:Mark Karcher
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Mark Karcher
| image =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 215
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|22}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
| nationality = American
| high_school = St. Frances Academy
(Baltimore, Maryland)
| college = Temple (1998–2000)
| draft_year = 2000
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 48
| draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2007
| career_number =
| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward
| years1 = 2000–2001
| team1 = Richmond Rhythm
| years2 = 2001
| team2 = JDA Dijon
| years3 = 2002–2003
| team3 = Hyères-Toulon
| years4 = 2004–2005
| team4 = ALM Évreux
| years5 = 2005
| team5 = JA Vichy
| years6 = 2005–2006
| team6 = Fayetteville Patriots
| years7 = 2006–2007
| team7 = Maryland Nighthawks
| years8 = 2007
| team8 = Petrochimi Iman Harbour
| years9 = 2007
| team9 = Quilmes de Mar del Plata
| coach_start = 2007–2011, 2012
| coach_end = present
| cyears1 = 2007–2008
| cteam1 = St. Frances Academy (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2008–2011
| cteam2 = St. Frances Academy
| cyears3 = 2012–present
| cteam3 = BDJ STEM Academy
| highlights =
- First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2000)
- All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team (1999)
}}
Mark Duane Karcher (born November 22, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (48th pick) in the 2000 NBA draft. Although his professional career spanned seven years, he never played in a regular season NBA game, making him 1 of 8 players from the 2000 NBA Draft to never play in the league.
College career
Ineligible as a freshman in 1997–98, Karcher played two years of college basketball as a guard/forward with Temple University from 1998 to 2000 before leaving early to enter the 2000 NBA draft.
Professional career
Karcher participated in training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers, but never played for them in a regular season game. He was selected with the 59th pick in the 2001 NBA D-League draft by the Greenville Groove, and would also play for the Richmond Rhythm of the International Basketball League that same year. In 2005, he participated in training camp with the Utah Jazz but was not signed to a contract. He spent the majority of his professional playing career overseas. Karcher played in France with Hyères-Toulon in the French top-tier league, the LNB Pro A, and with ALM Évreux Basket, in the French 2nd-tier league, the LNB Pro B. After five years in France, Karcher spent one year in Iran, followed by one year in Argentina, before ending his playing career in 2007.
References
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External links
- [http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A20375/Mark-Karcher French League Profile] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/k/karchma01d.html NBA D-League stats]
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Category:ALM Évreux Basket players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Iran
Category:American men's basketball coaches
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Baltimore
Category:Fayetteville Patriots players
Category:High school basketball coaches in Maryland
Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Category:Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
Category:Richmond Rhythm players
Category:Temple Owls men's basketball players
Category:Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore) alumni
Category:Iranian Basketball Super League players
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