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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1958)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = Mark Aguirre
| image        = Mark Aguirre 2007 (cropped).jpg
| width        = 
| caption      = Aguirre in 2007
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 7
| weight_lb    = 230
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1959|12|10}}
| birth_place  = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| high_school  = 
* [[Austin Community Academy High School|Austin]] (Chicago, Illinois)
* [[George Westinghouse College Prep|Westinghouse]] (Chicago, Illinois)
| college      = [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]] (1978–1981)
| draft_year   = 1981
| draft_round  = 1
| draft_pick   = 1
| draft_team   = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| career_start = 1981
| career_end   = 1994
| career_number = 24, 23, 7
| career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[shooting guard]]
| coach_start  = 2002
| coach_end    = 2008
| years1       = {{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}}
| team1        = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| years2       = {{nbay|1988|end}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
| team2        = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years3       = {{nbay|1993|full=y}}
| team3        = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| cyears1      = {{nbay|2002|full=y}}
| cteam1       = [[Indiana Pacers]] (assistant)
| cyears2      = {{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
| cteam2       = [[New York Knicks]] (assistant)
| highlights   =
* 2× [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1989}}, {{nbafy|1990}})
* 3× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1984}}, {{nasg|1987}}, {{nasg|1988}})
* [[Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' College Player of the Year]] ([[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981]])
* [[Naismith College Player of the Year]]  ([[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1980]])
* [[Adolph Rupp Trophy]] (1980)
* [[Oscar Robertson Trophy|USBWA Player of the Year]] (1980)
* [[Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year|AP Player of the Year]] (1980)
* [[UPI College Basketball Player of the Year|UPI Player of the Year]] (1980)
* 2× Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1980 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1980]], [[1981 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1981]])
* [[Mr. Basketball USA]] (1978)
* Third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1978)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] (1978)
* No. 24 [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball#Retired jerseys|retired by DePaul Blue Demons]] (1996)
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2016
| stat1label    = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value    = 18,458 (20.0 ppg)
| stat2label    = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value    = 4,578 (5.0 rpg)
| stat3label    = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value    = 2,818 (3.1 apg)
}}

'''Mark Anthony Aguirre''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ɡ|w|aɪ|ɚ}} {{respelling|ag|WIRE}}; born December 10, 1959) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Aguirre was chosen as the [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall pick]] of the [[1981 NBA draft]] by the [[Dallas Mavericks]] after playing three years at [[DePaul University]]. Aguirre played in the NBA from 1981 until 1994 and won two championships with the [[Detroit Pistons]] after being traded to Detroit from Dallas in exchange for [[Adrian Dantley]]. Aguirre was a three-time [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star]] for Dallas. Aguirre was inducted into the [[College Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2016.

==Early life==
Aguirre's mother, Mary, was living in [[Arkansas]] when she became pregnant with him at the age of sixteen.<ref name=albom /> She moved to [[Chicago, Illinois]], to be with her family who helped to raise Aguirre.<ref name=albom /> Aguirre did not meet his father until he was aged six.<ref name=albom>{{cite web |last1=Albom |first1=Mitch |title=WEST SIDE STORYHARDSCRABBLE CHICAGO HOME IS WHERE AGUIRRE’S HEART IS |url=https://www.mitchalbom.com/west-side-storyhardscrabble-chicago-home-is-where-aguirres-heart-is/ |website=Mitch Albom |access-date=November 28, 2023 |date=November 21, 2008}}</ref>

Aguirre was raised in Chicago and played basketball at playgrounds on the city's [[West Side, Chicago|west side]].<ref name=newman>{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Bruce |title=He's an all-round player |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/01/15/hes-an-all-round-player-roly-poly-freshman-mark-aguirre-is-a-weighty-problem-for-depaul-opponents |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=October 8, 2023 |date=January 15, 1979}}</ref> He began his high school playing career at [[Austin Community Academy High School|Austin High School]] in Chicago.<ref name=newman /> When his coach was fired, Aguirre transferred to [[George Westinghouse College Prep]] where he led the team to the [[Chicago Public High School League]] championship during his senior year.<ref name=newman />

==College career==
While playing at [[DePaul University]], Aguirre averaged 24.5 points over three seasons with the Blue Demons under coach [[Ray Meyer]]. In 1981, Aguirre was ''[[The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|The Sporting News]]'' and [[Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year|Helms Foundation College Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Claude|title=Getting set for run at the roses|date=April 7, 1981|newspaper=The Sun|pages=D-1, D-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49919131/1981-helms-foundation-player-of-the-year/|access-date=May 2, 2020|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|quote=DePaul's Mark Aguirre was player-of-the-year and UC Irvine's Kevin Magee (the only other Southlander selected) made it at a forward.}}</ref> He also was the [[USBWA College Player of the Year]] and [[Naismith College Player of the Year|James Naismith Award]] winner in 1980, and a two-time member of ''The Sporting News{{'}}'' All-America first team. As a freshman in 1978–1979, he led the Demons to the [[Final Four]], where they lost to [[Indiana State University|Indiana State]], led by future [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Famer]] [[Larry Bird]].

