Mark Worthington

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Mark Worthington
No. 33 – Melbourne Tigers
Position	Power forward / Small forward
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(1983-06-08) 8 June 1983 Bunbury, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Australind Senior (Australind, Western Australia)
College	Metro State (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Undrafted
Pro playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2008	Sydney Kings
2008–2009	South Dragons
2009–2010	Melbourne Tigers
2010	Brose Baskets
2010–2012	Gold Coast Blaze
2011	Mets de Guaynabo
2011	Piratas de Quebradillas
2012–2013	Radnički Kragujevac
2013–present	Melbourne Tigers
Career highlights and awards
NABC Division II Player of the Year (2005) NBL Rookie of the Year (2006) NBL champion (2009) 4x All-NBL First Team (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) BBL champion (2010)

Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian professional basketball player.

College career

Worthington played college basketball at the Metropolitan State College of Denver under coach Mike Dunlap. He won the NABC Division II Player of the Year award in 2004–05.

Professional career

After a standout career at Metro State, Worthington made his debut with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League, winning the NBL Rookie of the Year award in 2005–06. He played three seasons with the Kings, before signing with the South Dragons for the 2008–09 season. The Dragons went on to win the 2009 NBL championship. However, the Dragons folded following 2008–09, and Worthington signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the 2009–10 season.

Following the conclusion of the 2009–10 NBL season, he signed with Brose Baskets of Germany for the remainder of the 2009–10 BBL season.

In September 2010, he signed with the Gold Coast Blaze for the 2010–11 season.

In 2011, Worthington also played in Puerto Rico with Mets de Guaynabo and Piratas de Quebradillas, before returning to the Blaze for the 2011–12 season.

In July 2012, Worthington signed with Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac.^[1] He suffered a season-ending injury in December 2012, forcing him to eventually leave Kragujevac in February 2013.^[2] He played 14 games averaging 10.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

In August 2012, it was announced that Worthington was considering a switch to play Australian rules football for the West Coast Eagles. His uncle, Kevin Worthington played for the Collingwood, Claremont and Perth football clubs in the 1970s and 1980s.^[3]

On 18 July 2013, he re-signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the 2013–14 season.^[4]

On October 10, 2013, Worthington was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.^[5]

Australian national team

Worthington made his debut for the Australian national team in 2005 at the FIBA Oceania Championship. He has since played for them at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and four years later in London, as well as at the FIBA World Championship in 2006 and 2010.

References

↑ "Radnicki signs Mark Worthington". Sportando.net. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
↑ Mark Worthington leaves Kragujevac
↑ Eagles eye off Boomer Worthington
↑ "FORMER TIGERS MVP RETURNS". NBL.com.au. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
↑ MightyMite Sydney Kings announce 25th Anniversary Team

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brad Newley	NBL Rookie of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Joe Ingles

v t 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

v t e Australia squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 7th place

4 Anstey 5 Mills 6 Bogut 7 Ingles 8 Newley 9 Bruton 10 Barlow 11 Worthington 12 Saville 13 Andersen 14 Nielsen 15 Redhage Coach: Goorjian

v t e Australia squad – 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship – Silver medal

4 Dellavedova 5 Gibson 6 Ogilvy 7 Ingles 8 Newley 9 Crawford 10 Harvey 11 Worthington 12 Forman 13 Baynes 14 Martin 15 Jawai Coach: Brown

v t e Australia squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – 11th place

4 Martin 5 Mills 6 Gibson 7 Ingles 8 Newley 9 Marković 10 Barlow 11 Worthington 12 Baynes 13 Andersen 14 Nielsen 15 Marić Coach: Brown

v t e Australia squad – 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship – Gold medal

4 Martin 5 Mills 6 Gibson 7 Ingles 8 Newley 9 Dellavedova 10 Barlow 11 Worthington 12 Baynes 13 Ogilvy 14 Nielsen 15 Marić Coach: Brown

v t e Australia squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 7th place

4 Crawford 5 Mills 6 Gibson 7 Ingles 8 Newley 9 Dellavedova 10 Barlow 11 Worthington 12 Baynes 13 Andersen 14 Nielsen 15 Marić Coach: Brown

Persondata
Name	Worthington, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Australian basketball player
Date of birth	8 June 1983
Place of birth	Bunbury, Western Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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