Mark Walter Landsberger (born May 21, 1955) is an American former professional

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player. At 6'8" and 215 pounds, he played

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and

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for the

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from 1980 to 1983.

Career

Landsberger attended Mounds View High School (Arden Hills, Minnesota) where he graduated in 1973 after leading the Mustangs to the 1972 AA State Championship as a junior. In his senior campaign, he averaged 26.1 points per game,Mounds View High School Basketball Program
2010. Retrieved on October 16, 2011. and led the Mustangs back to the state tournament and the consolation championship. Over his high school varsity career, he scored 1,290 points and grabbed 910 rebounds. Landsberger then attended

Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College is a public community college in Santa Maria, California. It offers associate degrees at its Lompoc Valley campus and at nearby Vandenberg Space Force Base. The college is part of the California Community College System ...

, where he was the California junior college player of the year, the

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, and

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. At ASU, he set school records for most rebounds in a game (27) and highest rebounds-per game average in a season (14.4). After college, he was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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.Jan Hubbard, et al. ''The Official NBA Encyclopedia''. New York: Doubleday, 2000 He appeared in 196 games for the Bulls from 1977 to 1980, averaging 7.4 points per game and 7.6

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per game. On January 28, 1979, Landsberger grabbed 29 rebounds in a game against the

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. At the time, this was the third-highest single-game rebounding total in Chicago Bulls history. That season, Landsberger ranked seventh in the league in total offensive rebounds, with 292. On February 13, 1980, the Bulls traded Landsberger to the

in exchange for Oliver Mack and two second round draft choices. Landsberger remained in Los Angeles until 1983. Playing behind future hall-of-famers like

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, and

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, he averaged 4.7 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game with the Lakers. He won

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rings as a reserve in

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and

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. Landsberger started the 1983-84 NBA season with the Lakers but was waived later that year before being given any playing time. He signed with the

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on December 29, 1983, where he averaged 1.5 points and 3.4 rebounds in 35 games to finish the season. This was his last season in the NBA, and he ended his NBA career with 2,468 total points and 2,681 total rebounds. He played professionally in Europe until the 1990s. Among the highlights of his European career was a 34 rebound game while playing for

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in Lucca/Italy on November 11, 1990. That performance set a record for most rebounds in an Italian league game. Landsberger also set Greek league records for most rebounds in a game (31) and highest rebounds per game average for a season (17.9). On June 21, 2021, it was announced by

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that Landsberger would be portrayed by actor Austin Aaron in the upcoming

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series '' Winning Time''. The series premiered in March 2022.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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Playoffs

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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

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1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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References

External links

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