Mark Dalton (basketball)


Marcus "Mark" Dalton is an Australian former basketball player who played in the National Basketball League from 1984–1999.

Early life & family

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 and became the first AIS men's player selected to play for Australia at the Olympics.

Career

After finishing at the AIS in 1984, Mark Dalton, a 6'6" tall Small forward, played in the NBL for the Canberra Cannons, Geelong Supercats, Sydney Kings, Brisbane Bullets, Illawarra Hawks the NBL.
On 10 October 2013, Dalton was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.

International

Dalton represented Australian Boomers at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain.