Mark Petteway Explained

Mark Petteway
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:12 June 1961
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
High School:Brother Martin
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:
Draft Year:1983
Draft Round:5
Draft Pick:111
Draft Team:Milwaukee Bucks
Career Start:1983
Career End:1989
Years1:1985–1986
Team1:Kansas City Sizzlers
Years2:1984–1985
Team2:Estudiantes de Caracas
Years3:1987–1988
Years4:1988–1989
Team4:Apollon Patras B.C.

Mark Petteway (June 12, 1961 – June 1, 1989) was an American basketball player who played professionally in Venezuela and Greece.

College career

Petteway played for New Orleans Privateers men's basketball. He was the second scorer of his college at his first season with 15.8 points average. Moreover, he was the first scorer at the two next seasons, with 15.2 and 18.1 points accordingly.[1]

Professional career

Petteway was selected by Milwaukee Bucks in 1983 draft, but he never played in National Basketball Association. He played in Venezuela in 1984 and 1985 with Estudiantes de Caracas.In 1987 he signed with PAOK, and along Delaney Rudd competed in 1987–88 FIBA Korać Cup. Petteway, in a game against KK Crvena zvezda, broke the basketball backboard, after a dunk from Rudd's assist. He went to the hospital for stitching, and he returned to the game at the 32nd minute. He send tied the game to 83–83 send it into overtime. Finally, PAOK lost with 93–88 but Petteway played bravely until the end of the game, despite the pain and the bleeding.[2] Ιn 1988 he moved to Apollon Patras B.C., along with other four fellow players, and he became Apollon's first foreign player. During this season Apollon was placed sixth place in the Greek Basket League which gave the qualification for 1989–90 FIBA Korać Cup. His personal best score was 45 points against AEK B.C. He played 23 games with Apollon, scoring 672 points (27.3 average) and 8.1 rebounds per game.

Petteway died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the mouth.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Petteway College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. sports-reference.com. 2017-07-12.
  2. http://www.paokmania.gr/stiles/arxeio/aspromavres-istories/11512-%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%82-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B5%CF%82-%CE%B8%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B9-%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84 paokmania.gr Οι "ασπρόμαυρες ιστορίες" θυμούνται τον Ντιλέινι Ραντ
  3. Web site: Arrested Developments: Players Go From Breaking Ankles to Ankle Bracelets . College Hoopedia . October 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415230045/collegehoopedia.com/players/bad-boys . April 15, 2023.