Sean Marks
| File:Smarks.jpg | |
| San Antonio Spurs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant GM |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 August 1975 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rangitoto College (Auckland, New Zealand) |
| College | California (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1998–2011 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 22, 4, 40 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–2000 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2000–2001 | Śląsk Wrocław (Poland) |
| 2001–2003 | Miami Heat |
| 2003–2006 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2006–2008 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2008–2010 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2010–2011 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–present | San Antonio Spurs (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As player:
As assistant coach: |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 638 (2.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 501 (2.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 87 (.4 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Sean Andrew Marks (born 23 August 1975) is a New Zealand-American former professional basketball player. He was the first New Zealand-born player to play in the NBA.
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Basketball career
After attending Rangitoto College in Auckland, he moved to the United States in 1992 to play for the University of California, where he majored in political science, graduating with a BA degree in 1998.
He was drafted 44th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and went on to represent the Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.
In 2000–01, he started the season with Śląsk Wrocław of Poland, and in December 2000 had an unsuccessful ten-day contract (0 games) with the Seattle SuperSonics, returning to his Polish team until the season ended. In 2003–04, while with the Spurs, he did not play a single second due to patella tendinitis.
In the next season while playing for the Spurs he had 10 minutes per game and produced an average of 3 points and 2 rebounds. That year the Spurs won the NBA championship by defeating the Detroit Pistons in seven games.
Marks signed with the Phoenix Suns on 27 July 2006, to a one-year contract,[1] re-signing with the Arizona outfit on 24 July 2007.[2]
On 16 April 2008, during a win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Suns last regular-season game, Marks scored a "double-double", with 16 points and 13 rebounds, along with 1 steal and 1 block.
Marks later signed with the New Orleans Hornets on 28 August 2008.[3]
On 21 October 2010, Marks was waived by the Washington Wizards after he had failed to suit up for a pre-season game because of a hamstring injury. He was signed by Portland in November after the retirement of Fabricio Oberto.
On 24 February 2011, Marks was traded along with Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two future first-round draft picks to the Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Wallace.[4] He was waived by the Bobcats on 3 March 2011.[5]
Internationally, Marks represented New Zealand. He competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and was part of their fourth-place finish at the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis, US.
Marks retired in 2011.[6] In 2012, he was named director of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs and general manager for the Austin Toros.[7] He became an assistant coach with the Spurs in 2013.[8] The Spurs went on to win the 2014 NBA Finals after defeating the Miami Heat in five games. It was Marks second championship and first as an assistant coach.[9]
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Toronto | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | .625 | .000 | .500 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.4 |
| 1999–00 | Toronto | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .333 | .000 | 1,000 | .4 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 1.6 |
| 2001–02 | Miami | 21 | 6 | 15.2 | .432 | .000 | .588 | 3.6 | .4 | .2 | .5 | 4.6 |
| 2002–03 | Miami | 23 | 0 | 9.7 | .373 | .000 | .667 | 1.5 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 2.3 |
| 2004–05 | San Antonio | 23 | 0 | 10.6 | .338 | .000 | .786 | 2.4 | .3 | .1 | .5 | 3.3 |
| 2005–06 | San Antonio | 25 | 0 | 7.2 | .521 | .000 | .583 | 1.7 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 3.2 |
| 2006–07 | Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .333 | .000 | 1,000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 2.0 |
| 2007–08 | Phoenix | 19 | 0 | 6.8 | .535 | .250 | .632 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 3.1 |
| 2008–09 | New Orleans | 60 | 5 | 14.0 | .485 | .200 | .682 | 3.1 | .2 | .1 | .6 | 3.2 |
| 2009–10 | New Orleans | 14 | 0 | 5.4 | .500 | .000 | .400 | 1.6 | .1 | .0 | .2 | .7 |
| 2010–11 | Portland | 29 | 0 | 7.2 | .432 | 1,000 | .625 | 1.4 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Career | 230 | 11 | 9.9 | .448 | .200 | .665 | 2.2 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 2.8 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2009 | New Orleans | 5 | 0 | 16.0 | .462 | .000 | .800 | 4.0 | .0 | .6 | .4 | 3.2 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 13.8 | .462 | .000 | .800 | 3.3 | .0 | .5 | .3 | 2.7 |
Personal life
Marks is married to Jennifer, and has four sons, Aidan, Lucas, Owen, and Elliot [10]
Marks became an American citizen in 2007.[11]
References
- ↑ SUNS: Suns sign Sean Marks
- ↑ NBA.com: February 2008 transactions
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- ↑ Bobcats Re-sign Forward Dominic McGuire, Waive Sean Marks
- ↑ Spurs coaching job awaits retiring Sean Marks
- ↑ Sean Marks – Director Of Basketball Operations Toros General Manager
- ↑ Spurs Announce Front Office Promotions and Additions
- ↑ Spurs' Kiwi coach Marks takes it for the team
- ↑ ‘Wild guy’ Marks is known for traveling
- ↑ Suns beat Magic for 2nd time, 110–106
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- New Zealand Pioneer – Sean Marks
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- American people of New Zealand descent
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Miami Heat players
- New Orleans Hornets players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New Zealand basketball players
- New Zealand expatriate basketball people in the United States
- New Zealand expatriates in Canada
- New Zealand expatriates in Poland
- Olympic basketball players of New Zealand
- Phoenix Suns players
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Sportspeople from Auckland
- Toronto Raptors players
- People educated at Rangitoto College
