Mark Dalton (basketball)

Marcus ("Mark") Dalton (born 9 November 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former basketball player who represented the Canberra Cannons (1984–1985), Geelong Supercats (1986–1987), Sydney Kings (1988–1995), Brisbane Bullets (1996–1997), Illawarra Hawks (1998–1999) the NBL. He is now a coach.

Dalton represented Australia in both the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. He attended St. Augustine's College in Brookvale, New South Wales. He is the brother of two other Australian basketball players, Brad Dalton and Karen Dalton.

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder (1982-1984)[1] and became the first AIS men's player selected to play for Australia at the Olympics. [2]

On 10 October 2013, Dalton was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X.
  2. ↑ "Australian team representatives". Australian Institute of Sport Basketball Website. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. ↑ MightyMite Sydney Kings announce 25th Anniversary Team


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