Sean Marks

Sean Marks

Forward/Center
Personal information
Born	August 23, 1975 (1975-08-23) Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand /American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	California
NBA Draft	1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1998–2011
Career history
Toronto Raptors (1998–2000) Śląsk Wrocław (Poland) (2000–2001) Miami Heat (2001–2003) San Antonio Spurs (2003–2006) Phoenix Suns (2006–2008) New Orleans Hornets (2008–2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2011)

Sean Andrew Marks (born August 23, 1975 in Auckland) is a retired New Zealand-American professional basketball player. He was the first native New Zealander to play in the NBA.

Basketball career

After attending Rangitoto College in Auckland, he moved to the United States in 1992 to play for the University of California, where he majored in political science, graduating with a BA degree in 1998.

He was drafted 44th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and went on to represent the Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.

In 2000–01, he started the season with Śląsk Wrocław of Poland, and in December 2000 had an unsuccessful 10-day contract (0 games) with the Seattle SuperSonics, returning to his Polish team until the season ended. In 2003–04, while with the Spurs, he did not play a single second due to patella tendinitis.

In the next season while playing for the Spurs he had 10 minutes per game and scored an average of 3 points and 2 rebounds. That year the Spurs won the NBA championship by defeating the Detroit Pistons in 7 games.

Marks signed with the Phoenix Suns on July 27, 2006 to a one-year contract, re-signing with the Arizona outfit on July 24, 2007.

On April 16, 2008, during a win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Phoenix Suns last regular season game, Marks scored a "double-double", with 16 points, 13 rebounds, along with 1 steal and 1 block.

Marks later signed with the New Orleans Hornets on August 28, 2008.

On October 21, 2010, Marks was waived by the Washington Wizards after he had failed to suit up for a pre-season game because of a hamstring injury. He was signed by Portland in November due to the retirement of Fabricio Oberto.

On February 24, 2011, Marks was traded along with Joel Pryzbilla, Dante Cunningham and two future first round draft picks to the Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Wallace. He was waived by the Bobcats on March 3, 2011.

Internationally, Marks represented New Zealand. He competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and was part of their fourth place finish at the 2002 Basketball World Championship.

Marks retired in 2011.

Personal

Marks is married to Jennifer, and has three sons, Aidan, Lucas and Owen.

Marks became an American citizen after he took the oath of U.S. citizenship in downtown Phoenix on November 30, 2007.

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998–99	Toronto	8	0	3.5	.625	.000	.500	.1	.0	.1	.0	1.4
1999–00	Toronto	5	0	2.4	.333	.000	1.000	.4	.0	.2	.2	1.6
2001–02	Miami	21	6	15.2	.432	.000	.588	3.6	.4	.2	.5	4.6
2002–03	Miami	23	0	9.7	.373	.000	.667	1.5	.1	.2	.3	2.3
2004–05	San Antonio	23	0	10.6	.338	.000	.786	2.4	.3	.1	.5	3.3
2005–06	San Antonio	25	0	7.2	.521	.000	.583	1.7	.3	.2	.3	3.2
2006–07	Phoenix	3	0	5.7	.333	.000	1.000	1.0	.0	.0	.3	2.0
2007–08	Phoenix	19	0	6.8	.535	.250	.632	1.9	.2	.2	.5	3.1
2008–09	New Orleans	60	5	14.0	.485	.200	.682	3.1	.2	.1	.6	3.2
2009–10	New Orleans	14	0	5.4	.500	.000	.400	1.6	.1	.0	.2	.7
2010–11	Portland	29	0	7.2	.432	1.000	.625	1.4	.1	.2	.2	1.6
Career		230	11	9.9	.448	.200	.665	2.2	.2	.1	.4	2.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Phoenix	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2008–09	New Orleans	5	0	16.0	.462	.000	.800	4.0	.0	.6	.4	3.2
Career		6	0	13.8	.462	.000	.800	3.3	.0	.5	.3	2.7

External links

• NBA.com profile