Mario West

Mario West

No. 5 – Tezenis Verona
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	June 19, 1984 (1984-06-19) Huntsville, Alabama
Nationality	American
High school	Douglas County High School Douglasville, Georgia
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Georgia Tech
NBA Draft	2007 / Undrafted
Pro career	2007–present
Career history
Atlanta Hawks (2007–2009; 2010) Maine Red Claws (2009–2010; 2010–2011) New Jersey Nets (2011) Cocolos de San Pedro (2011) Tezenis Verona (2011–present)

Mario Marceé West (born June 19, 1984, in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Tezenis Verona. He has also played with Atlanta Hawks, New Jersey Nets, and the NBA Development League's Maine Red Claws. He was not drafted by the Hawks but later signed after the 2007 NBA Draft.

High school

West was a Douglas County player of the year as a senior at Douglas County High School. He also earned honorable mention all-state honors after averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds a game. Mario was team captain during his junior and his senior year.

College

West went to Georgia Tech and joined as a walk on his freshman year and red-shirted. He was named a team captain just before his senior season started. While at Georgia Tech, West won the 2007 college slam dunk championship. West also earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management and Economics.

NBA/NBA Development League

West played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. Following his stint with the Red Claws to start the 2009-10 season, West resigned with Atlanta for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. While with the Hawks, he played in 156 games over 3 seasons, including 6 starts. He averaged 4.4 minutes and .8 points per game over that time. He played with the Boston Celtics during the 2010 preseason, but was cut prior to the start of the season. He subsequently returned to the Maine Red Claws, the Development League affiliate of the Celtics for the start of the 2010-11 season. On March 24, 2011, West asked to be waived by the Red Claws so that he could return to Atlanta to care for a sick family member. He was subsequently waived. He played in 53 games over two seasons with the Red Claws. In 2010-11, West averaged 34 minutes per game over 43 games and averaged 13.7 points and 2.9 assists. The Red Claws retained the rights to West should he seek to return to the NBA Development League. On March 31, 2011 the New Jersey Nets signed him to a 10-day contract. On April 4, 2011 the New Jersey Nets signed him for the remaining three games of the season.

Cocolos de San Pedro

West signed with Cocolos de San Pedro in early July 2011 but was released in early August.

Tezenis Verona

On August 3, 2011, Tezenis Verona signed West to a contract.

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Atlanta	64	2	4.2	.429	.000	.654	.8	.2	.2	.1	.9
2008–09	Atlanta	53	3	5.1	.412	1.000	.647	1.1	.4	.3	.1	.8
2009–10	Atlanta	39	1	3.6	.571	.000	.600	.7	.2	.2	.0	.8
2010–11	New Jersey	6	3	19.3	.429	.250	.600	1.8	1.7	1.2	.0	3.7
Career		162	9	4.9	.448	.200	.563	.9	.3	.3	.0	1.0

External links

• NBA.com: Mario West player profile
• http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/news/index.html?article_id=1