| Power forward | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 28, 1976 |
| Place of birth | Walnut Creek, California |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | San Ramon Valley |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Stanford |
| NBA Draft | 2000 / 29th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Pro career | 2000–2009 |
| League | NBA |
| Career history | |
| Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2009) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| NBA Champion (2001, 2002) | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| Goodwill Games | ||
| Gold | 2001 Brisbane | National team |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| Gold | 1999 Palma | National team |
Mark Ellsworth "Mad Dog" Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American assistant coach and former professional basketball player.
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.
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 the way he danced 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]
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.[2] On August 21, 2009, he was waived by the Clippers.[3]
His lifetime NBA averages are 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists and 11.8 minutes played per game.
Following being waived, Madsen received an offer from a Greek basketball team and an offer to try out for an Eastern Conference NBA team. Ultimately he took an offer to do assistant coaching for the Utah Flash of the NBA's D-League.[4]
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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.[5]
In fall 2010, Madsen enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is expected to earn his MBA in June 2012.
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
| 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 | .3 | 3.2 |
| 2003–04 | Minnesota | 72 | 12 | 17.3 | .495 | .000 | .483 | 3.8 | .4 | .5 | .2 | 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | L.A. Lakers | 13 | 0 | 3.7 | .077 | .000 | .600 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .4 |
| 2001–02 | L.A. Lakers | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2002–03 | L.A. Lakers | 12 | 2 | 14.1 | .419 | .000 | .438 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | 2.8 |
| 2003–04 | 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 |
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