Mark West (basketball)

Mark West
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1960 (age 64); Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)
College	Old Dominion (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1983–2000
Position	Center
Number	45, 43, 41
Career history
As player:
1983–1984	Dallas Mavericks
1984	Milwaukee Bucks
1984–1988	Cleveland Cavaliers
1988–1994	Phoenix Suns
1994–1996	Detroit Pistons
1996–1997	Cleveland Cavaliers
1997–1998	Indiana Pacers
1999	Atlanta Hawks
1999–2000	Phoenix Suns
As coach:
2013–2015	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	No. 45 retired by Old Dominion Monarchs;
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,259 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	5,347 (4.9 rpg)
Blocks	1,403 (1.3 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
World Championships

Mark Andre West (born November 5, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player. A center from Old Dominion University, West was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (30th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.

Early life

West was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was raised in Petersburg, Virginia.^[1] He attended Petersburg High School.

College

West played four years at Old Dominion University (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.^[1]

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.^[2]

College statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Old Dominion	30	–	22.6	.475	–	.370	7.1	1.0	0.4	3.9	4.8
1980–81	Old Dominion	28	–	30.2	.527	–	.578	10.3	0.5	0.5	4.0	10.9
1981–82	Old Dominion	30	30	33.6	.610	–	.531	10.0	0.3	0.7	4.1	15.7
1982–83	Old Dominion	29	29	34.7	.569	–	.491	10.8	0.6	0.3	3.2	14.4
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 from 1983 to 2000 as a member of the Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks. West was a key player on the Phoenix Suns team that lost to the Chicago Bulls in the 1993 NBA Finals.

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 and Shaquille O'Neal) in career field-goal percentage (58.03%).^[3]

He played for the US national team in the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning a silver medal.^[4]^[5]

Additional career in athletics

In 2001, West was hired by the Phoenix Suns as assistant general manager.^[1] On June 25, 2013, he was named an assistant coach to the Suns under head coach Jeff Hornacek.^[6] In 2015, he also became the team's Director of Player Relations while continuing to perform some coaching duties.^[7]

Other pursuits

West has been a licensed stockbroker since 1992^[1] and in the 1990s became a partner at Prudential Securities in Phoenix.^[2]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1983–84	Dallas	34	0	5.9	.357	.000	.318	1.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	1.1
1984–85	Milwaukee	1	0	6.0	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
1984–85	Cleveland	65	25	13.6	.549	.000	.482	3.8	0.2	0.2	0.7	3.9
1985–86	Cleveland	67	26	17.5	.541	.000	.524	4.8	0.3	0.4	0.9	4.2
1986–87	Cleveland	78	13	17.1	.543	.000	.514	4.3	0.5	0.3	1.0	6.5
1987–88	Cleveland	54	12	21.9	.576	.000	.621	5.2	0.9	0.5	1.5	8.5
1987–88	Phoenix	29	29	31.6	.521	.000	.568	8.3	0.8	0.8	2.3	11.8
1988–89	Phoenix	82*	32	24.6	.653	.000	.535	6.7	0.5	0.4	2.3	7.2
1989–90	Phoenix	82*	79	29.3	.625*	.000	.691	8.9	0.5	0.4	2.2	10.5
1990–91	Phoenix	82*	64	23.9	.647	.000	.655	6.9	0.5	0.4	2.0	7.7
1991–92	Phoenix	82	11	17.5	.632	.000	.637	4.5	0.3	0.2	1.0	6.1
1992–93	Phoenix	82	82	19.0	.614	.000	.518	5.6	0.4	0.2	1.3	5.3
1993–94	Phoenix	82*	50	15.1	.566	.000	.500	3.6	0.4	0.4	1.3	4.7
1994–95	Detroit	67	58	23.0	.556	.000	.478	6.1	0.3	0.4	1.5	7.5
1995–96	Detroit	47	21	14.5	.484	.000	.622	2.8	0.1	0.1	0.8	3.2
1996–97	Cleveland	70	43	13.7	.556	.000	.482	2.7	0.3	0.2	0.8	3.2
1997–98	Indiana	15	1	7.0	.476	.000	.500	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.5
1998–99	Atlanta	49	0	10.2	.373	.000	.356	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.2
1999–00	Phoenix	22	2	5.8	.417	.000	.625	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7
Career		1090	548	18.5	.580	.000	.568	4.9	0.4	0.3	1.3	5.7

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1983–84	Dallas	4	–	8.0	.556	.000	.667	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.8	3.0
1984–85	Cleveland	4	4	17.0	.600	.000	.400	4.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0
1988–89	Phoenix	12	12	18.9	.640	.000	.714	4.4	0.5	0.6	1.6	6.2
1989–90	Phoenix	16	16	34.0	.577	.000	.540	10.3	0.3	0.3	2.6	11.1
1990–91	Phoenix	4	4	23.3	.600	.000	.714	4.5	0.5	0.5	2.5	5.8
1991–92	Phoenix	8	0	12.0	.737	.000	.500	2.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	4.0
1992–93	Phoenix	24*	24	19.5	.544	.000	.609	4.1	0.5	0.2	1.4	4.8
1993–94	Phoenix	7	6	9.9	.333	.000	.700	2.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.4
1995–96	Detroit	3	3	26.0	.524	.000	.462	5.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	9.3
1997–98	Indiana	4	0	2.8	.500	.000	.333	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8
1998–99	Atlanta	9	0	7.6	.300	.000	.500	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.9
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.^[1] 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 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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "45 Mark West". ODUSports.com.
^ ^a ^b Key, Angela (July 19, 1999). "Exchanging the NBA for an MBA After the Game, Mark West Shoots for Growth Stocks". Fortune.
^ "All-Time Field Goal Shooting". NBA.com. National Basketball Association.
^ "1982 USA Basketball". USAB.com. USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 7, 2002.
^ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster // W". USAB.com. USA Basketball. 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017. Mark West — 1982 WC: 7–2
^ "New Suns coach Hornacek fills out staff". NBA.com. National Basketball Association. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013.
^ Coro, Paul (May 29, 2015). "Suns make coaching staff changes, drop Kenny Gattison". AZcentral.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015.