Mark Price

William Mark Price, born on February 15, 1964, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, established a distinguished career in professional basketball, primarily as a point guard. He attended Georgia Tech, where he excelled in college basketball, earning recognition as a three-time All-American and four-time All-ACC player. Price led the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to an ACC Championship in his junior year and had his jersey retired. He holds multiple Georgia Tech records, including all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage (.440), steals (240), consecutive games started (126), and minutes played (4,604).

Price was drafted into the NBA in 1986 by the Dallas Mavericks before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. During his 12 seasons in the NBA, with the majority spent in Cleveland, he became known for his consistent shooting. He is one of only eight players to have joined the NBA’s “50-40-90 club” (shooting at least 50% from the field, 40% from three-point range, and 90% from the free-throw line in a season). Price was a four-time NBA All-Star, two-time NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1993, 1994), and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1993. His number 25 jersey was retired by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he is a member of the Georgia, Ohio, and Oklahoma Sports Halls of Fame.

Following his playing career, Price transitioned into coaching, beginning at the high school level and progressing to assistant coaching roles with several NBA teams, including the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, and Charlotte Hornets. He also served as head coach for Whitefield Academy and the Charlotte 49ers. Mark Price represented the United States national team, winning gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1994 FIBA World Championship, as part of “Dream Team II.”