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Mark Wade
Wade at UNLV in 1986–87
Personal information
Born (1965-10-15) October 15, 1965 (age 59)
Torrance, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolBanning (Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft1987: undrafted
Playing career1987–1995
PositionPoint guard
Number4, 10
Career history
1987Pensacola Tornados
1987–1988Quad City Thunder
1988Golden State Warriors
1988–1991Pensacola Tornados
1990Dallas Mavericks
1991Youngstown Pride
1991–1992Birmingham Bandits
1992La Crosse Catbirds
1992Omaha Racers
1992–1993Columbus Horizon
1993–1994Hartford Hellcats
1994Wichita Falls Texans
1994–1995Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Mark Anthony Wade[1] (born October 15, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. A 5-foot-11-inch (1.8 m) and 160-pound (72.6 kg) point guard, Wade played college basketball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where in 1986–87 he set the NCAA record for assists in a season, with 406 (in 38 games).[2][3] He spent the 1987–88 NBA season with the Golden State Warriors, and played one game for the Dallas Mavericks in 1989–90.

In 2002, Wade was named assistant coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team.[2] Previously, he had served as an assistant coach with Long Island University-Southampton, Florida Atlantic University, and Cheyenne High School, and was a player-assistant coach with the International Basketball League's Las Vegas Silver Bandits.[2]

On July 12, 2007, an arrest warrant was issued by the Riverside County Superior Court, alleging Wade violated California Penal Code section 503, embezzlement over $400. Wade was hired as an assistant coach at the University of California, Riverside in April 2005.[4] He was fired on January 5, 2007. Wade has been charged with embezzling more than $15,000,[4] some of which he was supposed to use to cover team expenses while the squad was playing road games during the 2006 Christmas break, even though Wade did not accompany the team on that trip.[4]

The embezzled funds include two UCR checks in the amounts of $5,963.00 and $2,430, an electronic funds transfer in the amount of $2,016 and a $1,548 travel cash advance he received in November.[4]

Furthermore, Wade maintained a past due balance of $3,868.40 on his UCR corporate bank card that the university said it ended up writing off as a loss.[1]

In March 2008, Wade pleaded guilty to embezzlement. He was sentenced on May 14, 2008.[4] He was placed on three years' probation and handed a 150-day jail sentence.[5] He started serving the time on a work-release program in August 2008.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ex-coach accused of taking funds The Press-Enterprise, July 26, 2007
  2. ^ a b c Mark Wade named assistant coach, GoBonnies.com
  3. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book, pages 11 & 19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2007. (4.57 MiB); retrieved June 8, 2007
  4. ^ a b c d e Ex-UCR assistant basketball coach pleads guilty to embezzlement The Press-Enterprise, March 15, 2008
  5. ^ a b Former UCR coach Mark Wade sentenced for embezzling from basketball team
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