Mark Wade

Mark Anthony Wade (born October 15, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 5-foot-11-inch (1.8 m) and 160-pound (72.6 kg) point guard, Wade played college basketball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where in 1986–87 he set the NCAA record for assists in a season, with 406 (in 38 games). He spent the 1987–88 NBA season with the Golden State Warriors, and played one game for the Dallas Mavericks in 1989–90.

In 2002, Wade was named assistant coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team. Previously, he had served as an assistant coach with Long Island University-Southampton, Florida Atlantic University, and Cheyenne High School, and was a player-assistant coach with the International Basketball League's Las Vegas Silver Bandits.

On July 12, 2007, an arrest warrant was issued by the Riverside County Superior Court, alleging Wade violated California Penal Code section 503, embezzlement over $400. Wade was hired as an assistant coach at the University of California, Riverside in April 2005. He was fired on January 5, 2007. Wade has been charged with embezzling more than $15,000, some of which he was supposed to use to cover team expenses while the squad was playing road games during the 2006 Christmas break, even though Wade did not accompany the team on that trip.

Mark Wade (disambiguation)

Mark Wade (born 1965) is an American retired basketball player.

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Mark Wade (Ventriloquist)

Mark Wade is "America's Foremost Children's Ventriloquist". He has performed and lectured internationally on the subject, and was named "Ventriloquist Of The Year" in 1980. He is the Executive Director of the Vent Haven International Ventriloquists' ConVENTion, and is the Executive Director of Maher Ventriloquist Studios, the oldest established ventriloquist studio that teaches the art of ventriloquism. Along with Ken Groves and Tom Crowl Mark started the IVS (International Ventriloquist Society) in 2013. He also sits ot the Board of Advisors for the Vent Haven Ventriloquist Museum, a post he has had for many years.

Mark is the author of "Kidshow Ventriloquism", the best selling book on the subject in the world, and has written a companion book,"Kidshow Ventriloquism Encore". He also writes for numerous magazines ("KidAbra Journal" and "Rubber Chicken" magazine in the UK) and is a comedy writer as well. He has written many scripts for other performers.

He resides now in Florida with his wife Jody.