Biography
The team's top offensive option ... Has improved his strength over his career, and his body has filled out ... A tremendous inside scorer with great technique ... Has excellent touch and understands how to use his height ... Footwork is solid ... Not ultra quick, but he clears space for his release ... Excellent face-up shooter ... Converts on spot-up 3-pointers at a excellent efficiency rate ... Needs to improve as a rebounder and shot-blocker ... Lacks natural physicality or athleticism, though he is coordinated ... Passing needs improvement ... Earned All-Big West Conference First Team honors as a sophomore ... Spent the summer of 2003 playing in the European Championships with the Swedish National Team, competing against several NBA players during the championships, including Pal Gasol and Dirk Nowitski ... Averaged 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a Pacific freshman ... Redshirted the 2001-02 season due to an injury to his left wrist in his third game of the year ... Spent the summer of 2002 playing on the Swedish National Team with Tiger teammate Jasko Korajkic, who he attended Sanda Gymnasium in Huskvarna, Sweden, with ... After two season there, he went to the Sodertalje Club Team ... Earned all-star honors at both the Under 20 Swedish Championships in 2001 and the Junior Swedish Championships in 2000 ... Earned Stadium Cup Most Valuable Player honors in 2001 ... When Pacific made its Scandinavian Tour in the summer of 2000, scored 12 points against the Tigers, making all six of his shots from the field ... Also played competed two years for the Swedish Under-20 National Team.
Player Profile
| Name: | Christian Maraker |
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| Birthdate: | 1982-09-24 |
| Height: | 6' 9" |
| Weight: | 220 |
| Position: | Center/Forward |
| Current Team: | Rena Kamuy Hokkaido, Japan |
| Year Aquired: | 2000 |
Background
| Hometown: Varberg, , Sweden |