Sean Marks
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| Position | Forward/Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
| Team | Phoenix Suns |
| Jersey | #4 |
| Born | August 23, 1975 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand, USA |
| College | California |
| Draft | 44th overall, 1998 New York Knicks |
| Pro career | 1998–present |
| Former teams | Toronto Raptors (1998-2000) Śląsk Wrocław (2000-2001) Miami Heat (2001-2003) San Antonio Spurs (2003-2006) |
Sean Andrew Marks (born August 23, 1975, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional basketball player with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. After attending Rangitoto College in Auckland, he moved to the United States in 1992 to play for the University of California, where he majored in political science, graduating with a BA degree in 1998. He is the first New Zealander to play in the NBA, and he represented New Zealand in international basketball tournaments, such as the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and was part of their fourth place finish at the 2002 Basketball World Championship.
His international retirement came in 2004, but there are plans from new coach Nenad Vucinic to talk him out of international retirement.
In 2003-04, while with the Spurs, he did not play a single second due to patella tendinitis. In 2000-01, he spent the season with Slask Wroclaw of Poland, and in December 2000 had an unsuccessful 10-day contract (10 days, 0 games) with the Seattle SuperSonics, returning to his Polish team until the season ended.
During his career, Marks has played for the New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and currently the Phoenix Suns.
On April 16, 2008, during a win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Phoenix Suns last regular season game, Marks scored a "double-double", with 16 points, 13 rebounds, along with 1 steal and 1 block.
Marks is married to Jennifer, and has two sons, Aidan and Lucas.
Sean Marks signed with the Phoenix Suns on July 27, 2006 to a one-year contract, [1]re-signing with the Arizona outfit on July 24, 2007. [2]
Sean Marks became an American citizen after he took the oath of U.S. citizenship in the downtown of Phoenix on November 30, 2007.[3]
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