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Why Mark Madsen traded the fast-paced Lakers lifestyle to coach Utah Valley University

Orem • Mark Madsen has a Jamba Juice in one hand and a stack of papers in the other when he enters the top floor of the NUVI Basketball Center. It’s his gym now.

So he looks out at the youth basketball camp going on below, then turns a corner into his new office that, admittedly, isn’t nearly Mark Madsen enough yet. The walls are still too bare for his liking. All in due time they’ll be dolled up with family photos, images of his NBA career that included a couple titles, photos of his coaching path that’s now weaved its way to Orem.