Mark Worthington

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Mark Worthington

Position	Forward
Height	202 cms
Weight	95 kg
Team	South Dragons Australian Boomers (NBL)
Nationality	Australia
Born	June 8, 1983 (1983-06-08) (age 25) Bunbury, WA[1]
College/University	Metropolitan State College, Denver Colorado
Debut	2005
Career Highlights	2006 - Commonwealth Games – Melbourne (gold); NBL Grand Finalist with Sydney Kings; NBL Rookie of the Year - NABC Division II Player of the Year Award 2005 - 2005 NABC All-American team

Mark Worthington is an Australian basketball player for the South Dragons in the NBL. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Worthington made his debut for the Kings in 2006 after a standout career at Metro State under former NBL coach Mike Dunlap he won the NABC Division II Player of the Year Award 2005 was named in the 2005 NABC All-American team, 2005 Daktronics Second-Team All-American, 2005 North Central Regional Most Outstanding Player, 2005 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Tournament MVP, 2005 RMAC Player of the Year, named to the 2004 RMAC All-Tournament Team and Second Team All-RMAC East Division, also played with Metro State in 2003, 2002 and 2001 and won the 2000 Australian Championship with the Australind Senior High School and named to the All-Australian Team. Worthington was a member of the WA ITC Program 1998 – 2000 and is a current member of the Boomers squad. Worthington was named 2006 NBL Rookie of the Year.

This year Worthington is averaging 18 ppg which ranks in the top 20 in the league

[edit] Footnotes

v • d • e Australia squad - 2006 FIBA World Championship - 13th place 4 Bogut | 5 Barlow | 6 Mackinnon | 7 Kendall | 8 Newley  | 9 Bruton | 10 Smith | 11 Worthington | 12 Kickert | 13 Hinder | 14 Bruce | 15 Helliwell | Coach: Goorjian