Edon Maxhuni (born 21 March 1998) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Pizza Bulls Bordo Bandırma of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is also part of the Finland national team

Youth career Maxhuni started playing basketball in a youth team of his hometown club before joining Helsingin NMKY in 2012. Later he was trained at the Helsinki Basketball Academy of the Finnish Basketball Association, and played in the second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with the academy team HBA-Märsky. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Maxhuni was named the MVP of the Finnish second-tier league.

College career He left Finland in 2017, to study and play basketball at Long Beach State University in California, United States. Until 2019, the point guard played a total of 67 games for the college team, averaging 6.7 points per game.

Professional career CB Canaria Claret SAD In the 2019/20 season, he was under contract with the Spanish third-division LEB Plata team CB Gran Canaria Claret SAD, playing in 24 league games and averaging 13.3 points per game.

Pärnu Sadam Maxhuni signed with Estonian club Pärnu Sadam for the 2020–21 season where he became the Estonian vice-champion. In 2021, he was also named in the All-KML Team in Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga.

Heroes Den Bosch In the 2021–22 season, Maxhuni played for the Heroes Den Bosch in the BNXT League and the FIBA Europe Cup, and in 2022, as the team's top scorer, won the Dutch championship title.

Crailsheim Merlins In September 2022, Maxhuni accepted an offer from Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga and the FIBA Europe Cup. During the season, he averaged 11.8 points and 3.9 assists per game.

Le Portel On 8 October 2023, Maxhuni signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A on a short contract as an injury replacement, with an option to extend.Edon Maxhunin ura jatkuu Ranskan liigassa, 8 October 2023, basket.fi Since his arrival, Le Portel managed to change their trajectory and won seven out of ten games played, after having started the season with five losses and only one win. On 22 December 2023, his contract was extended for the rest of the ongoing 2023–24 season.Edon Maxhuni jatkaa loppukauden Ranskan liigassa, Yle, 22 December 2023 At the end of the season, Maxhuni helped Le Portel to qualify for the LNB Elite Playoffs, for the first time since 2017.Hyvinkään kasvatti Edon Maxhuni johdatti tehopisteillään joukkueensa Ranskan korisliigan pudotuspeleihin, Aamuposti, 29 April 2024 He finished his first season in French league averaging 10.9 points and 3.7 assists per game.

SIG Strasbourg On 18 July 2024, Maxhuni signed with fellow French team SIG Strasbourg on a two-year deal.L’INTERNATIONAL EDON MAXHUNI REJOINT LE PROJET, sigstrasbourg.fr, 18 July 2024Edon Maxhuni kaksivuotisella sopimuksella SIG Strasbourgiin, basket.fi, 18 July 2024Susijengistä tuttu Edon Maxhuni Strasbourgiin, Yle, 18 July 2024

Scafati In January 2025, he joined Italian Scafati on a loan contract for the remainder of the season.

Karşıyaka After Scafati's relegation was confirmed, on April 24, 2025, he signed with Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque On August 7, 2025, Maxhuni signed with French team BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.

Bandırma Bordo On September 20, 2026, he signed with Bandırma Bordo Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

National team career Maxhuni received an offer to play for the Kosovo national basketball team but declined, since he was a Finnish youth national player at the time. He participated in events such as the 2014 FIBA U16 EuroBasket and the FIBA U18 EuroBasket in 2015 and 2016.

Since 2020, Maxhuni has been part of the Finland national basketball team. During the EuroBasket 2022, he averaged 8.9 points per game in seven tournament matches. Maxhuni was named in the Finland squad in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, averaging 7.2 points and 3.8 assists per game in five matches.E. Maxhuni, FIBA Maxhuni played also in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament,Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu, basket.fi, 30 June 2024 averaging 12.7 points and 4.7 assists in three games against Bahamas, Poland and Spain. As of 7 July 2024, Maxhuni has played 53 official games with the senior national team.Edon Maxhuni 50. maaottelussaan: ”Tarkoitus on pelata vielä ainakin sata maaottelua”, Aamuposti, 29 June 2024

Personal life Maxhuni's parents are ethnic Albanians from Mitrovica, Kosovo, who moved to Finland in 1992. His father, Besim Maxhuni, played basketball for Trepça and Prishtina, and later became a coach, currently coaching Raiders Basket in the Koripallon I-divisioona in Finnish second-tier. His grandfather Hysni Maxhuni is a well-known Kosovan football coach.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || style="text-align:left;"| HBA-Märsky || style="text-align:center;"|I-divisioona || 7 || 21.3 || .262 || .103 || .857 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 1.0 || – || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || style="text-align:left;"| HBA-Märsky || style="text-align:center;"|I-divisioona || 19 || 25.3 || .486 || .376 || .818 || 2.8 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .1 || 17.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || style="text-align:left;"| HBA-Märsky || style="text-align:center;"|I-divisioona || 24 || 28.9 || .431 || .401 || .786 || 2.6 || 3.5 || .7 || – || 18.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"| HBA-Märsky || style="text-align:center;"|I-divisioona || 27 || 32.2 || .451 || .345 || .842 || 2.7 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 23.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"| Gran Canaria B || style="text-align:center;"|LEB Plata || 24 || 22.7 || .413 || .294 || .849 || 2.2 || 3.3 || .6 || .1 || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"| Pärnu Sadam || style="text-align:center;"|KML || 6 || 21.8 || .492 || .533 || .952 || 1.3 || 3.8 || .7 || – || 16.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"| Pärnu Sadam || style="text-align:center;"|LEBL || 23 || 29.1 || .420 || .390 || .907 || 1.8 || 5.0 || 1.1 || – || 17.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"| Heroes Den Bosch || style="text-align:center;"|BNXT || 27 || 27.2 || .441 || .397 || .872 || 2.3 || 5.0 || 1.2 || – || 13.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"| Crailsheim Merlins || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 33 || 22.3 || .399 || .329 || .892 || 1.3 || 3.9 || .7 || – || 11.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"| Le Portel || style="text-align:center;"|LNB Élite || 26 || 28.2 || .391 || .396 || .865 || 1.4 || 3.7 || .8 || – || 10.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"| SIG Strasbourg || style="text-align:center;"|LNB Élite || 14 || 23.8 || .358 || .388 || .838 || 1.4 || 3.2 || .6 || – || 11.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"| Scafati || style="text-align:center;"|LBA || 10 || 21.4 || .414 || .390 || .875 || 1.2 || 2.2 || .2 || – || 11.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"| Karşıyaka || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 4 || 27.3 || .417 || .556 || .500 || 2.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || – || 14.0

College

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Long Beach State | 33 || 15 || 17.3 || .385 || .386 || .939 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .4 || – || 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Long Beach State | 34 || 10 || 17.0 || .386 || .408 || .875 || .9 || 1.1 || .2 || – || 7.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 67 || 25 || 17.1 || .386 || .399 || .904 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .3 || – || 6.7

National team Team Tournament Finland EuroBasket 2022 7th 2023 FIBA World Cup 21st EuroBasket 2025 4th

References

External links

Profile at Basketball Finland