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Marty Conlon

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Marty Conlon
Personal information
Born (1968-01-19) January 19, 1968 (age 56)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Irish
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Stepinac
(White Plains, New York)
CollegeProvidence (1986–1990)
NBA draft1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–2005
PositionPower forward / center
Number24, 25, 7, 50, 30, 40, 31
Career history
1990–1991Rockford Lightning
1991Le Mans
1991–1992Seattle SuperSonics
1992–1993Sacramento Kings
1994Charlotte Hornets
1994Washington Bullets
19941996Milwaukee Bucks
1996–1997Boston Celtics
1997Fortitudo Bologna
19981999Miami Heat
1999–2000Los Angeles Clippers
2000Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada
2000–2001Scaligera Basket Verona
2001–2002Maroussi BC
2002–2003Pompea Napoli
2004Polaris World CB Murcia
2005Carpisa Napoli
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Martin McBride Conlon (born January 19, 1968) is an Irish-American former professional basketball player whose career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) lasted from 1992 through 2000. Conlon started his basketball career at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York. In his freshman year in college he played on the Providence College team that went to the Final Four. His coach that year was Rick Pitino. He played for eight different teams during his NBA career.

Conlon played for the Seattle SuperSonics, the Sacramento Kings, the Charlotte Hornets, the Washington Bullets, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

After his NBA career came to an end, he continued to play professional basketball in Europe, where he played in Italy, Greece, Spain, and Ireland where he was the captain of the Irish national basketball team.

Conlon has also been an active participant in the SportsUnited Sports Envoy program for the U.S. Department of State. In this function, he has traveled to Myanmar, India, Jordan, and Uzbekistan, where he conducted basketball clinics and events that reached a total of more than 1850 youths and people from impoverished areas.

He currently resides in Connecticut.

Season with Celtics

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The only season he spent with the Celtics came in the 1996–97 season. The Celtics only won 15 games. Conlon was an important member of that team for 74 games (starting 15) averaging around 7.5 ppg and 4.5 rebounds for 21 minutes per game.[1]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Seattle 45 1 8.5 .475 .000 .750 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.7
1992–93 Sacramento 46 0 10.2 .474 .000 .704 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 4.8
1993–94 Charlotte 16 8 23.6 .606 .000 .816 5.6 1.8 0.3 0.4 10.2
1993–94 Washington 14 1 14.4 .518 .000 .800 3.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 5.0
1994–95 Milwaukee 82* 3 25.2 .532 .276 .613 5.2 1.3 0.5 0.2 9.9
1995–96 Milwaukee 74 1 12.9 .468 .167 .764 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.1 5.3
1996–97 Boston 74 15 21.8 .471 .200 .842 4.4 1.4 0.6 0.2 7.8
1997–98 Miami 18 0 11.6 .452 .000 .727 2.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 4.9
1998–99 Miami 7 0 5.0 .231 .000 1.000 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.1
1999–00 Los Angeles 3 0 3.0 .500 .000 .000 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Career 379 29 16.7 .498 .200 .735 3.5 1.0 0.4 0.2 6.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Seattle 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
1997–98 Miami 3 0 15.3 .429 .000 .500 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.3
Career 4 0 11.8 .375 .000 .750 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 2.3

Personal life

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Conlon was born to parents who had immigrated from County Mayo in Ireland to New York. He was raised in Ireland and Yonkers, New York.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "What the Hell Happened to...Marty Conlon?".
  2. ^ Conlon, Tommy (December 2, 2001). "Basketball: Mercenary honoured to represent Ireland". Independent. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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