"Mark Strickland" is an United States/American former professional basketball player and current coach, who had a career in the National Basketball Association/NBA from 1995 to 2002 and is currently the head coach of the Oshawa Power of the National Basketball League of Canada. A 6'9" forward (basketball)/forward, Strickland played college basketball at Temple University, where he also majored in sports management.[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/mark_strickland/bio.html NBA.com: Mark Strickland Bio]

As well as playing in the NBA, he also played in the Continental Basketball Association/CBA and United States Basketball League/USBL.

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