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Alonzo Mourning
Career at a glance
Alonzo Mourning played 15 NBA regular seasons between 1992 and 2008, appearing in 838 games and averaging 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Charlotte (1992–95, 215 games), Miami (11 seasons between 1995 and 2008, 593 games), New Jersey (2003–05, 30 games). His best scoring season was 1995–96 with Miami: 23.2 points per game over 70 games.
He rebounded best in 1998–99 at 11.0 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in blocks twice. Championship season: 2005–06 (Miami).
In the playoffs he appeared in 11 postseason runs (95 games, 13.6 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 14,300 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who has served since 2009 as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat. Mourning played most of his 15-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career for the Heat.
Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played the center position. Following his college basketball career at Georgetown University, his tenacity on defense twice earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and twice placed him on the NBA All-Defensive Team. Mourning made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant and later won the 2006 NBA championship with the Heat. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets and New Jersey Nets. On March 30, 2009, Mourning became the first Miami Heat player to have his number retired. In 2010, Mourning was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2014, Mourning was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2019 he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
- Born
- February 8, 1970 (age 56) Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 261 lb (118 kg)
- Position
- Center
- High school
- Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia)
- College
- Georgetown (1988–1992)
- NBA draft
- 1992: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
- Playing career
- 1992–2008
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2006)
- 7× NBA All-Star (1994–1997, 2000–2002)
- All-NBA First Team (1999)
- All-NBA Second Team (2000)
- 2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1999, 2000)
- 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999, 2000)
- 2× NBA blocks leader (1999, 2000)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)
- No. 33 retired by Miami Heat
- Consensus first-team All-American (1992)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1990)
- Third-team All-American – NABC (1991)
- Big East Player of the Year (1992)
- 2× First-team All-Big East (1990, 1992)
- 3× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1989, 1990, 1992)
- NCAA blocks leader (1989)
- 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1990, 2000)
- National high school player of the year(1988)
- McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP (1988)
- 2× First-team Parade All-American (1987, 1988)
- Second-team Parade All-American (1986)
- 2× Virginia Mr. Basketball (1987, 1988)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Charlotte | 78 | 78 | 33.9 | .511 | .000 | .781 | 10.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 3.5 | 21.0 |
| 1993–94 | Charlotte | 60 | 59 | 33.6 | .505 | .000 | .762 | 10.2 | 1.4 | .5 | 3.1 | 21.5 |
| 1994–95 | Charlotte | 77 | 77 | 38.2 | .519 | .324 | .761 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .6 | 2.9 | 21.3 |
| 1995–96 | Miami | 70 | 70 | 38.2 | .523 | .300 | .685 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 23.2 |
| 1996–97 | Miami | 66 | 65 | 35.2 | .534 | .111 | .642 | 9.9 | 1.6 | .8 | 2.9 | 19.8 |
| 1997–98 | Miami | 58 | 56 | 33.4 | .551 | .000 | .665 | 9.6 | .9 | .7 | 2.2 | 19.2 |
| 1998–99 | Miami | 46 | 46 | 38.1 | .511 | .000 | .652 | 11.0 | 1.6 | .7 | 3.9* | 20.1 |
| 1999–00 | Miami | 79 | 78 | 34.8 | .551 | .000 | .711 | 9.5 | 1.6 | .5 | 3.7* | 21.7 |
| 2000–01 | Miami | 13 | 3 | 23.5 | .518 | .000 | .564 | 7.8 | .9 | .3 | 2.4 | 13.6 |
| 2001–02 | Miami | 75 | 74 | 32.7 | .516 | .333 | .657 | 8.4 | 1.2 | .4 | 2.5 | 15.7 |
| 2003–04 | New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 17.9 | .465 | .000 | .882 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | .5 | 8.0 |
| 2004–05 | New Jersey | 18 | 14 | 25.4 | .453 | .000 | .593 | 7.1 | .8 | .3 | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| 2004–05 | Miami | 19 | 3 | 12.9 | .516 | .000 | .564 | 3.7 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 2005–06† | Miami | 65 | 20 | 20.0 | .597 | .000 | .594 | 5.5 | .2 | .2 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| 2006–07 | Miami | 77 | 43 | 20.4 | .560 | .000 | .601 | 4.5 | .2 | .2 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| 2007–08 | Miami | 25 | 0 | 15.6 | .547 | .000 | .592 | 3.7 | .3 | .2 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| Career | 838 | 686 | 31.0 | .527 | .247 | .692 | 8.5 | 1.1 | .5 | 2.8 | 17.1 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 1 | 18.8 | .545 | .000 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .8 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Charlotte | 9 | 9 | 40.8 | .480 | .000 | .774 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .7 | 3.4 | 23.8 |
| 1995 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 43.5 | .421 | .500 | .837 | 13.3 | 2.8 | .8 | 3.3* | 22.0 |
| 1996 | Miami | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | .486 | .000 | .714 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .7 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1997 | Miami | 17 | 17 | 37.1 | .491 | .375 | .555 | 10.2 | 1.1 | .6 | 2.7* | 17.8 |
| 1998 | Miami | 4 | 4 | 34.5 | .518 | .000 | .655 | 8.5 | 1.3 | .8 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| 1999 | Miami | 5 | 5 | 38.8 | .521 | .000 | .653 | 8.2 | .8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 21.6 |
| 2000 | Miami | 10 | 10 | 37.6 | .484 | .000 | .667 | 10.0 | 1.4 | .2 | 3.3* | 21.6 |
| 2001 | Miami | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | .480 | .000 | .579 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | Miami | 15 | 2 | 16.9 | .705 | .000 | .558 | 4.8 | .3 | .3 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| 2006† | Miami | 21 | 0 | 10.8 | .703 | .000 | .667 | 2.9 | .1 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Miami | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | .909 | .000 | .385 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | .8 | 6.3 |
| Career | 95 | 57 | 27.3 | .512 | .368 | .649 | 7.0 | .9 | .5 | 2.3 | 13.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Georgetown | 34 | 34 | 28.3 | .603 | .250 | .667 | 7.3 | .7 | .4 | 5.0* | 13.1 |
| 1989–90 | Georgetown | 31 | 31 | 30.2 | .525 | .000 | .783 | 8.5 | 1.2 | .5 | 2.2 | 16.5 |
| 1990–91 | Georgetown | 23 | 23 | 29.7 | .522 | .308 | .793 | 7.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991–92 | Georgetown | 32 | 31 | 32.8 | .595 | .000 | .758 | 10.7 | 1.7 | .6 | 5.0 | 21.3 |
| Career | 120 | 119 | 30.3 | .566 | .261 | .754 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .5 | 3.8 | 16.7 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 10″
- Weight
- 261 lb
- Position
- Center
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1992
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 2
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