Mark Karcher
Personal information | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland | November 22, 1978
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) |
College | Temple (1998–2000) |
NBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 2000–2007 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Coaching career | 2007–2011, 2012–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2000–2001 | Richmond Rhythm |
2001 | JDA Dijon |
2002–2003 | Hyères-Toulon |
2004–2005 | ALM Évreux |
2005 | JA Vichy |
2005–2006 | Fayetteville Patriots |
2006–2007 | Maryland Nighthawks |
2007 | Petrochimi Iman Harbour |
2007 | Quilmes de Mar del Plata |
As coach: | |
2007–2008 | St. Frances Academy (assistant) |
2008–2011 | St. Frances Academy |
2012–present | BDJ STEM Academy |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Mark Duane Karcher (born November 22, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (48th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft. His professional career spanned seven years, although he never played in a regular season NBA game.
College career
Ineligible as a freshman in 1997–98, Karcher played two years of college basketball as a guard/forward with Temple University from 1998 to 2000 before leaving early to enter the 2000 NBA Draft.
Professional career
Karcher participated in training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers, but never played for them in a regular season game. He was selected with the 59th pick in the 2001 NBA D-League draft by the Greenville Groove, and would also play for the Richmond Rhythm of the International Basketball League that same year. In 2005, he participated in training camp with the Utah Jazz but was not signed to a contract. He spent the majority of his professional playing career overseas. Karcher played in France with Hyères-Toulon in the French top-tier league, the LNB Pro A, and with ALM Évreux Basket, in the French 2nd-tier league, the LNB Pro B. After five years in France, Karcher spent one year in Iran, followed by one year in Argentina, before ending his playing career in 2007.
References
External links
- French League Profile (in French)
- NBA D-League stats
- 1978 births
- Living people
- ALM Évreux Basket players
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Iran
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Maryland
- Fayetteville Patriots players
- High school basketball coaches in Maryland
- HTV Basket players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Richmond Rhythm players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Baltimore
- Temple Owls men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs