Mark Wade
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Mark Anthony Wade is a retired American
professional basketball
player. A 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) and 160 pounds (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). 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. 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
.
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. He was fired on January 5, 2007. Wade has been charged with embezzling more than $15,000, 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.
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.
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.
In March 2008, Wade pled guilty to embezzlement. He was sentenced on May 14, 2008. He was placed on three years' probation and handed a 150-day jail sentence. He started serving the time on a work-release program in August, 2008.
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professional basketball
Basketball
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player. A 5 in 11 in (1.8 m) and 160 pounds (72.6 kg) point guard
Point guard
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, Wade played college basketball
College basketball
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at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
where in 1986–87 he set the NCAA record for assists in a season, with 406 (in 38 games). He spent the 1987–88 NBA season with the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, and played one game for the Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
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in 1989–90.
In 2002, Wade was named assistant coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
men's basketball team. Previously, he had served as an assistant coach with Long Island University-Southampton
Long Island University
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, Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University
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, and Cheyenne High School, and was a player-assistant coach with the International Basketball League
International Basketball League
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's Las Vegas Silver Bandits
Las Vegas Silver Bandits
The Las Vegas Silver Bandits were a team in the International Basketball League . They played at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999....
.
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
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
in April 2005. He was fired on January 5, 2007. Wade has been charged with embezzling more than $15,000, 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.
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.
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.
In March 2008, Wade pled guilty to embezzlement. He was sentenced on May 14, 2008. He was placed on three years' probation and handed a 150-day jail sentence. He started serving the time on a work-release program in August, 2008.
See also
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com