The Chicago native played alongside [[Terry Cummings]] at DePaul, and found himself in the national spotlight during his three years at the university. Aguirre averaged 24.0 points as a freshman in 1978–79, and led the Blue Demons to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]]. Over the next two seasons he scored 26.8 and 23.0 points per game, respectively, and was named College Player of the Year in 1980–81.

=== 1980 US Olympic Team ===
Aguirre was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic basketball team but was unable to compete due to the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott]]. He did however receive one of 461 [[List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients|Congressional Gold Medal]]s created especially for the spurned athletes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|year=2008|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243–253}}</ref>

Aguirre declared for the NBA draft after his junior year at DePaul. The Dallas Mavericks selected him with the first overall pick in the [[1981 NBA draft]].

==Professional career==
===Dallas Mavericks (1981–1989)===
Aguirre averaged 20 points per game over the course of his 13-year NBA career. He was selected as the first overall pick by the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in the [[1981 NBA draft]] and remained with the Mavericks until 1989. In his first season Aguirre was limited to 51 games and averaged 18.7 points, second on the team to [[Jay Vincent]] (21.4 ppg). The Mavericks improved by 13 games in the win column and finished ahead of the [[Utah Jazz]], but were still twenty games behind division-leading [[San Antonio Spurs]].

Beginning with the 1982–83 season Aguirre reeled off six straight campaigns in which his average topped 22 points per game. In the first of those seasons he scored 24.4 points per contest, tops on the team and sixth in the league. The Mavericks continued their ascent, bettering their record to 38–44 to finish ahead of Utah and the [[Houston Rockets]] in the Midwest Division. During the 1983–84 NBA season Aguirre averaged 29.5 points per game, second in the league to Dantley's 30.6 ppg. He finished the season with 2,330 total points.

Although Aguirre was the Mavericks' main weapon, he was helped by the emergence of [[Rolando Blackman]] (22.4 ppg) and the contributions of role players [[Brad Davis (basketball)|Brad Davis]] and [[Pat Cummings]]. Dallas finished second in the Midwest at 43–39, and the team made its first playoff trip, beating the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in the opening round before losing to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in the conference semifinals. In each of the next two seasons the Mavericks posted identical 44–38 records. In 1984–85 they made a quick exit from the playoffs, bowing to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in the first round; in 1985–86 they defeated Utah and then took the Lakers to six games in the conference semifinals. Aguirre averaged 25.7 and 22.6 points for those seasons.

In 1986–87 and 1987–88 he made the All-Star Team and averaged 25.7 and 25.1 points, respectively, during the regular season. The Mavericks won more than 50 games each year. The 1987–88 edition of the franchise went 53–29, beat Houston and the [[Denver Nuggets]] in the first two rounds of the postseason, then extended the Lakers to seven games before losing in the [[NBA Conference Finals|Western Conference Finals]]. It was the longest postseason run in the Mavs' eight-year history. His 13,930 points as a Maverick rank third in the franchise's history,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280308006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313014316/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280308006|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2008|title=Nets vs. Mavericks – Game Recap – March 8, 2008 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> behind [[Rolando Blackman]]'s 16,643 points and [[Dirk Nowitzki]]'s 31,560.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/609/dirk-nowitzki|title=Dirk Nowitzki|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

While Aguirre's time in Dallas was full of high-scoring efforts and playoff visits, the Mavericks were postseason underachievers (their only Western Conference Finals visit was the 1988 loss to the Lakers), and Aguirre had repeated conflicts with coach [[Dick Motta]] and players like Blackman, [[Derek Harper]] and [[James Donaldson (basketball)|James Donaldson]]. Then-team owner [[Don Carter (businessman)|Donald Carter]] was a huge fan of Aguirre and hoped he would remain in Dallas for his entire career, but eventually conceded that the gulf between Aguirre and the team was unbridgeable.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=AND THE WINNER IS... |url=https://vault.si.com/.amp/vault/1989/03/06/and-the-winner-is-who-got-the-better-deal-detroit-in-mark-aguirre-or-dallas-in-adrian-dantley |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=1989-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308090809/https://vault.si.com/.amp/vault/1989/03/06/and-the-winner-is-who-got-the-better-deal-detroit-in-mark-aguirre-or-dallas-in-adrian-dantley |archive-date=2023-03-08 |url-status=live |last1=McCallum |first1=Jack}}</ref> Midway through the 1988–89 season Aguirre was traded to the [[Detroit Pistons]] for [[Adrian Dantley]], who was also one of the league's top scorers, and a first round draft pick on February 15, 1989.

