Mark Madsen

Mark Ellsworth Madsen (born January 28, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of Utah Valley University of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Due to his hustle and physical style of play, he received the nickname "Mad Dog" while playing for the San Ramon Valley High School Wolves - the moniker continued during his time with the Stanford Cardinal and beyond.

Mark Madsen

Madsen as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2007
Utah Valley Wolverines
Position	Head coach
League	Western Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	January 28, 1976 Walnut Creek, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	San Ramon Valley (Danville, California)
College	Stanford (1996–2000)
NBA draft	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	2000–2009
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	35
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2003	Los Angeles Lakers
2003–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
As coach:
2009–2010	Utah Flash (assistant)
2012–2013	Stanford (assistant)
2013	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013–2019	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2019–present	Utah Valley
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (2001, 2002) Third-team All-American – NABC (1999) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1999, 2000)
Career NBA statistics
Points	975 (2.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,157 (2.6 rpg)
Assists	181 (0.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane National team Summer Universiade 1999 Palma National team

College

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 Cardinals 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 selection.

NBA

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 his goofy dances 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 career averages were 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists and 11.8 minutes played per game.

Coaching

Following being waived, Madsen was hired as the assistant coach for the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).[4] In 2012, he was hired as an assistant coach at Stanford.[5] On May 13, 2013, he was named head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders, a D-League team owned by the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] On July 19, 2013, Madsen was promoted to a player development coach position with the Lakers.[7] On September 16, 2014 Madsen was promoted to full-fledged assistant coach by Byron Scott.[8] After Byron Scott was dismissed as head coach of the Lakers, new head coach Luke Walton retained Madsen as assistant coach on July 1, 2016.[9] Madsen was hired as the head coach at Utah Valley University on April 14, 2019.[10]

Personal

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.[11]

In fall 2010, Madsen enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In June 2012, he received an M.B.A. degree with a Certificate in Public Management.[12]

Madsen married Hannah Harkness on September 3, 2016.

NBA career statistics

Legend

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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

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	.4	3.2
2003–04	Minnesota	72	12	17.3	.495	.000	.483	3.8	.4	.5	.3	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

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001†	L.A. Lakers	13	0	3.7	.077	.000	.600	.8	.3	.0	.2	.4
2002†	L.A. Lakers	7	0	1.4	.000	.000	.000	.3	.0	.0	.0	.0
2003	L.A. Lakers	12	2	14.1	.419	.000	.438	2.3	1.0	.3	.2	2.8
2004	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

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Utah Valley (Western Athletic Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20	Utah Valley	11–19	5–10	8th
2020–21	Utah Valley	2–5
Utah Valley:		13–24 (.351)	5–10 (.333)
Total:		13–24 (.351)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/11/shaq-shaquille-oneal-kobe-bryant-.html
2. "Clippers Acquire Telfair, Smith and Madsen from Minnesota for Richardson". NBA.com. July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
3. "Clippers Waive Mark Madsen". NBA.com. August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
4. Back in a Flash: Ex-Laker Mark Madsen begins coaching career as a Utah assistant Archived July 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
5. Stanford hires Mark Madsen as assistant coach
6. Los Angeles D-Fenders Name Mark Madsen as Head Coach Archived June 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
7. "Lakers hire Mark Madsen as player development coach". InsideHoops.com. July 19, 2013. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
8. Pincus, Eric. "Lakers announce Byron Scott's coaching staff - Los Angeles Times". latimes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
9. "Lakers Announce Assistant Coach Hires | Los Angeles Lakers". Los Angeles Lakers. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
10. Lloyd, Jared (April 14, 2019). "Lakers assistant coach Mark Madsen to be introduced Monday as new UVU men's basketball coach". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
11. Townley, Alvin (2007). Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-312-36653-7. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
12. "Certificate and Award Recipients". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com or Basketball-Reference.com