Mark Madsen

This article is about the basketball player. For the politician, see Mark B. Madsen. For the wrestler, see Mark Madsen (wrestler).

Mark Madsen

Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1976-01-28) January 28, 1976 Walnut Creek, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	San Ramon Valley (Danville, California)
College	Stanford (1996–2000)
NBA draft	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	2000–2009
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	35
Career history
As player:
2000–2003	Los Angeles Lakers
2003–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
As coach:
2009–2010	Utah Flash (assistant)
2012–2013	Stanford (assistant)
2013	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013–present	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (2001, 2002) Third-team All-American – NABC (1999) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1999–2000)
Medals Men's basketball Representing United States Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane National team Summer Universiade 1999 Palma National team

Mark Ellsworth Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he received the nickname "Mad Dog".

College

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.

NBA

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.

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. On August 21, 2009, he was waived by the Clippers.

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

Coaching

Following being waived, Madsen was hired as the assistant coach for the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League). In 2012, he was hired as an assistant coach at Stanford. 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. On July 19, 2013, Madsen was promoted to a player development coach position with the Lakers.

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.

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.

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	.4	3.2
2003–04	Minnesota	72	12	17.3	.495	.000	.483	3.8	.4	.5	.3	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
2001	L.A. Lakers	13	0	3.7	.077	.000	.600	.8	.3	.0	.2	.4
2002	L.A. Lakers	7	0	1.4	.000	.000	.000	.3	.0	.0	.0	.0
2003	L.A. Lakers	12	2	14.1	.419	.000	.438	2.3	1.0	.3	.2	2.8
2004	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

External links

• Official website
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com