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Mark Aguirre (born December 10, 1959, Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American NBA player.

A college standout at DePaul, he averaged 24.5 points over three seasons with the Blue Demons, and in 1981 was The Sporting News College Player of the Year. He also was the James Naismith Award winner in 1980 and a 2 time member of The Sporting News' All-America first team. As a freshman in 1978-1979, he led the Demons to the Final Four, where they lost to Indiana State, led by future NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird.

One of the league's most flashy and prolific scorers during the '80s, Aguirre averaged at least 20 points per game over the course of his 13-year NBA career. He played with the Dallas Mavericks during his early years, from 1981 to 1989. His greatest season came in 1983-1984, when he averaged 29.5 points per game, second in the league. He finished the season with 2,330 total points. Both Mavericks single-season scoring records still stand. His 13,930 points as a Maverick rank second in the franchise's history, behind Rolando Blackman's 16,643 points. However, his success in Dallas wouldn't last, as he was traded to the Detroit Pistons for Adrian Dantley and a first round draft pick on February 15, 1989.

The trade would see him play for Detroit, alongisde boyhood friend Isiah Thomas. Aguirre helped the Pistons win back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. He stayed with the Pistons until the 1992-1993 season. However, after the 1990 championship came the Michael Jordan-era, and Aguirre and the Pistons found themselves left out. In 1993, the Pistons traded the unhappy Aguirre to the Los Angeles Clippers. The 1993-1994 season was his last.

As of 2006, he ranks 45th in the all-time scoring list, with 18,458 points.

He is still active in basketball. Currently, he is an assistant coach of the New York Knicks.

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