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Mario West Tezenis Verona Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth June 19, 1984 Place of birth Huntsville, Alabama Nationality American High school Douglas County High School
Douglasville, GeorgiaListed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College Georgia Tech NBA Draft 2007 / Undrafted Pro career 2007–present Career history Maine Red Claws (2009–2010, 2010-2011)
Atlanta Hawks (2007–2010)
New Jersey Nets (2011)Stats at NBA.com Mario Marceé West (born June 19 1984, in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Tezenis Verona. He has also played with Atlanta Hawks, New Jersey Nets, and the NBA Development League's Maine Red Claws. He was not drafted by the Hawks but later signed after the 2007 NBA Draft.[1]
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High school
West was a Douglas County player of the year as a senior at Douglas County High School. He also earned honorable mention all-state honors after averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds a game. Mario was team captain during his junior and his senior year.
College
West went to Georgia Tech and joined as a walk on his freshman year and red-shirted. He was named a team captain just before his senior season started. While at Georgia Tech, West won the 2007 college slam dunk championship. West also earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management and Economics.
NBA/NBA Development League
West played with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. Following his stint with the Red Claws to start the 2009-10 season, West resigned with Atlanta for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. While with the Hawks, he played in 156 games over 3 seasons, including 6 starts. He averaged 4.4 minutes and .8 points per game over that time.[2] He played with the Boston Celtics during the 2010 preseason, but was cut prior to the start of the season. He subsequently returned to the Maine Red Claws, the Development League affiliate of the Celtics for the start of the 2010-11 season.[3] On March 24, 2011, West asked to be waived by the Red Claws so that he could return to Atlanta to care for a sick family member. He was subsequently waived. He played in 53 games over two seasons with the Red Claws. In 2010-11, West averaged 34 minutes per game over 43 games and averaged 13.7 points and 2.9 assists. The Red Claws retained the rights to West should he seek to return to the NBA Development League.[4] On March 31, 2011 the New Jersey Nets signed him to a 10-day contract.[5] On April 4, 2011 the New Jersey Nets signed him for the remaining three games of the season. [6]
Tezenis Verona
On August 3, 2011, Tezenis Verona signed West to a contract.[7]
NBA 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 2007–08 Atlanta 64 2 4.2 .429 .000 .654 .8 .2 .2 .1 .9 2008–09 Atlanta 53 3 5.1 .412 1.000 .647 1.1 .4 .3 .1 .8 2009–10 Atlanta 39 1 3.6 .571 .000 .600 .7 .2 .2 .0 .8 2010–11 New Jersey 6 3 19.3 .429 .250 .600 1.8 1.7 1.2 .0 3.7 Career 162 9 4.9 .448 .200 .563 .9 .3 .3 .0 1.0 References
- ^ Mario West Makes Hawks Roster
- ^ Mario West Player File NBA.com
- ^ Working on Season 2 Portland Press Herald, November 9, 2010
- ^ West leaves Claws for home Portland Press Herald, March 24, 2011
- ^ Nets sign G Mario West, waive Quinton Ross USA Today, March 31, 2011
- ^ http://www.nba.com/2011/news/04/10/nets-west.ap/index.html?rss=true
- ^ Tezenis Verona tabs NBA player Mario West
External links
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Alabama
- American basketball players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Maine Red Claws players
- Shooting guards
- People from Huntsville, Alabama
- People from Douglas County, Georgia
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- New Jersey Nets players
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