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Mark L. Macon (born April 14, 1969) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is the former head coach of Binghamton University.
Macon was named Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 1987 following his prep career at Saginaw Buena Vista High School.
A 6'4" (1.93 m), 185 lb (84 kg) guard, Macon played collegiately at Temple University, alongside future NBA players Aaron McKie and Eddie Jones, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
Macon played for the Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons in six NBA seasons, averaging 6.7 ppg in his career (and missing the entire schedule from 1996 to 1998). Macon also briefly represented the CBA's Florida Beachdogs and Italian club Mabo Pistoia, while still contracted to the Pistons, and Oyak Bursa Spor Kulubu (Turkey), the Atlantic City Seagulls (USBL) and Venezuela's Toros de Aragua, from 1999 to 2001.
Macon began coaching at his alma mater, Temple, as an assistant from 2003 to 2006. He then moved on to Georgia State University for the 2006–07 season before being hired by Binghamton University as an assistant coach in 2007.
I've been staring out the window all day
I keep seeing your ship sail away
I just read your letter last night
Now you're so far out of sight
I held a treasure in my hand
I lost it like a shell in the sand
You're out there in deep blue
My heart's there with you
There is an island
Two lovers aim for
Sailin' together
To reach that shore
You only get so many chances
You can't afford to miss the boat
Or your heart will go sinkin'
'Cause love don't float
I'll be waitin' 'til you throw me a line
Honey I'll know what to do this time
I'm never gonna give up hope
I wait for the boat
There is an island
Two lovers aim for
Sailin' together
To reach that shore
You only get so many chances
You can't afford to miss the boat
Or your heart will go sinkin'
'Cause love don't float
Sinkin, and sinkin' and sinkin' and sinkin'