Mark Acres

Mark Richard Acres (born November 15, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'11",  power forward/center.

Acres attended Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and was selected as a Parade All-American and played in the 1981 McDonald's All-American Game. Acres played college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles under his father Dick, and alongside his brother Jeff. He was selected as the Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore in 1983.

Acres was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks trialled Acres during summer camp but convinced him to play professionally in Europe for development. He was signed by the Boston Celtics as a free agent after two seasons in Europe. Acres was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1989 NBA expansion draft.

Acres was inducted into the Oral Roberts University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.

NBA career statistics

Regular season 

|-
| align="left" | 1987–88
| align="left" | Boston
| 79 || 5 || 14.6 || .532 || .000 || .640 || 3.4 || .5 || .4 || .3 || 3.6 
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Boston
| 62 || 0 || 10.2 || .482 || 1.000 || .542 || 2.4 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 1989–90
| align="left" | Orlando
| 80 || 50 || 21.1 || .484 || .750 || .692 || 5.4 || .8 || .5 || .3 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 1990–91
| align="left" | Orlando
| 68 || 0 || 19.3 || .509 || .333 || .653 || 5.3 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 4.2
|-
| align="left" | 1991–92
| align="left" | Orlando
| 68 || 6 || 13.6 || .517 || .333 || .761 || 3.7 || .3 || .4 || .2 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 1992–93
| align="left" | Houston
| 6 || 0 || 3.8 || .222 || .500 || .500 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 1992–93
| align="left" | Washington
| 12 || 7 || 20.5 || .600 || .000 || .714 || 5.1 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 4.8
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 
| 375 || 68 || 16.0 || .506 || .538 || .665 || 4.1 || .5 || .4 || .3 || 3.6
|}

Playoffs 

|-
| align="left" | 1987–88
| align="left" | Boston
| 17 || – || 9.3 || .538 || .000 || .500 || 2.1 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Boston
| 2 || – || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 
| 19 || – || 8.4 || .519 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 1.9
|}

Personal life
Acres is a Christian and was encouraged to attend Oral Roberts University by his parents for its "Christian atmosphere."

References

See also 
 List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

External links
College statistics

1962 births
Living people
American Christians
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Inglewood, California
Boston Celtics players
Centers (basketball)
Dallas Mavericks draft picks
Houston Rockets players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball players
Orlando Magic expansion draft picks
Orlando Magic players
Pallacanestro Varese players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Power forwards (basketball)
S.L. Benfica basketball players
Washington Bullets players