Mark Worthington was born on 8 June 1983 and is an Australian basketball player for the Willetton Tigers of the NBL1 West.
18 Facts About Mark Worthington
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Mark Worthington played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League.
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Mark Worthington played for the Bunbury Slammers as a youth and started his career as a development player for the Cairns Taipans.
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Mark Worthington played college basketball in the United States at Metropolitan State University of Denver under coach Mike Dunlap from 2001 to 2005.
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Mark Worthington helped the Dragons win the NBL championship before they folded in 2009.
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In July 2012, Mark Worthington signed with Serbian team Radnicki Kragujevac.
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Mark Worthington suffered a season-ending injury in December 2012, forcing him to eventually leave Kragujevac in February 2013.
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Mark Worthington played 14 games, averaging 10.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
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On 18 July 2013, Mark Worthington signed with the Melbourne Tigers, returning to the club for a second stint.
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On 7 July 2015, Mark Worthington signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans.
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Mark Worthington was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team in 2013 and the Basketball WA Hall of Fame in 2022.
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On 2 March 2023, Mark Worthington came out of retirement as a 39-year-old and signed with the Willetton Tigers of the NBL1 West for the 2023 season.
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Mark Worthington made his debut for the Australian national team in 2005 at the FIBA Oceania Championship.
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Mark Worthington has since played for them at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and four years later in London, as well as at the FIBA World Championship in 2006 and 2010.
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In February 2016, Mark Worthington was appointed head coach of QBL women's side, the Cairns Dolphins.
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In October 2019, Mark Worthington was appointed head coach of SBL men's side, the South West Slammers, for the 2020 season.
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Mark Worthington coached them in the inaugural season of the NBL1 West in 2021.
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Mark Worthington's father, Greg, is a basketball coach who has been involved with the South West Slammers.