Mark Aguirre

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Basketball player
Mark Aguirre
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Player information
Full name Mark Anthony Aguirre
birthday December 10, 1959
place of birth Chicago , United States
size 198 cm
position Small forward
college DePaul
NBA draft 1981 , 1st pick, Dallas Mavericks
Clubs as active
1981–1989 Dallas Mavericks 1989–1993 Detroit Pistons 1993–1994 Los Angeles ClippersUnited StatesUnited States
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Mark Anthony Aguirre (born December 10, 1959 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a retired American basketball player . Between 1981 and 1994 he played in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks , Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers, among others .

After a successful college career, Aguirre was selected as the first pick by the Mavericks in the 1981 NBA draft . At the Mavericks, Aguirre was next to Rolando Blackman the best player on the team. In total, he was called up to the NBA All-Star Game three times (1984, 1987 and 1988).

In 1989 he moved to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Adrian Dantley . As part of the legendary "Bad Boys" Aguirre won the NBA championships in 1989 and 1990 with stars like Isiah Thomas , Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman . A year after he moved to the Los Angeles Clippers in 1993, Aguirre ended his NBA career.

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