Mark Allen Olberding (born April 21, 1956) is an American former professional
basketball
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player born in
Melrose, Minnesota
Melrose is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,598 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud, Minnesota, St. Cloud St. Cloud metropolitan area, Metrop ...
.
A 6'8"
forward from the
University of Minnesota
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, Olberding played 12 seasons (1975–1987) in the
American Basketball Association and
National Basketball Association
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[ ] as a member of the
San Diego Sails (1975–76),
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...
(1975–82),
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 ...
(1982–83) and
Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1983–87). He had his best seasons with the Spurs, for whom he played 536 games. One of the highlights of his career occurred on January 21, 1977, when he made 10 field goals without missing in a game against the
Boston Celtics. In the 1987–88 season, he played professionally in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
for
Benetton Treviso.
During the 1980s, Spurs teammates Olberding,
George Johnson,
Dave Corzine
David John Corzine (born April 25, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Biography
A Chicago-area native who went to John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and DePaul Un ...
,
Kevin Restani,
Paul Griffin, and
Reggie Johnson earned the nickname "The Bruise Brothers" for their physical style of play.
Olberding currently lives in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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References
External links
Career statsat
Basketball Reference
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1956 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Minnesota
Chicago Bulls players
Kansas City Kings players
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Melrose, Minnesota
Power forwards (basketball)
Sacramento Kings players
San Antonio Spurs players
San Diego Sails players
Small forwards
Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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