===Detroit Pistons (1989–1993)===
[[File:Lipofsky Mark Aguirre.jpg|thumb|Aguirre with the [[Detroit Pistons]] in 1989]]
After Aguirre was traded to the team, the Pistons won the NBA title in 1989. Despite not being a lead scoring option like he was in Dallas, Aguirre played a key role in Detroit's championship run, especially in the Eastern Conference Finals against the [[Chicago Bulls]], where he led the team in scoring with 25 points in a narrow Game 3 loss<ref>{{cite web |title=1989 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3: Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198905270CHI.html |website=Basketball Reference}}</ref> and averaged 13.7 points and 4.8 rebounds over the rest of the six-game series. He showed he could blend into a successful team by taking fewer shots, playing hard on defense, and not complaining when his younger teammate [[Dennis Rodman]]'s minutes increased. In the [[1990 NBA Playoffs|1990 playoffs]], which culminated with Detroit repeating as champions with a five-game [[NBA Finals]] win over Portland, Aguirre averaged 11 points a game.

The following postseason, Aguirre scored his highest postseason total as a Piston, with 34 points in a Game 4 win over the [[Boston Celtics]] in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Aguirre Most Points in the Playoffs as a Piston |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/mark-aguirre-most-points-in-the-playoffs-as-a-piston |website=Statmuse}}</ref> However, in the following round, the Pistons would be defeated by [[Michael Jordan]] and the Bulls, bringing their title defense to a close. Aguirre played two more seasons with the Pistons in an increasingly limited role, due to both Rodman's play and his own age and injury issues.

===Los Angeles Clippers (1993–1994)===
In 1993, the Pistons released Aguirre. After he cleared waivers the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] signed him for $150,000 for a partial campaign in 1993–94. Through the 1993–94 season Aguirre had accumulated 18,458 points for a career average of 20.0 points per game. He retired in 1994.

==Post-playing career==
Aguirre joined [[DePaul University]] Athletics as Special Assistant to the Athletic Director in October 2023 where he would provide strategic counsel to the Vice President/Director of Athletics while maintaining relationships with DePaul alumni.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Aguirre - Special Assistant to the AD - Staff Directory |url=https://depaulbluedemons.com/staff-directory/mark-aguirre/282 |website=DePaul University Athletics |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> 

==Personal life==
Aguirre has been married to Angela Bowman since January 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/02/05/page/38/article/odds-ins/|title=Chicago Tribune – Historical Newspapers|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Aguirre, whose father was from Mexico, at one point considered playing for team Mexico at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]], and was offered citizenship in an effort to convince him to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920322/1482372/aguirre-may-play-for-mexico|title=Sports – Aguirre May Play For Mexico – Seattle Times Newspaper|website=community.seattletimes.nwsource.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-19-9201250824-story.html AGUIRRE MIGHT PLAY FOR MEXICO]</ref>

==Honors==
* Aguirre was inducted into the [[College Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2016.
* Aguirre's #24 was retired by the [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball#Retired jerseys|DePaul Blue Demons]].

