Marty Conlon

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Marty Conlon
Personal information
Born (1968-01-19) January 19, 1968 (age 56)
The Bronx, New York
NationalityIrish
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Stepinac
(White Plains, New York)
CollegeProvidence (1986–1990)
NBA draft1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–2005
PositionForward / Center
Number24, 25, 7, 50, 30, 40, 31
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Martin McBride "Marty" Conlon (born January 19, 1968) is a former professional basketball player whose career in the National Basketball Association lasted from 1992 through 2000. Conlon started his basketball career at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, NY. His earliest fame came in his freshman year in college when he played on the Providence College team that went to the Final Four. His coach that year was Rick Pitino. His final years in the NBA, he was with the Miami Heat and was coached by Pat Riley.

Conlon played for the Seattle SuperSonics, the Sacramento Kings, the Charlotte Hornets, the Washington Bullets, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Clippers. The height of both his career and fame came in Milwaukee. His true talent, however, was rebounding.

After a long career, he signed his last contract with the Clippers. After his NBA career came to an end, he continued to play basketball professionally in Europe, where he played in Italy, Greece, Spain and Ireland where he was the captain of the Irish National Team.

Mr. Conlon has also been an active participant in the SportsUnited Sports Envoy program for the U.S. Department of State. In this function, he has traveled to Burma, India, Jordan, and Uzbekistan, where he conducted basketball clinics and events that reached a total of more than 1850 youths and people from underserved areas. In so doing, English helped contribute to SportsUnited's mission to foster greater understanding between people and cultures, reach out to youth populations in order to promote stable democratic government, and promote the inclusion of women in sports.

He currently works for NBA International and lives in New York City.

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