Mark Dalton (born 9 November 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former

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player who played in the National Basketball League from 1984 to 1999.

Early life and family

He attended St. Augustine's College in Brookvale, New South Wales. He is the brother of two other Australian basketball players,

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and

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. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder (1982-1984) and became the first AIS men's player selected to play for Australia at the Olympics.

Career

After finishing at the AIS in 1984, Mark Dalton, a 6'6"(198 cm) tall

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, played in the NBL for the

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(1984–1985),

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(1986–1987), Sydney Kings (1988–1995),

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(1996–1997), and

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(1998–1999). On 10 October 2013, Dalton was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team. MightyMite Sydney Kings announce 25th Anniversary Team

International

Dalton represented the Australian Boomers at the

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and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship in

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* 1964 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Australian Institute of Sport basketball players Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Sydney Brisbane Bullets players Canberra Cannons players Geelong Supercats players Olympic basketball players of Australia Small forwards Sportsmen from New South Wales Sydney Kings players Wollongong Hawks players 1986 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub