Mark Macon

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Mark Macon
Temple Owls
PositionAssistant to the head coach
League American Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1969-04-14) April 14, 1969 (age 56)
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Buena Vista (Saginaw, Michigan)
College Temple (1987–1991)
NBA draft 1991: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by Denver Nuggets
Playing career1991–2001
Position Shooting guard / point guard
Number1, 12, 2, 3
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As a player:
19911993 Denver Nuggets
19931996 Detroit Pistons
1996–1997 Florida Beachdogs
1997 Mabo Pistoia
1999 Detroit Pistons
1999–2000 Oyak Bursa Spor Kulubu
2000–2001 Toros de Aragua
2001 Atlantic City Seagulls
As a coach:
2003–2006 Temple (assistant)
2006–2007 Georgia State (assistant)
2007–2009 Binghamton (assistant)
2009–2012Binghamton
2019–presentTemple (asst. to HC)
Career highlights
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Mark L. Macon (born April 14, 1969) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is the former head coach of Binghamton University and a current staff member at his alma mater, Temple University.

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Playing career

Macon attended Buena Vista High School in Saginaw, Michigan. He scored 30 points in a double overtime loss to Beecher High School in the 1985 state championship final. [1] He was named Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 1987.

A 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m), 185-pound (84 kg) guard, Macon played collegiately at Temple University, alongside future NBA players Aaron McKie and Eddie Jones, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. [2]

Macon played for the Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons in six NBA seasons, averaging 6.7 ppg in his career (and missing the entire schedule from 1996 to 1998). Macon also briefly represented the CBA's Florida Beachdogs and Italian club Mabo Pistoia, while still contracted to the Pistons, and Oyak Bursa Spor Kulubu (Turkey), the Atlantic City Seagulls (USBL) and Venezuela's Toros de Aragua, from 1999 to 2001.

Coaching career

Macon began coaching at his alma mater, Temple University, as an assistant from 2003 to 2006. He then moved on to Georgia State University for the 2006–07 season before being hired by Binghamton University as an assistant coach in 2007.

On October 14, 2009, Macon was named Binghamton's interim head coach, replacing Kevin Broadus, who was placed on administrative leave in the wake of the Binghamton University basketball scandal. [2] Two months later, Macon was given a raise from his $57,651 salary to an undisclosed amount. [3]

On April 28, 2010, Binghamton announced that Broadus would not return as head coach and signed Macon to a two-year contract extension to remain interim head basketball coach. Originally, school officials announced that a permanent replacement would not be named until the school hired a new president and athletic director. However, on February 9, 2011, the university announced that Macon signed a contract extension through the 2013–14 season and that the interim tag was being removed. [4] On April 13, 2012, Macon was fired with a 23–70 record in three years at Binghamton, including a 2–29 mark (the worst record in school history) for the 2011–12 season. [5]

On April 12, 2019, Macon was announced as the Assistant to the Head Coach under Aaron McKie at his alma mater, Temple. [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Binghamton (America East Conference)(2009–2012)
2009–10 Binghamton 13–18 [7] 8–8 [7] 5th [8] Disqualified [9]
2010–11 Binghamton 8–23 [10] 4–12 [10] T–8th [11]
2011–12 Binghamton 2–29 [12] 1–15 [12] 9th [13]
Binghamton:23–70 (.247)13–35 (.271)
Total:23–70 (.247)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. Savage, Brendan (March 22, 2019). "'Special team' won 1985 state basketball championship at Beecher". mlive.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Binghamton Bearcats basketball coach Kevin Broadus put on indefinite paid leave of absence ESPN
  3. Binghamton interim coach Mark Macon getting raise - ESPN
  4. Macon receives contract extension
  5. Binghamton Bearcats fire men's basketball coach Mark Macon - ESPN
  6. "Mark Macon Named Assistant to the Head Coach for Men's Basketball".
  7. 1 2 Binghamton Bearcats Basketball 2009-10 Schedule - Bearcats Home and Away - ESPN
  8. America East Conference Standings (2009–10) - College Basketball - ESPN
  9. Binghamton Drops Out of America East Tournament - NYTimes.com
  10. 1 2 Binghamton Bearcats Basketball 2010-11 Schedule - Bearcats Home and Away - ESPN
  11. America East Conference Standings (2010–11) - College Basketball - ESPN
  12. 1 2 Binghamton Bearcats Basketball 2011-12 Schedule - Bearcats Home and Away - ESPN
  13. America East Conference Standings (2011–12) - College Basketball - ESPN