Sanford was a somewhat obscure player for most of his career but he was regarded as one of the best international players ever at the height of his career.
 In 2001 Sanford received an offer to play for Frankfurt of the Euroleague a week after he signed a contract to play in Japan.
At 6'10, 220 lbs he was the fastest, most athletic, and most talented player on the floor on most nights.
His four International Championships and seven international finals appearances are a testament to his abilities and the match-up problems that they caused.
He possessed the speed of a point guard, the shooting ability of a prominent shooting guard, superior athleticism, and the ability to post on the block.
He did a lot of his damage from the mid post taking advantage of his mid-range jumper and quick first step to beat defenders to the rim or creating space to get off one of his silky smooth jumpers.
Sanford has played basketball internationally for several clubs outside the US, including France, Belgium, Spain, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia, in which he played for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (Australia).
Most everyone that watched him play knows that he had the talent but believes that his attitude and his decision making off the court kept him from being a star in the NBA.
At times he was a very difficult player to coach.

His career scoring and rebounding averages in Europe and Asia combined are 24.4 points and 11.2 rebounds.
He has helped four teams win the Championship while failing in three other attempts.

For his international career he has twenty-two 40+ point games and three games of more than 50 points with a career high of 57.
Over a six-year period he had at least one game in which he scored 40+ points.
That streak expanded over nine different countries.
He once scored 41 points in three quarters of a game while making 10 of 11 from three-point range and had another game in which he scored 51 points in 36 minutes.
In another game he scored 32 straight points for his team expanding over two quarters finishing with 47 points.
Because of his shooting ability he had numerous 30+ points game in which he did not attempt a single free throw.
Sanford was a somewhat obscure player for most of his career but he was regarded as one of the best international players ever at the height of his career.  In 2001 Sanford received an offer to play for Frankfurt of the Euroleague a week after he signed a contract to play in Japan. At 6'10, 220 lbs he was the fastest, most athletic, and most talented player on the floor on most nights. His four International Championships and seven international finals appearances are a testament to his abilities and the match-up problems that they caused. He possessed the speed of a point guard, the shooting ability of a prominent shooting guard, superior athleticism, and the ability to post on the block. He did a lot of his damage from the mid post taking advantage of his mid-range jumper and quick first step to beat defenders to the rim or creating space to get off one of his silky smooth jumpers. Sanford has played basketball internationally for several clubs outside the US, including France, Belgium, Spain, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia, in which he played for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (Australia). Most everyone that watched him play knows that he had the talent but believes that his attitude and his decision making off the court kept him from being a star in the NBA. At times he was a very difficult player to coach.
His career scoring and rebounding averages in Europe and Asia combined are 24.4 points and 11.2 rebounds. He has helped four teams win the Championship while failing in three other attempts.
For his international career he has twenty-two 40+ point games and three games of more than 50 points with a career high of 57. Over a six-year period he had at least one game in which he scored 40+ points. That streak expanded over nine different countries. He once scored 41 points in three quarters of a game while making 10 of 11 from three-point range and had another game in which he scored 51 points in 36 minutes. In another game he scored 32 straight points for his team expanding over two quarters finishing with 47 points. Because of his shooting ability he had numerous 30+ points game in which he did not attempt a single free throw.
Mark Sanford (basketball)