Price mark

William Mark Price (born the February 15th 1964 with Bartlesville, Oklahoma) is a former American professional player of Basket-ball which played during twelve years in NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Washington Bullets, the Golden State Warriors and the Orlando Magic. In 2006, he was briefly trainer of the South Dragons in Australia in the National Basketball League.

Career of player

The leader of play of 1m83 formed with Georgia Tech made contradict criticisms which found it too slow, too small and too weak for the high level. Chosen in the forefront of the second turn (25e on the whole) by the Dallas Mavericks at the time of the draft 1986, it was immediately transferred the day from the draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers making it possible the team to make a power of the Conference of it Is.

Price, better driving of the history of Cavs, was known like one of the most regular shooteurs. It finished its career with a percentage of success to the throw-francs of 90,4%, making of him the best player in these statistics of the history of the league, and a percentage of success to the shootings at 3 points of 40%. At the time of the season 1988-89, Price became one of the five players, with Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, to draw to at least 40% at 3-points, 50% with the shootings and 90% with the throw-francs. Price is the best frontier runner of the history of Cavs (with 4206 decisive master keys, gained twice the Three-point Shootout (with 25 points, equalizing the record of Larry Bird and Craig Hodges) and took part in four recoveries with NBA All-Star Range. Price was named in the All-NBA First TEAM at the time of the season 1992-1993.

It was disturbed by the wounds towards the end of its career, one of the factors which involved its transfer to the Washington Bullets at the beginning of the season 1995-96. He played one season for Washington before leaving to the Golden State Warriors and later to the Orlando Magic, where he played his last season. He took his retirement in 1998. A little later number 25 of Price was withdrawn by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The town of Enid, Oklahoma, built a room of basketball and named it " Mark Price Arena" , for its contribution in NBA players and being one of the most outstanding players of the history of the Enid college.

Career of trainer

In March 2006, Price was selected as trainer of the team of the Australian league NBL of the South Dragons, a new frankness from the season 2006-07.

The October 23rd 2006, Mark Price was isolated of South Dragons, the captain Shane Heal being promoted with the position of player-trainer. The assessment of Price with South Dragons was of 0 victory-5 defeats.

Random links: