Mark Alarie

Mark Steven Alarie (born December 11, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He was listed at 6'7" and 217 lb.

Mark Alarie
Alarie playing for Duke, circa 1985
Personal information
Born (1963-12-11) December 11, 1963
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrophy Prep (Phoenix, Arizona)
CollegeDuke (1982–1986)
NBA draft1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1986–1991
PositionPower forward
Number32, 31
Career history
1986–1987Denver Nuggets
1987–1991Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,432 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,120 (3.4 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Playing career

Alarie attended Brophy College Preparatory, where he was the Arizona Player of the Year for 1982 after averaging 29.9 points and 17.3 rebounds per game. Alarie was named the state's No. 4 player on The Arizona Republic's All-Century team in 2000 and was inducted into the azcentral High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

Alarie (right) playing in the 1986 Final Four

After high school, he went to Duke University, where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team selection and a third team All-American as a senior in 1986, when Duke played in the NCAA championship game. Alarie was drafted in the first round, as the 18th pick of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Denver Nuggets (playing there one season).

Alarie's fourth season was his best, averaging 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Washington Bullets (1987–1991, retired aged 27 due to recurring knee injuries).

Personal life

Alarie is married to Rene Augustine,[2] who was appointed Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice in 2019.[3]

Alarie's daughter Isabella, known as Bella, attended Princeton and played on the basketball team from 2016 to 2020.[4] She received numerous Ivy League honors during her first year[5] and went on to be named Ivy League Player of the Year in her final three seasons.[6] Bella was projected by ESPN as a mid-first-round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft,[7] and was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Wings.[8]

References
  1. "High School Hall of Fame: Mark Alarie". azcentral.com. 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. "Bella Alarie - Women's Basketball". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. "Antitrust Division Names Rene Augustine Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Responsible for International and Policy". www.justice.gov. July 29, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. Giannotto, Mark (February 6, 2015). "National Cathedral's Isabella Alarie grows out of father's shadow". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. Princeton reaches eighth straight postseason tournament
  6. "Women's Basketball Announces Major Awards and All-Ivy After Another Accomplished Season" (Press release). Ivy League. March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2020). "WNBA mock draft 2020 – Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally projected to go 1-2". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. "WNBA Draft '20: Draft Board". WNBA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.


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