About Mark Aguirre
Mark Anthony Aguirre ( ag-WIRE; born December 10, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aguirre was chosen as the 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 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. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, to be with her family, who helped to raise her son. Aguirre did not meet his father until he was aged six. Aguirre was raised in Chicago and played basketball at playgrounds on the city's West Side. He began his high school playing career at Austin High School in Chicago.
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