This article is about the basketball player. For the American baseball pitcher, see Mark Acre. For the role-playing game designer, see Mark Acres (game designer).
Mark Acres
Personal information
Born
(1962-11-15) November 15, 1962 (age 61) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates, California)
College
Oral Roberts (1981–1985)
NBA draft
1985: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career
1985–1998
Position
Power forward / center
Number
42
Career history
1985
Divarese Varese
1986–1987
Mariembourg
1987–1989
Boston Celtics
1989–1992
Orlando Magic
1992
Houston Rockets
1993
Washington Bullets
1997–1998
Benfica
Career highlights and awards
MCC co-Player of the Year (1983)
3× All-MCC
MCC Rookie of the Year (1982)
No. 42 retired by Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
McDonald's All-American (1981)
Second-team Parade All-American (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Mark Richard Acres (born November 15, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'11", 220 lb (100 kg) power forward/center.
Acres attended Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and was selected as a Parade All-American and played in the 1981 McDonald's All-American Game.[1] Acres played college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles under his father Dick,[2] and alongside his brother Jeff.[3] He was selected as the Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore in 1983.[3]
Acres was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.[4] The Mavericks trialled Acres during summer camp but convinced him to play professionally in Europe for development.[4] He was signed by the Boston Celtics as a free agent after two seasons in Europe.[4] Acres was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1989 NBA expansion draft.[5]
Acres was inducted into the Oral Roberts University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.[6]
^Cowlishaw, Tim (November 26, 1981). "The Acres Family Contributes to ORU". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^"Acres named as assistant ORU basketball coach". Sapulpa Daily Herald. June 17, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abConnors, Bill (December 16, 1984). "THE ACRES FAMILY SONS PLAY WELL FOR THEIR FATHER, THE COACH;". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^ abcCite error: The named reference martin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cotton, Anthony (June 16, 1989). "GREEN TABBED NO. 1, MAHORN NO. 2 IN NBA EXPANSION DRAFT". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^"Mark Acres (2003)". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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