William Mark Price was born on February 15,1964 and is an American former basketball player and coach.
25 Facts About Mark Price
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Mark Price was most recently the head coach of the Charlotte 49ers.
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Mark Price was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1991 and into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Mark Price graduated in four years with a degree in Industrial Management.
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Mark Price was known as one of the league's most consistent shooters.
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Mark Price ranked consistently among the assist leaders, twice won the Three Point Contest, and was a four-time All-Star.
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Mark Price was second in franchise steals with 734, a Cavaliers record that stood until December 9,2008 when LeBron James surpassed him.
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Mark Price played one season for Washington before moving on to the Golden State Warriors, signing with the Warriors as a free agent in July of 1996.
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Mark Price played 70 games for Golden State and averaged 11.3 points per game.
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On October 28,1997, Mark Price was traded to the Orlando Magic for David Vaughn III and Brian Shaw.
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Mark Price spent one season with the Magic before being waived on June 30,1998, effectively ending his career.
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Mark Price played for them in the 1983 Pan American Games where the team won gold medals, and represented the national team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship, where they were known as Dream Team II, and won gold medals.
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Mark Price is a member of the Georgia, Ohio, and Oklahoma Sports Halls of Fame.
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Mark Price's father Denny was a successful player at Oklahoma and for the Phillips 66ers, before becoming a college coach for Sam Houston State and Phillips University.
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In 2002, Mark Price won the Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award.
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In 2003, Mark Price was a consultant for the NBA's Denver Nuggets.
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Mark Price then became an NBA television analyst and color commentator for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks.
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Mark Price and Heal exchanged criticisms in the Australian press after Heal was named as his successor.
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Mark Price helped to improve the Hawks offensive output in their first return to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals in nearly 10 years during the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
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Mark Price is credited with helping Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo improve his jump shot.
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In December 2011, Mark Price was hired as a player development coach for the Orlando Magic.
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In July 2012, Mark Price served as the head coach of the Orlando Magic's Summer League team.
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On March 25,2015 Mark Price was introduced as the head coach of the Charlotte 49ers.
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Mark Price replaced Coach Alan Major, who parted ways with Charlotte after two medical leaves during the past season.
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On December 14,2017, it was announced that Mark Price was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Charlotte 49ers basketball program.