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.

Mark Randall
Randall in 2008
Personal information
Born (1967-09-30) September 30, 1967 (age 57)
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
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: 1st round, 26th overall pick
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 NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Argentina National team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle National team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1989 Duisburg National team

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

He played collegiately for the University of Kansas. He was a sophomore when the Jayhawks won the 1988 National Championship, but he did not play for the team as a redshirt. He was a senior when the Jayhawks played for the 1991 National Championship where they lost to Duke 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.

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

Retirement

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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.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Chicago 15 0 4.5 .455 .000 .750 .6 .5 .0 .0 1.7
1991–92 Minnesota 39 0 9.6 .457 .214 .743 1.6 .7 .3 .1 3.7
1992–93 Minnesota 2 0 4.0 .000 .000 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
1992–93 Detroit 35 0 6.9 .506 .143 .615 1.6 .3 .1 .1 2.8
1993–94 Denver 28 0 5.5 .340 .143 .786 .8 .4 .3 .1 2.1
1994–95 Denver 8 0 4.9 .300 .000 1.5 .1 .0 .0 .8
Career 127 0 7.0 .443 .154 .722 1.3 .4 .2 .1 2.6

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994 Denver 2 0 3.0 .000 2.5 .0 .0 .5 .0

References

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  1. ^ 1990 USA Basketball Archived June 7, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Mark Randall". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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Association 1
COMMUNITY 1
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