living people American men's basketball players Czech men's basketball players American emigrants to the Czech Republic African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic Basketball players from Philadelphia CB Girona players Basketball Nymburk players Liga ACB players Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball players Olympias Patras B.C. players PBC Ural Great players Point guards KK Kvarner players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub