Christian Maråker
Encyclopedia
Christian Erik Maråker is a Swedish
basketball
player who currently plays for Rera Kamuy Hokkaido
of the JBL Super League. A 6'9" center
/power forward
, he played college basketball
in the United States
at the University of the Pacific from 2002 to 2006.
Maråker attended Sanda Gymnasium in Huskvarna, Sweden. After his second season at Sanda, he moved to the Sodertalje Club Team. He earned all-star honors at both the Under 20 Swedish Championships in 2001 and the Junior Swedish Championships in 2000. He also earned Stadium Cup Most Valuable Player honors in 2001. At the 2001 Stockholm Club Tournament, Maråker scored 26 points in the championship game against the Solna Club team from Stockholm. He played for two years with the Swedish Under 20 National Team.
At Pacific he averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2006/draft/players/26808.html. He was the 2005-2006 Big West Conference
Player of the Year http://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?story_id=9143, and was only the sixth player to be named first-team All-Big West three times in his career.
He was listed as a sleeper pick in the 2006 NBA draft. Some experts thought he might get picked up by the Utah Jazz http://www.truehoop.com/2006-draft-22354-2006-draft-profile-christian-maraker.html, but went undrafted, signing with Union Olimpija shortly afterwards.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who currently plays for Rera Kamuy Hokkaido
Rera Kamuy Hokkaido
-External links:**...
of the JBL Super League. A 6'9" center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
/power forward
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
, he played college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the University of the Pacific from 2002 to 2006.
Maråker attended Sanda Gymnasium in Huskvarna, Sweden. After his second season at Sanda, he moved to the Sodertalje Club Team. He earned all-star honors at both the Under 20 Swedish Championships in 2001 and the Junior Swedish Championships in 2000. He also earned Stadium Cup Most Valuable Player honors in 2001. At the 2001 Stockholm Club Tournament, Maråker scored 26 points in the championship game against the Solna Club team from Stockholm. He played for two years with the Swedish Under 20 National Team.
At Pacific he averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2006/draft/players/26808.html. He was the 2005-2006 Big West Conference
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...
Player of the Year http://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?story_id=9143, and was only the sixth player to be named first-team All-Big West three times in his career.
He was listed as a sleeper pick in the 2006 NBA draft. Some experts thought he might get picked up by the Utah Jazz http://www.truehoop.com/2006-draft-22354-2006-draft-profile-christian-maraker.html, but went undrafted, signing with Union Olimpija shortly afterwards.
Player career
- 1999/00
Sanda Wolves - 2000/01 Södertälje KingsSödertälje KingsSödertälje Kings is a basketball team from Södertälje, Stockholm, Sweden, playing in the Swedish Basketball League. Södertälje Kings' home arena is in Tälje Hallen.Head Coach: Vedran Bosnic...
- 2002/06
Pacific Tigers - 2006/07
KK Union OlimpijaKK Union Olimpija-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... - 2006/07
CAI ZaragozaBasket Zaragoza 2002Basket Zaragoza 2002 S. A. D., more commonly known as CAI Zaragoza by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, who currently plays in Liga ACB. It does it at Pabellón Príncipe Felipe.- History :... - 2007/08 Plus Pujol Lleida
- 2008/09 Tenerife RuralTenerife BaloncestoTenerife Club de Baloncesto is a professional Basketball team based in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The team currently plays in LEB Plata-History:...
- 2009/11
Rera Kamuy HokkaidoRera Kamuy Hokkaido-External links:**...
Honours
Pacific Tigers- Big West Conference Champion
- 2004, 2006
- All-Big West Player of the Year
- 2006
- Big West All-Tournament Team
- 2006