Mark Madsen (basketball)

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Mark Madsen
Mark Madsen timberwolves 2007.jpg
Madsen with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2007
California Golden Bears
Position Head coach
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1976-01-28) January 28, 1976 (age 48)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school San Ramon Valley
(Danville, California)
College Stanford (1996–2000)
NBA draft 2000: 1st round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2000–2009
Position Power forward / center
Number35
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
20002003 Los Angeles Lakers
20032009 Minnesota Timberwolves
As coach:
2009–2010 Utah Flash (assistant)
2012–2013 Stanford (assistant)
2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders
20132019 Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2019–2023 Utah Valley
2023–present California
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • WAC regular season champion (2021, 2023)
  • WAC Coach of the Year (2023)
Career NBA statistics
Points 975 (2.2 ppg)
Rebounds 1,157 (2.6 rpg)
Assists 181 (0.4 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Goodwill Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Brisbane National team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Palma National team

Mark Ellsworth Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former NBA player who is the head coach of the California Golden Bears of the ACC. Due to his hustle and physical style of play, he received the nickname "Mad Dog" while playing for the San Ramon Valley High School Wolves, and the moniker continued during his time with the Stanford Cardinals and beyond. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning two NBA championships. He also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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College career

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 selection.

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2003)

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 his goofy dances at the victory parades for those championships.

Talking about his prime with the Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal said that the only player who could thwart him from his dominant play was Madsen. "He used to beat me up in practice", O'Neal said. [1]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2009)

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. [2] [3]

On July 20, 2009, Madsen was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Craig Smith and Sebastian Telfair in exchange for Quentin Richardson. [4] On August 21, 2009, he was waived by the Clippers. [5]

Madsen's final NBA game was played on April 15, 2009 in a 90-97 loss to the Sacramento Kings. In his final game, Madsen was the team's starting power forward, but he played for only 9 and a half minutes and recorded no stats. His career averages were 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 11.8 minutes played per game.

Coaching career

Los Angeles D-Fenders (2013)

Following being waived, Madsen was hired as the assistant coach for the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League). [6] In 2012, he was hired as an assistant coach at Stanford. [7] On May 13, 2013, he was named head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders, a D-League team owned by the Los Angeles Lakers. [8]

Los Angeles Lakers

On July 19, 2013, Madsen was promoted to a player development coach position with the Lakers. [9] On September 16, 2014 Madsen was promoted to full-fledged assistant coach by Byron Scott. [10] After Byron Scott was dismissed as head coach of the Lakers, new head coach Luke Walton retained Madsen as assistant coach on July 1, 2016. [11]

Utah Valley (2019–2023)

Madsen was hired as the head coach at Utah Valley University on April 14, 2019. [12]

California (2023–present)

Madsen was hired as the head coach at the University of California, Berkeley on March 29, 2023. Madsen is the 19th men's basketball head coach in Cal history. [13] [14] On March 12, 2024, Madsen signed a two-year contract extension through the 2029–30 season. [15]

Personal life

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. [16]

In fall 2010, Madsen enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In June 2012, he received an M.B.A. degree with a Certificate in Public Management. [17]

Madsen married Hannah Harkness on September 3, 2016.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000–01 L.A. Lakers 7039.2.4871.000.7032.2.3.1.12.0
2001–02 L.A. Lakers 59511.0.452.000.6482.7.7.3.22.8
2002–03 L.A. Lakers 542214.5.423.5902.9.7.3.43.2
2003–04 Minnesota 721217.3.495.000.4833.8.4.5.33.6
2004–05 Minnesota 411414.7.515.5003.1.4.2.32.1
2005–06 Minnesota 62710.9.409.000.4262.3.2.4.31.2
2006–07 Minnesota 5608.4.535.5171.6.2.2.21.1
2007–08 Minnesota 2067.6.158.2501.9.2.2.1.5
2008–09 Minnesota 1916.1.214.000.9.2.1.1.3
Career4537011.8.457.063.5272.6.4.3.22.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001 L.A. Lakers 1303.7.077.600.8.3.0.2.4
2002 L.A. Lakers 701.4.000.000.3.0.0.0.0
2003 L.A. Lakers 12214.1.419.000.4382.31.0.3.22.8
2004 Minnesota 17013.1.531.4483.4.1.3.22.8
Career4929.2.403.000.4602.0.4.2.21.7

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference)(2019–2023)
2019–20 Utah Valley 11–195–108th
2020–21 Utah Valley 11–119–4T–1st 1
2021–22 Utah Valley 20–1210–87th
2022–23 Utah Valley 28–915–31st NIT Semifinals
Utah Valley:70–51 (.579)39–25 (.609)
California Golden Bears (Pac-12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 California 13–199–11T–6th
California:13–19 (.406)9–11 (.450)
Total:83–70 (.542)

      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

  1. ^ Due to irregularities in the WAC standings due to cancelled games resulted from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic throughout the season, Utah Valley and Grand Canyon were declared co-champions in the regular season as both teams had 9 wins in conference play. This was contrary to the fact Utah Valley finished with one extra loss and thus an inferior winning percentage in conference play.

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