At the 2002 FIBA World Championship Book was a stand out player for the Tall Blacks, replacing an injured Sean Marks as a starting center.

Sean Marks, who played in the National Basketball Association for two seasons with Toronto, led New Zealand with 10 points.

Phoenix also picked up Eric Piatkowski, a Gentry favorite who has three-point range, and Sean Marks, an all-purpose big man with whom Burke will be competing for bench minutes.

Re-signed F Sean Marks.

Penney became the second New Zealander (after Sean Marks) to play in the NBA and made his first ever NBA shot, a three-pointer from left corner.

Miami, with Sean Marks, LaPhonso Ellis and Chris Gatling in its starting lineup, pushed the Knicks last night at Madison Square Garden.

Penney was only the second New Zealander to play in the NBA (behind Sean Marks) and had also played for European powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In addition, the Knicks were expected to give their second pick in the draft, the 44th over all, Sean Marks, a center from California, and cash to the financially strapped Raptors.

The Knicks were also expected to send Sean Marks, the 44th pick in last night's National Basketball Association draft, and cash to the Raptors.

Sean Marks spent the 2003-4 season with the San Antonio Spurs as a dummy, but this quick-witted, warm-hearted player from New Zealand is anything but.