Mark West (basketball)
| Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||
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| Position | Director of Player Relations | |||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born |
November 5, 1960 Petersburg, Virginia | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| High school | Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia) | |||||||||
| College | Old Dominion (1979–1983) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–2000 | |||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||
| Number | 45, 43, 41 | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||
| 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||
| 1984–1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||
| 1988–1994 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Detroit Pistons | |||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||
| 1999 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||
| 2013–present | Phoenix Suns (assistant) | |||||||||
| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||
| Points | 6,259 (5.7 ppg) | |||||||||
| Rebounds | 5,347 (4.9 rpg) | |||||||||
| Blocks | 1,403 (1.3 bpg) | |||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||
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Mark Andre West (born November 5, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Old Dominion University, West was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (30th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.
He played 17 seasons in the NBA from 1983 to 2000 as a member of the Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks. West was a key player on the Phoenix Suns team that lost to the Chicago Bulls in the 1993 NBA Finals.
West compiled 6,259 points and 5,347 rebounds in his NBA career and also ranks third all-time (behind Hall of Famers Artis Gilmore and Shaquille O'Neal) in career field-goal percentage (58.03%).[1]
West was named assistant general manager for the Phoenix Suns in 2001 and was also the Vice-President of Player Programs. West was featured in the July 19, 1999 Fortune Magazine about being a licensed broker since 1992.
He played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[2]
On June 25, 2013, West was named an assistant coach to the Phoenix Suns under head coach Jeff Hornacek.[3] He's currently with the team as a Director of Player Relations.[4]
College career
West played four years at Old Dominion University (ODU) where he hauled down 1,113 career rebounds, shot 56 percent from the floor and scored 1,308 career points. In 1980 and 1982 West was named ECAC-South Tournament Most Valuable Player. He also led the nation in blocked shots in 1980 and 1981 and completed his career with 446 career blocks for a 3.8 per game average.
West performed three triple doubles (points, rebounds, blocked shots). He had 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks on October 4, 1980. West then had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots against Wagner on Jan. 9, 1982. On Feb. 17, 1982, and scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and 10 blocks. West is ODU's career double-double leader (points and rebounds) with 50. On Jan. 10, 1981, West help lead the Monarchs to a 63-62 upset win over then undefeated and number one ranked DePaul, in Chicago. During his four seasons at ODU, the Monarchs compiled an 80-37 record with two NCAA and two NIT appearances.
In 1984, West's jersey number 45 was retired at ODU. The Petersburg, Va., native was inducted into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame on April 22, 2006 and the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame in October 2004. Old Dominion University honored West in 2000 as a distinguished alumni. West graduated in 1983 with a degree in business administration with an emphasis on financial management.
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played
References
- ↑ NBA.com All-Time Field Goal Shooting
- ↑ 1982 USA Basketball
- ↑ New Suns coach Hornacek fills out staff
- ↑ Coro, Paul. "Suns make coaching staff changes, drop Kenny Gattison". Retrieved June 14, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com