Mark Randall (basketball)

Mark Christopher Randall (born September 30, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in four National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons for the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Denver Nuggets. Randall was selected by the Bulls in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft and averaged 2.6 points per game for his career.

This article is about the basketball player. For other people of that name, see Mark Randall (disambiguation).
Mark Randall
Randall in 2008
Personal information
Born (1967-09-30) September 30, 1967
Edina, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolCherry Creek (Denver, Colorado)
CollegeKansas (1986–1991)
NBA draft1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1991–1997
PositionPower forward
Number52, 42
Career history
1991Chicago Bulls
1992Minnesota Timberwolves
1992–1993Detroit Pistons
1993Rapid City Thrillers
1993–1994Denver Nuggets
1994–1995Rapid City Thrillers
1995Denver Nuggets
1996–1997Fort Wayne Fury
1997La Crosse Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World Championship
1990 Argentina National team
Goodwill Games
1990 Seattle National team
Summer Universiade
1989 Duisburg National team

He played collegiately for the University of Kansas and led the Jayhawks to the 1991 National Championship game where they lost to Duke University by a final score of 72-65. While at Kansas, Randall was an All-American, All-Big Eight pick and a conference All-Academic player. Randall also is the Big Eight all-time leader in field goal percentage, with a .620% career average.

Randall attended Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colorado where he led the Bruins to the 1986 state title game.

He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1]

Retirement

Following his NBA career, Randall was a college scout for the Denver Nuggets for 3 seasons and also became an Assistant Coach for 1 season. In 2004 he assumed the role as Community Ambassador for the Denver Nuggets. Currently he is a District Athletic Director for Denver Public Schools.

References
  1. 1990 USA Basketball Archived June 7, 2002, at the Wayback Machine


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