Maurice Acker
College	Marquette
Sport	Basketball
Position	Point guard
Jersey #	2
Class	Junior
Career	2005–present
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	June 25, 1987 (1987-06-25) (age 22) Hazel Crest, Illinois
High school	Hillcrest High School
Former school(s)	Ball State University (2005-06)

Maurice Acker (born June 25, 1987 in Hazel Crest, Illinois) is an American college basketball player for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He played high school basketball at Hillcrest High School, a teammate of current Marquette player Jerel McNeal. He is currently a junior in the 2008-09 season.

[edit] College career

Acker averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 31.7 minutes and started in all 28 games as a freshman at Ball State University. He was named MAC Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005-06. After his freshman season he transferred to Marquette University and sat out the 2006-07 season before suiting up as a sophomore in 2007-08. In the 2008-09 season, Acker took over the starting point guard position because regular starter Dominic James broke his ankle in a loss to the Connecticut Huskies, and has done well since filling in for James.

[edit] References

• gomarquette.com- Maurice Acker profile

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