Mark Andre West (born November 5, 1960) is an American retired professional

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player. A

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from

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with ...

, West was selected by the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...

in the second round (30th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.

Early life

West was born in

Fort Campbell, Kentucky Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee, Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). F ...

and was raised in

Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Din ...

. He attended Petersburg High School.

College

West played four years at

(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. He was declared an All-American three times. 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, he 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. West graduated in 1983 with a degree in business administration with an emphasis on financial management, although he originally planned to focus on accounting.

College statistics

, - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

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, 30 , , - , , 22.6 , , .475 , , - , , .370 , , 7.1 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 3.9 , , 4.8 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 30.2 , , .527 , , - , , .578 , , 10.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 4.0 , , 10.9 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , 30 , , 33.6 , , .610 , , - , , .531 , , 10.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 4.1 , , 15.7 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 29 , , 29 , , 34.7 , , .569 , , - , , .491 , , 10.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 3.2 , , 14.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 117 , , 59 , , 30.2 , , .559 , , - , , .514 , , 9.5 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 3.8 , , 11.4

Career

As basketball player

West played 17 seasons in the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

from 1983 to 2000 as a member of the Mavericks,

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first esta ...

, and

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...

. West was a key player on the Phoenix Suns team that lost to the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

in the

1993 NBA Finals The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. It featured the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and t ...

. 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 Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Bask ...

and

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greates ...

) in career field-goal percentage (58.03%). He played for the US national team in the

1982 FIBA World Championship The 1982 FIBA World Championship was the 9th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982. Qualification Venues Competing nation ...

, winning a silver medal.

Additional career in athletics

In 2001, West was hired by the

as assistant general manager. On June 25, 2013, he was named an assistant coach to the Suns under head coach

Jeff Hornacek Jeffrey John Hornacek (; born May 3, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and a former player who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was the head coach for both the ...

. In 2015, he also became the team's Director of Player Relations while continuing to perform some coaching duties.

Other pursuits

West has been a licensed

stockbroker A stockbroker is a regulated broker, broker-dealer, or registered investment adviser (in the United States) who may provide financial advisory and investment management services and execute transactions such as the purchase or sale of stocks an ...

since 1992 and in the 1990s became a partner at

Prudential Securities Prudential Securities, also formerly known as Prudential Securities Incorporated (PSI), was the financial services arm of the insurer, Prudential Financial. In 2003, Prudential Securities was merged into Wachovia Securities, a division of Wachovi ...

in Phoenix.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

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, 34 , , 0 , , 5.9 , , .357 , , .000 , , .318 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.4 , , 1.1 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, 1 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, 65 , , 25 , , 13.6 , , .549 , , .000 , , .482 , , 3.8 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , , 3.9 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 67 , , 26 , , 17.5 , , .541 , , .000 , , .524 , , 4.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.9 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 13 , , 17.1 , , .543 , , .000 , , .514 , , 4.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 1.0 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

, 54 , , 12 , , 21.9 , , .576 , , .000 , , .621 , , 5.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 1.5 , , 8.5 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

, 29 , , 29 , , 31.6 , , .521 , , .000 , , .568 , , 8.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 2.3 , , 11.8 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 32 , , 24.6 , , .653 , , .000 , , .535 , , 6.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 2.3 , , 7.2 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 79 , , 29.3 , , style="background:#cfecec;" , .625* , , .000 , , .691 , , 8.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 2.2 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 64 , , 23.9 , , .647 , , .000 , , .655 , , 6.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 2.0 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , 11 , , 17.5 , , .632 , , .000 , , .637 , , 4.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 1.0 , , 6.1 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , 82 , , 19.0 , , .614 , , .000 , , .518 , , 5.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 1.3 , , 5.3 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 50 , , 15.1 , , .566 , , .000 , , .500 , , 3.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 1.3 , , 4.7 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

, 67 , , 58 , , 23.0 , , .556 , , .000 , , .478 , , 6.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 1.5 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 47 , , 21 , , 14.5 , , .484 , , .000 , , .622 , , 2.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.8 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 43 , , 13.7 , , .556 , , .000 , , .482 , , 2.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.8 , , 3.2 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, 15 , , 1 , , 7.0 , , .476 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.3 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, 49 , , 0 , , 10.2 , , .373 , , .000 , , .356 , , 2.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 0.4 , , 1.2 , - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" ,

, 22 , , 2 , , 5.8 , , .417 , , .000 , , .625 , , 1.4 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 1090 , , 548 , , 18.5 , , .580 , , .000 , , .568 , , 4.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 1.3 , , 5.7

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , - , , 8.0 , , .556 , , .000 , , .667 , , 1.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 0.8 , , 3.0 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 17.0 , , .600 , , .000 , , .400 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 12 , , 12 , , 18.9 , , .640 , , .000 , , .714 , , 4.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 1.6 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 16 , , 16 , , 34.0 , , .577 , , .000 , , .540 , , 10.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 2.6 , , 11.1 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 23.3 , , .600 , , .000 , , .714 , , 4.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 2.5 , , 5.8 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 8 , , 0 , , 12.0 , , .737 , , .000 , , .500 , , 2.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 24* , , 24 , , 19.5 , , .544 , , .000 , , .609 , , 4.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 1.4 , , 4.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 7 , , 6 , , 9.9 , , .333 , , .000 , , .700 , , 2.9 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 2.4 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 3 , , 26.0 , , .524 , , .000 , , .462 , , 5.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 9.3 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 2.8 , , .500 , , .000 , , .333 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.8 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 9 , , 0 , , 7.6 , , .300 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 0.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 95 , , 69 , , 18.5 , , .566 , , .000 , , .577 , , 4.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 1.3 , , 5.2

Honors and awards

In 1984, West's jersey number 45 was retired at his alma mater, Old Dominion University. He was inducted into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. Old Dominion University honored West in 2000 as a distinguished alumnus. West was inducted into the

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, administrators, journalists and other contributors to athletics. Many of the more than 350 inductees since 1972 were born in Virginia or enjoyed success in college, professional, amateur or ...

on April 22, 2006 and the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame in October 2004.

Personal life

West and his wife Elaina have two sons, Markus and Markyle.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:West, Mark 1960 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Basketball coaches from Virginia Basketball players from Virginia Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers players Dallas Mavericks draft picks Dallas Mavericks players Detroit Pistons players Indiana Pacers players Milwaukee Bucks players Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players Phoenix Suns assistant coaches Phoenix Suns players Sportspeople from Petersburg, Virginia United States men's national basketball team players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 1982 FIBA World Championship players