Mario Elie
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Elie in 2008
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
November 26, 1963 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Power Memorial Academy (New York City, New York) |
| College | American International (1981–1985) |
| NBA draft | 1985 / Round: 7 / Pick: 160th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1986–2001 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 8, 20, 17 |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1986–1987 | Killester (Ireland) |
| 1987 | Miami Tropics (USBL) |
| 1987 | Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina) |
| 1987–1989 | Ovarense (Portugal) |
| 1989–1991 | Albany Patroons (CBA) |
| 1990 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1991–1992 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1992–1993 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1993–1998 | Houston Rockets |
| 1998–2000 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2000–2001 | Phoenix Suns |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2004 | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Orlando Magic (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,265 (8.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,017 (2.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,875 (2.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Mario Antoine Elie (born November 26, 1963) is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elie grew up in New York City and played college basketball at American International College. In the 1985 NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks drafted Elie in the seventh round as the 160th overall pick.
Elie began his career in 1986 playing in the Irish Superleague and later elsewhere overseas and in U.S. minor leagues USBL and CBA. He first played in the NBA in 1990 for the Philadelphia 76ers and later played for the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Phoenix Suns before retiring from the sport in 2001. Elie won three NBA titles: two in 1994 and 1995 with the Rockets and the 1999 title with the Spurs.
Elie began his coaching career in 2003 as an assistant with the Spurs and later held similar positions with the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings before joining the New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets in 2011. After leaving the Nets in 2013, Elie became an assistant coach role at the Orlando Magic in 2015.
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