Mark Buford | |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1970 |
Birth Place: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 270 |
High School: | Hillcrest (Memphis, Tennessee) |
Draft Year: | 1993 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 49 |
Draft Team: | Phoenix Suns |
Career Start: | 1993 |
Career End: | 1999 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | 1993–1994 |
Team1: | Pallacanestro Varese |
Years2: | 1994–1995 |
Team2: | Shreveport Crawdads |
Years3: | 1995 |
Team3: | Tri-City Chinook |
Years4: | 1995 |
Team4: | Memphis Fire |
Years5: | 1996 |
Team5: | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) |
Years6: | 1996–1997 |
Team6: | Regatas San Nicolás |
Years7: | 1998–1999 |
Team7: | Club Atlético Cordón |
Mark Buford (born October 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils for three seasons. Buford was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 49th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft but did not sign with the team. He was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1994 but was waived before the start of the season.[1] Buford played professionally in Italy and Argentina (two seasons)[2] as well as in the American Continental Basketball Association and United States Basketball League.
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1990–91| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi Valley State| 18 || – || 13.8 || .408 || – || .200 || 2.3 || .0 || .4 || .3 || 2.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1991–92| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi Valley State| 30 || – || 19.9 || .453 || – || .618 || 5.8 || .2 || .6 || .8 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1992–93| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi Valley State| 28 || – || 26.1 || .453 || .000 || .551 || 7.4 || .1 || .8 || .6 || 12.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 76 || – || 20.7 || .449 || .000 || .555 || 5.6 || .1 || .7 || .6 || 7.2