Mark Landsberger

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Mark Landsberger
Personal information
Born (1955-05-21) May 21, 1955 (age 69)
Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Mounds View
(Arden Hills, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft 1977: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1977–1993
Position Power forward / center
Number54
Career history
1977–1980 Chicago Bulls
1980–1983 Los Angeles Lakers
1983–1984 Atlanta Hawks
1987–1989 Panionios
1989–1991 Montecatini Sporting Club
1991–1992 CB Collado Villalba
1992–1993 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,468 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds 2,681 (6.1 rpg)
Assists 236 (0.5 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Mark Walter Landsberger (born May 21, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'8" and 215 pounds, he played power forward and center for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1980 to 1983.

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Career

Landsberger attended Mounds View High School (Arden Hills, Minnesota) where he graduated in 1973 after leading the Mustangs to the 1972 AA State Championship as a junior. [1] In his senior campaign, he averaged 26.1 points per game, [2] and led the Mustangs back to the state tournament and the consolation championship. Over his high school varsity career, he scored 1,290 points and grabbed 910 rebounds. [2]

Landsberger then attended Allan Hancock College, where he was the California junior college player of the year, [3] the University of Minnesota, and Arizona State University. At ASU, he set school records for most rebounds in a game (27) and highest rebounds-per game average in a season (14.4). [4] After college, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the 1977 NBA draft. [5] He appeared in 196 games for the Bulls from 1977 to 1980, averaging 7.4 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game. [6] On January 28, 1979, Landsberger grabbed 29 rebounds in a game against the Denver Nuggets. At the time, this was the third-highest single-game rebounding total in Chicago Bulls history. [7] That season, Landsberger ranked seventh in the league in total offensive rebounds, with 292. [8]

On February 13, 1980, the Bulls traded Landsberger to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Oliver Mack and two second round draft choices. [9] Landsberger remained in Los Angeles until 1983. Playing behind future hall-of-famers like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, and Magic Johnson, he averaged 4.7 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game with the Lakers. He won NBA Championship rings as a reserve in 1980 and 1982. [5]

Landsberger started the 1983-84 NBA season with the Lakers but was waived later that year before given any playing time. He signed with the Atlanta Hawks on December 29, 1983, [10] where he averaged 1.5 points and 3.4 rebounds in 35 games to finish the season. This was his last season in the NBA, and he ended his NBA career with 2,468 total points and 2,681 total rebounds. [5] He played professionally in Europe until the 1990s. [11] Among the highlights of his European career was a 34 rebound game while playing for Lotus Montecatini Terme in Lucca/Italy on November 11, 1990. [12] That performance set a record for most rebounds in an Italian league game. [13] Landsberger also set Greek league records for most rebounds in a game (31) and highest rebounds per game average for a season (17.9).[ citation needed ]

On June 21, 2021, it was announced by Deadline that Landsberger will be portrayed by actor Austin Aaron in the upcoming HBO series Winning Time . The series is set to premiere in March 2022. [14]

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  2. 1 2 Mounds View High School Basketball Program. 2010. Retrieved on October 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Landsberger stars as Minnesota wins". The Milwaukee Journal. January 21, 1975. 8.
  4. ↑ Arizona State men's basketball media guide. 2006. pages 147-148.
  5. 1 2 3 Jan Hubbard, et al. The Official NBA Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday, 2000
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  8. ↑ Mark Landsberger. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on October 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions. NBA.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2006.
  10. ↑ 1983-84 NBA Transactions basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ Sam Smith. "Johnson leads rookie race". Austin-American Statesman. April 12, 1992.
  12. ↑ against Banco Sardegna Sassari 93-73, Landsberger 24 pts [ permanent dead link ].
  13. ↑ "BASKET STORY intervista: Mark Landsberger" [BASKET STORY interview: Mark Landsberger] (in Italian). BasketNet. January 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Mike Epps Set as Richard Pryor, Three Others Cast in HBO's L.A. Lakers Drama Series". June 21, 2021.
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