Mark Alarie

Mark Steven Alarie (born December 11, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected by the Denver Nuggets as the 18th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft. Alarie spent his rookie season with the Nuggets and was then traded to the Washington Bullets in 1987. He played four seasons for the Bullets until his retirement in 1992 after missing the entire 1991–92 season due to knee surgery.

Early life Alarie attended Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. He developed as a jump shooter who only utilized his height when required by his coach.

Alarie had a goal of attending Stanford University until he was recruited by Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University who convinced him that playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) would improve his skills. He was a major component in the revitalization of the Blue Devils team while they rebuilt under Krzyzewski. Alarie was named to the All-ACC first team as a sophomore and senior, and the second team as a junior. He spent his rookie season with the Nuggets.

On November 2, 1987, Alarie was traded to the Washington Bullets alongside Darrell Walker in exchange for Jay Vincent and Michael Adams.

On June 3, 1989, Alarie re-signed with the Bullets on a multi-year contract. Alarie was one of head coach Wes Unseld's most valuable reserves and used at all three front-court positions.

Alarie fell out of the team's rotation during the start of the 1990–91 season. He began to suffer from knee soreness and he withdrew from playing in February 1991 to avoid injuring himself further. The Bullets announced Alarie's retirement on September 17, 1992. He had aspirations of becoming an NCAA Division I basketball head coach and joined the Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team in 1999.

Personal life Alarie is married to Rene Augustine who works as an attorney in the United States Department of Justice. Their daughter Bella played for the Princeton Tigers basketball team and was selected by the Dallas Wings as the fifth overall in the 2020 WNBA draft.

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