Mauerick Frankera Ahanmisi (born July 17, 1991) is an American-born Filipino-Nigerian professional basketball player for the

Converge FiberXers The Converge FiberXers are a professional basketball team owned by Converge ICT. The team competes in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The franchise began after acquiring the former Alaska Aces franchise on March 23, 2022. History ...

of the

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(PBA).

High school career

Ahanmisi spent a year at Stoneridge Prep in

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, but he graduated from Golden Valley High School in

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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. He played AAU 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 The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

College career

Ahanmisi played college basketball at

, an

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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. He helped the Golden Gophers win the National Invitational Tournament title in 2014. The Gophers are coached by

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, son of coach

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of Louisville. In his four years in Minnesota, he averaged 2.8 points, 1 rebound, and 38% field goal average.

Professional career

Café France Bakers (PBA D-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

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in the

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. In his career debut in the Philippines, he made his presence felt right away, scoring 10 points in an 18–0 run in the first quarter that keyed in a win for Cafe France. In the 2015 PBA D-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 PBA-D-League championship by ruling the Foundation Cup.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

According to the list released by the PBA on August 10, 2015, Ahanmisi was one of the sixteen Fil-Foreigners who applied for the

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. He was drafted as a 3rd overall pick by the

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in the

. 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 2015–16 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.

Alaska Aces / Converge FiberXers

On August 16, 2019, Ahanmisi was traded to Alaska Aces for Chris Exciminiano and 2019 first round pick. On June 6, 2022, Ahanmisi signed with the

, the new team that took over the defunct Alaska Aces franchise.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''

Season-by-season averages

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Personal life

Ahanmisi comes from a family of diverse ethnicities. His father, Victor Ahanmisi is a Nigerian, while his mother Marissa (née Frankera) is a Filipina, who hails from

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. He has two siblings, Jerrick and Mylenne. Jerrick currently plays for the

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in PBA.

References

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