Mark Cuban purchased the Dallas Mavericks on January 14, 2000, and Mavericks games became more than just ordinary NBA games - they were a total entertainment experience.
Cuban was not only successful at instilling a sense of pride and passion into Mavericks fans by presenting himself as the ultimate role model by cheering from the same seats he had in years past, but he also became the first owner in team sports to encourage fan interaction through e-mail on his personal computer.
Cuban's whatever-it-takes attitude and commitment to winning has everyone's attention. From his first introduction to the team to the end of his first season as owner, the players responded with a 31-19 record. In each year since, the club has advanced to postseason play, making them one of the NBA’s top teams.
In Sept. 2001, Cuban co-founded HDNet, an all high-definition television network to air high-def sports, movies and entertainment. Cuban is revolutionizing the television industry with HDNet and has since expanded the business to include another 24/7 network, HDNet Movies.
Prior to his purchase of the Mavericks, Cuban co-founded Broadcast.com, the leading provider of multimedia and streaming on the Internet, in 1995, selling it to Yahoo! in July of 1999. Before Broadcast.com, Cuban co-founded MicroSolutions, a leading national systems integrator, in 1983, and later sold it to CompuServe.
Today, in addition to his ownership of the Mavericks, Cuban is an active investor in leading and cutting-edge technologies and continues to be a sought-after speaker.
