Personal information | |
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Born |
Saginaw, Michigan |
April 14, 1969
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Buena Vista (Saginaw, Michigan) |
College | Temple (1987–1991) |
NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
Playing career | 1991–2001 |
Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
Number | 1, 12, 2, 3 |
Coaching career | 2003–2012 |
Career history | |
1991–1993 | Denver Nuggets |
1993–1996 | Detroit Pistons |
1996–1997 | Florida Beach Dogs |
1997 | Mabo Pistoia |
1999 | Detroit Pistons |
1999–2000 | Oyak Bursa Spor Kulubu |
2000–2001 | Toros de Aragua |
2001 | Atlantic City Seagulls |
As coach: | |
2003–2006 | Temple (asst.) |
2006–2007 | Georgia State (asst.) |
2007–2009 | Binghamton (asst.) |
2009–2012 | Binghamton |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Mark L. Macon (born April 14, 1969) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is the former head coach of Binghamton University.
Macon was named Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 1987 following his prep career at Saginaw Buena Vista High School.
A 6'4" (1.93 m), 185 lb (84 kg) guard, Macon played collegiately at Temple University, alongside future NBA players Aaron McKie and Eddie Jones, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.
Macon played for the Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons in six NBA seasons, averaging 6.7 ppg in his career (and missing the entire schedule from 1996 to 1998). Macon also briefly represented the CBA's Florida Beachdogs and Italian club Mabo Pistoia, while still contracted to the Pistons, and Oyak Bursa Spor Kulubu (Turkey), the Atlantic City Seagulls (USBL) and Venezuela's Toros de Aragua, from 1999 to 2001.