18 Facts About Vernon Maxwell

Vernon Maxwell was born on September 12,1965 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Vernon Maxwell was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association for thirteen seasons during the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.

Vernon Maxwell was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft and was immediately traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

Vernon Maxwell is among just nine players in NBA history to amass 30 points in a single quarter, accomplishing that feat en route to a 51-point outing on January 26,1991, against Cleveland.

Vernon Maxwell attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, and played for the Buchholz Bobcats high school basketball team.

Vernon Maxwell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Norm Sloan's Florida Gators men's basketball from 1984 to 1988.

Vernon Maxwell left school after four years as the Gators' all-time leading scorer and the No 2 scorer in Southeastern Conference history behind LSU's Pete Maravich.

Vernon Maxwell averaged more than 20 points in both his junior and senior seasons, although Florida would erase all the points Maxwell scored in those seasons due to Maxwell taking money from agents and accepting a free round-trip ticket to go to a basketball camp.

On June 28,1988, Vernon Maxwell was drafted into the NBA by the Denver Nuggets, who traded him the same day to the San Antonio Spurs for a second-round pick the next year.

Vernon Maxwell held the NBA's record for most 3-pointers made in a season from 1991 to 1993.

On February 6,1995, Vernon Maxwell went into the stands in a road game against the Portland Trail Blazers and punched a fan that had allegedly made racial comments and derogatory remarks about the player's stillborn daughter.

Vernon Maxwell was suspended for 10 games and fined $20,000 for the incident.

Vernon Maxwell was not a part of the Rockets' 1995 championship roster, quitting the team after a loss to Utah in the 1995 playoffs.

The decision to quit the team is something that Vernon Maxwell has been said to regret.

Vernon Maxwell was waived by the Rockets in June 1995.

In February 1996, Vernon Maxwell was ordered by a court to pay $592,000 to Sheila Rias after failing to respond to her lawsuit alleging him of knowingly infecting her with herpes in 1995.

Vernon Maxwell received a new trial after claiming Rias had served him improperly, then received a third trial after another default judgment.

One day before the third trial was set to begin, Vernon Maxwell filed for bankruptcy.