Mark Madsen

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Mark Madsen : biography

January 28, 1976 –

Mark Ellsworth Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers selected Madsen in the first round (29th pick overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He contributed to the Lakers’ NBA championships in 2001 and 2002, and became well known for the way he danced at the victory parades for those championships.

Talking about his prime with the Lakers, Shaquille O’Neal said that the only player who could thwart him from his dominant play was Madsen. "He used to beat me up in practice”, O’Neal said.http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/11/shaq-shaquille-oneal-kobe-bryant-.html

Madsen signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent before the start of the 2003–04 NBA season. He played six seasons for the Wolves.

On July 20, 2009, Madsen was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Craig Smith and Sebastian Telfair in exchange for Quentin Richardson. On August 21, 2009, he was waived by the Clippers.

His lifetime NBA averages are 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists and 11.8 minutes played per game.

College

Madsen played NCAA basketball at Stanford, where he finished his career ranked in the school’s career top 10 in blocks and rebounds. In addition, Madsen helped the Cardinal to four NCAA tournament appearances, including a Final Four berth in 1998. Perhaps his signature moment at Stanford was his dunk and free throw that gave Stanford a lead over Rhode Island, propelling the team into the Final Four, where it lost to eventual champion Kentucky. Madsen was a two-time All-American and a two-time All-Pac-10.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 70 || 3 || 9.2 || .487 || 1.000 || .703 || 2.2 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 59 || 5 || 11.0 || .452 || .000 || .648 || 2.7 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 54 || 22 || 14.5 || .423 || .000 || .590 || 2.9 || .7 || .3 || .4 || 3.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 72 || 12 || 17.3 || .495 || .000 || .483 || 3.8 || .4 || .5 || .3 || 3.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 41 || 14 || 14.7 || .515 || .000 || .500 || 3.1 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 2.1 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 62 || 7 || 10.9 || .409 || .000 || .426 || 2.3 || .2 || .4 || .3 || 1.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 56 || 0 || 8.4 || .535 || .000 || .517 || 1.6 || .2 || .2 || .2 || 1.1 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 20 || 6 || 7.6 || .158 || .000 || .250 || 1.9 || .2 || .2 || .1 || .5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 19 || 1 || 6.1 || .214 || .000 || .000 || .9 || .2 || .1 || .1 || .3 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 453 || 70 || 11.8 || .457 || .063 || .527 || 2.6 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 2.2

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 13 || 0 || 3.7 || .077 || .000 || .600 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .2 || .4 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 7 || 0 || 1.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 12 || 2 || 14.1 || .419 || .000 || .438 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .3 || .2 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | 2004 | align="left" | Minnesota | 17 || 0 || 13.1 || .531 || .000 || .448 || 3.4 || .1 || .3 || .2 || 2.8 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 49 || 2 || 9.2 || .403 || .000 || .460 || 2.0 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 1.7

Personal

Madsen is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Madsen speaks Spanish, acquiring the language from a two-year mission abroad in Málaga, Spain on behalf of his church following his graduation from high school.

As a youth, Madsen attained the rank of Eagle Scout and credits Scouting with teaching him about leadership, character and mentoring.

In fall 2010, Madsen enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In June 2012, he received an M.B.A. degree with a Certificate in Public Management.

Coaching

Following being waived, Madsen was hired as the assistant coach for the Utah Flash of the NBA’s D-League. In 2012, he was hired as an assistant coach at Stanford. On May 13, 2013, he was named head coach of the NBA D-League’s Los Angeles D-Fenders.