Maverick Ahanmisi

Semi-professional career

In 2014, Ahanmisi moved to the Philippines after college and joined the Cafe France Bakers in the PBA Developmental League. In his debut, he scored 10 points during an 18–0 first-quarter run that helped secure a win. During the 2015 PBA D-League Foundation Cup eliminations, he led Cafe France in scoring with averages of 13.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. He guided the team to its first PBA D-League championship by winning the Foundation Cup.

Professional career

Maverick Ahanmisi was among sixteen Fil-Foreigners who put their names in for the 2015 PBA draft, a list made public on August 10, 2015. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters made him the third overall pick, and he inked a two-year maximum rookie contract. His first big performance as a pro came on October 25, 2015, against Mahindra, when he dropped 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, pushing the Elasto Painters to a 2-0 start in the 2015-16 All-Filipino Cup.

Over that conference, he put up averages of 8.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, stepping in for the injured Paul Lee for most of the tournament. On August 16, 2019, the Elasto Painters sent him to the Alaska Aces in exchange for Chris Exciminiano and a 2019 first-round pick. On June 6, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with the Converge FiberXers, the franchise that replaced the defunct Alaska Aces. He became an unrestricted free agent on June 7, 2023, after no extension was reached.

On September 18, 2023, he signed a three-year maximum contract with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. On October 15, 2025, he and Aljon Mariano were traded to the Terrafirma Dyip for a 2027 first-round pick.

Did You Know?

• He graduated from Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California in 2009, where he finished as the all-time leading scorer and three-point shooter.
• He played AAU basketball at Branch West Basketball Academy under Bob Gottlieb.
• His brother Jerrick also plays for the Terrafirma Dyip in the PBA.