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}

=== Regular season ===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1981–82 NBA season|1981–82]]
| align="left" | [[1981-82 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 51 || 20 || 28.8 || .465 || .352 || .680 || 4.9 || 3.2 || .7 || .4 || 18.7
|-
| align="left" | [[1982–83 NBA season|1982–83]]
| align="left" | [[1982-83 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| '''81''' || 75 || 34.4 || .483 || .211 || .728 || '''6.3''' || 4.1 || 1.0 || .3 || 24.4
|- 
| align="left" | [[1983–84 NBA season|1983–84]]
| align="left" | [[1983-84 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 79 || 79 || '''36.7''' || '''.524''' || .268 || .749 || 5.9 || 4.5 || 1.0 || .3 || '''29.5'''
|-
| align="left" | [[1984–85 NBA season|1984–85]]
| align="left" | [[1984-85 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 80 || 79 || 33.7 || .506 || .318 || .759 || 6.0 || 3.1 || .8 || .3 || 25.7
|-
| align="left" | [[1985–86 NBA season|1985–86]]
| align="left" | [[1985-86 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 74 || 73 || 33.8 || .503 || .286 || .705 || 6.0 || '''4.6''' || .8 || .2 || 22.6
|-
| align="left" | [[1986–87 NBA season|1986–87]]
| align="left" | [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 80 || '''80''' || 33.3 || .495 || .353 || '''.770''' || 5.3 || 3.2 || '''1.1''' || .4 || 25.7
|-
| align="left" | [[1987–88 NBA season|1987–88]]
| align="left" | [[1987-88 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 77 || 77 || 33.9 || .475 || .302 || '''.770''' || 5.6 || 3.6 || .9 || '''.7''' || 25.1
|-  
| align="left" | [[1988–89 NBA season|1988–89]]
| align="left" | [[1988-89 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 44 || 44 || 34.8 || .450 || .293 || .730 || 5.3 || 4.3 || .7 || '''.7''' || 21.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1988–89 NBA season|1988–89]]†
| align="left" | [[1988-89 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 36 || 32 || 29.7 || .483 || .293 || .738 || 4.2 || 2.5 || .4 || .4 || 15.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1989–90 NBA season|1989–90]]†
| align="left" | [[1989-90 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 78 || 40 || 25.7 || .488 || .333 || .756 || 3.9 || 1.9 || .4 || .2 || 14.1
|-
| align="left" | [[1990–91 NBA season|1990–91]]
| align="left" | [[1990-91 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 78 || 13 || 25.7 || .462 || .308 || .757 || 4.8 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || 14.2
|-
| align="left" | [[1991–92 NBA season|1991–92]]
| align="left" | [[1991-92 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 75 || 12 || 21.1 || .431 || .211 || .687 || 3.1 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 11.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1992–93 NBA season|1992–93]]
| align="left" | [[1992-93 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 51 || 15 || 20.7 || .443 || .361 || .767 || 3.0 || 2.1 || .3 || .1 || 9.9
|-
| align="left" | [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94]]
| align="left" | [[1993-94 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
| 39 || 0 || 22.0 || .468 || '''.398''' || .694 || 3.0 || 2.7 || .5 || .2 || 10.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 923 || 639 || 30.0 || .484 || .312 || .741 || 5.0 || 3.1 || .7 || .3 || 20.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star
| 3 || 0 || 14.0 || .542 || .400 || .800 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .7 || .3 || 12.0
{{S-end}}

=== Playoffs ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1984 NBA Playoffs|1984]]
| align="left" | [[1983-84 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 10 || 10 || 35.0 || .478 || .000 || .772 || '''7.6''' || 3.2 || .5 || '''.5''' || 22.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1985 NBA Playoffs|1985]]
| align="left" | [[1984-85 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 4 || 4 || '''41.0''' || .494 || '''.500''' || '''.844''' || 7.5 || 4.0 || .8 || .0 || '''29.0'''
|-
| align="left" | [[1986 NBA Playoffs|1986]]
| align="left" | [[1985-86 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 10 || 10 || 34.5 || .491 || .333 || .363 || 7.1 || '''5.4''' || .9 || .0 || 24.7
|-
| align="left" | [[1987 NBA Playoffs|1987]]
| align="left" | [[1986-87 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 4 || 4 || 32.5 || .500 || .000 || .767 || 6.0 || 2.0 || '''2.0''' || .0 || 21.3
|-
| align="left" | [[1988 NBA Playoffs|1988]]
| align="left" | [[1987-88 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
| 17 || 17 || 32.8 || .500 || .382 || .698 || 5.9 || 3.3 || .8 || '''.5''' || 21.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1989 NBA Playoffs|1989]]†
| align="left" | [[1988-89 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 17 || 17 || 27.2 || .489 || .276 || .737 || 4.4 || 1.6 || .5 || .2 || 12.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[1990 NBA Playoffs|1990]]†
| align="left" | [[1989-90 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| '''20''' || 3 || 22.0 || .467 || .333 || .750 || 4.6 || 1.4 || .5 || .2 || 11.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1991 NBA Playoffs|1991]]
| align="left" | [[1990-91 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 15 || 2 || 26.5 || '''.506''' || .364 || .824 || 4.1 || 1.9 || .8 || .1 || 15.6
|-
| align="left" | [[1992 NBA Playoffs|1992]]
| align="left" | [[1991-92 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 5 || 0 || 22.6 || .333 || .200 || .750 || 1.8 || 2.4 || .4 || .2 || 9.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 102 || 67 || 29.0 || .485 || .317 || .743 || 5.3 || 2.6 || .7 || .2 || 17.1
{{S-end}}

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=mark_aguirre nba.com historical playerfile]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060903043344/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=AGUIRMA01 Career Statistics]}}
* 1980 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ Oscar Robertson Trophy] [[USBWA College Player of the Year]]

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