Mark Steven Alarie (born December 11, 1963) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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and was selected by the

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as the 18th overall pick in the

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. Alarie spent his rookie season with the Nuggets and was then traded to the

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in 1987. He played four seasons for the Bullets until his retirement in 1992 after missing the entire 1991–92 season due to knee surgery.

Early life

Alarie attended

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. He developed as a jump shooter who only utilized his height when required by his coach. Alarie was inducted into the azcentral High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Alarie had a goal of attending

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until he was recruited by

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who convinced him that playing in the

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(ACC) would improve his skills.

College career

1986 Duke v Kansas - Mark Alarie against Cedric Hunter

Alarie played

for the

where he joined a recruiting class that included

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, David Henderson and

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. He was a major component in the revitalization of the Blue Devils team while they rebuilt under Krzyzewski. Alarie was named to the All-ACC first team as a sophomore and senior, and the second team as a junior. He scored 2,136 career points and ranks as 5th on the Blue Devils' all-time scoring list. Alarie ranks 6th in career minutes played (4,042), 8th in career free throw percentage (79.7%) and 10th in career field goal percentage (55.0%). Alarie was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.

Professional career

Alarie was selected by the

as the 18th overall pick of the

. He spent his rookie season with the Nuggets. On November 2, 1987, Alarie was traded to the

alongside

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in exchange for

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and Michael Adams. On June 3, 1989, Alarie re-signed with the Bullets on a multi-year contract. He emerged as a role player for the Bullets during the 1989–90 season and averaged career highs in points (10.5), rebounds (4.6) and minutes (23.1) per game. Alarie was one of head coach

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's most valuable reserves and used at all three front-court positions. Alarie fell out of the team's rotation during the start of the 1990–91 season. He began to suffer from knee soreness and he withdrew from playing in February 1991 to avoid injuring himself further. Alarie underwent knee surgery in September 1991 and missed the entire 1991–92 season. The Bullets announced Alarie's retirement on September 17, 1992.

Post-playing career

Alarie worked as the vice president for a business in

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, Maryland. He had aspirations of becoming an

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basketball head coach and joined the Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team in 1999. He spent one season with the team until he decided that he "didn't feel like ewas cut out to be a head coach" and resigned to reenter the business world. Alarie has served as a coach for

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(AAU) teams.

Personal life

Alarie is married to Rene Augustine who works as an attorney in the

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. Their daughter

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played for the Princeton Tigers basketball team and was selected by the

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as the fifth overall in the

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Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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Playoffs

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alarie, Mark 1963 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Phoenix, Arizona Denver Nuggets draft picks Denver Nuggets players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Navy Midshipmen men's basketball coaches Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards Washington Bullets players