Mark Sibley
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For U.S. Representative from New York, see Mark H. Sibley
Mark H. Sibley
Mark Hopkins Sibley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Sibley completed preparatory studies.He studied law....

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Donald Mark Sibley, known as Mark Sibley (born November 13, 1950) is a retired American
United States
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 basketball
Basketball
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 player. He was a 6'2" 175 lb guard and attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA Draft
1973 NBA Draft
The 1973 NBA Draft was the 27th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 24, 1973 before the 1973–74 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...

 by the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
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 but was waived prior to the start of the 1973-74 season
1973-74 NBA season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.- Notable occurrences :...

. He was the only rookie of 17 in Bulls camp to have graduated from college. He played one year for the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
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, followed by one year of basketball for a team in Brugges, Belgium. He returned to Northwestern University to earn a Masters of Art of Teaching degree which led to a 33 year career of teaching English and coaching basketball and soccer at York High School in Elmhurst.

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