Mark Madsen

For the U.S. politician, see Mark B. Madsen

Mark Madsen

Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	January 28, 1976 (1976-01-28) (age 35)
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California
Nationality	American
High school	San Ramon Valley
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Stanford
NBA Draft	2000 / 29th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career	2000–2009
League	NBA
Career history
Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2009)
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2001, 2002)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
Goodwill Games
Gold	2001 Brisbane	National team
Summer Universiade
Gold	1999 Palma	National team

Mark Ellsworth "Mad Dog" Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American assistant coach and former professional basketball player.

Madsen played NCAA basketball at Stanford, where he finished his career ranked in the school's career top 10 in blocks and rebounds. In addition, Madsen helped the Cardinal to four NCAA tournament appearances, including a Final Four berth in 1998. Perhaps his signature moment at Stanford was his dunk and free throw that gave Stanford a lead over Rhode Island, propelling the team into the Final Four, where it lost to eventual champion Kentucky. Madsen was a two-time All-American and a two-time All-Pac-10.

The Los Angeles Lakers selected Madsen in the first round (29th pick overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He contributed to the Lakers' NBA championships in 2001 and 2002, and became well known for the way he danced at the victory parades for those championships.

Madsen signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent before the start of the 2003–04 NBA season. He played six seasons for the Wolves.

On July 20, 2009, Madsen was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Craig Smith and Sebastian Telfair in exchange for Quentin Richardson.^[1] On August 21, 2009, he was waived by the Clippers.^[2]

His lifetime NBA averages are 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists and 11.8 minutes played per game.

Following being waived, Madsen received an offer from a Greek basketball team and an offer to try out for an Eastern Conference NBA team. Ultimately he took an offer to do assistant coaching for the Utah Flash of the NBA's D-League.^[3]

Personal

Madsen is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Madsen speaks Spanish, acquiring the language from a two-year mission abroad in Málaga, Spain on behalf of his church following his graduation from high school.

As a youth, Madsen attained the rank of Eagle Scout and credits Scouting with teaching him about leadership, character and mentoring.^[4]

In fall 2010, Madsen enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is expected to earn his MBA in June 2012.^{[citation needed]}

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	L.A. Lakers	70	3	9.2	.487	1.000	.703	2.2	.3	.1	.1	2.0
2001–02	L.A. Lakers	59	5	11.0	.452	.000	.648	2.7	.7	.3	.2	2.8
2002–03	L.A. Lakers	54	22	14.5	.423	.000	.590	2.9	.7	.3	.3	3.2
2003–04	Minnesota	72	12	17.3	.495	.000	.483	3.8	.4	.5	.2	3.6
2004–05	Minnesota	41	14	14.7	.515	.000	.500	3.1	.4	.2	.3	2.1
2005–06	Minnesota	62	7	10.9	.409	.000	.426	2.3	.2	.4	.3	1.2
2006–07	Minnesota	56	0	8.4	.535	.000	.517	1.6	.2	.2	.2	1.1
2007–08	Minnesota	20	6	7.6	.158	.000	.250	1.9	.2	.2	.1	.5
2008–09	Minnesota	19	1	6.1	.214	.000	.000	.9	.2	.1	.1	.3
Career		453	70	11.8	.457	.063	.527	2.6	.4	.3	.2	2.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	L.A. Lakers	13	0	3.7	.077	.000	.600	.8	.3	.0	.2	.4
2001–02	L.A. Lakers	7	0	1.4	.000	.000	.000	.3	.0	.0	.0	.0
2002–03	L.A. Lakers	12	2	14.1	.419	.000	.438	2.3	1.0	.2	.2	2.8
2003–04	Minnesota	17	0	13.1	.531	.000	.448	3.4	.1	.3	.2	2.8
Career		49	2	9.2	.403	.000	.460	2.0	.4	.2	.2	1.7

References

1. ^ "Clippers Acquire Telfair, Smith and Madsen from Minnesota for Richardson". NBA.com. 2009-07-20. http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews090720.html. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
2. ^ "Clippers Waive Mark Madsen". NBA.com. 2009-08-21. http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews090821.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
3. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_14207919
4. ^ Townley, Alvin. Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. pp. 205-206. ISBN 0-312-36653-1. http://www.thomasdunnebooks.com/TD_TitleDetail.aspx?ISBN=0312366531. Retrieved 2006-12-29. 

External links

• Official website
• Mark Madsen at NBA.com
• Mark Madsen at Basketball-Reference.com
• Mad Dog Blog – Mark Madsen's personal weblog
• YouTube video containing Mark Madsen's victory dance
• Mark Madsen's company, Woodside Technology Group inc.

Persondata
Name	Madsen, Mark
Alternative names
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Date of birth	1976-01-28
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California
Date of death
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