Mark Blount
Personal information | |
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Born | Yonkers, New York | November 30, 1975
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Pittsburgh |
NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 54th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 2000–present |
Position | Center |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Mark D. Blount (Template:Pron-en, BLUNT) (born November 30, 1975 in Yonkers, New York) is an American professional basketball player. Blount is a 7'0" (2.13 m) tall center and weighs 250 lb (113 kg), being a primarily offensive big man with a soft touch.
Blount spent his freshman year of high school in Summerville, SC, playing for Summerville High School. He then transferred to Oak Hill Academy (Virginia). He then went to Dobbs Ferry High School for his senior year and was named Mr. Basketball for Westchester County. He played his collegiate basketball at the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted 54th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, and spent three seasons in the minor American leagues.
He was first signed by the Boston Celtics as a free agent on August 1, 2000 and led the team with 76 blocks that season, the most by a Celtics rookie since Kevin McHale in 1980–81.
During the 2003–04 NBA season, Blount emerged as a dependable center, putting up 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.29 blocks per game in 29.3 minutes per game. He had a 28-point, 21-rebound game vs. the Orlando Magic on March 1, 2004.
Transactions
- August 1, 2000 – Signed with the Boston Celtics as a free agent.
- August 8, 2002 – Signed with the Denver Nuggets as a free agent.
- February 20, 2003 – Traded to the Boston Celtics.
- On January 26, 2006, Blount, along with Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two conditional second-round draft picks, were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a conditional first-round draft pick.[1]
- On October 24, 2007, Blount was traded to the Miami Heat along with teammate Ricky Davis in exchange for the Heat's Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien and a first-round draft pick.[2]
- On August 13, 2009, he was traded back to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Quentin Richardson.[3]
- On March 1, 2010, Blount was waived by the Timberwolves.[4]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2000–01 | Boston | 64 | 50 | 17.2 | .505 | .000 | .697 | 3.6 | .5 | .6 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
2001–02 | Boston | 44 | 0 | 9.4 | .421 | .000 | .811 | 1.9 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 2.1 |
2002–03 | Denver | 54 | 24 | 16.4 | .393 | .000 | .717 | 3.4 | .6 | .4 | .9 | 5.2 |
2002–03 | Boston | 27 | 7 | 19.2 | .563 | .000 | .750 | 4.6 | .8 | .7 | .6 | 4.4 |
2003–04 | Boston | 82 | 73 | 29.3 | .566 | .000 | .719 | 7.2 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
2004–05 | Boston | 82 | 57 | 26.0 | .529 | .000 | .713 | 4.8 | 1.6 | .4 | .8 | 9.4 |
2005–06 | Boston | 39 | 25 | 27.8 | .511 | .000 | .764 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .9 | 12.4 |
2005–06 | Minnesota | 42 | 30 | 27.5 | .506 | .000 | .747 | 4.8 | .8 | .6 | .9 | 10.2 |
2006–07 | Minnesota | 82 | 81 | 31.0 | .509 | .290 | .754 | 6.2 | .8 | .5 | .7 | 12.3 |
2007–08 | Miami | 69 | 46 | 22.3 | .462 | .386 | .638 | 3.8 | .6 | .5 | .5 | 8.4 |
2008–09 | Miami | 20 | 0 | 10.4 | .385 | .407 | .615 | 2.1 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 4.0 |
Career | 605 | 393 | 23.1 | .504 | .359 | .723 | 4.6 | .8 | .5 | .8 | 8.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2001–02 | Boston | 4 | 0 | 9.8 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .3 | .5 | .5 | 1.5 |
2002–03 | Boston | 10 | 0 | 14.4 | .545 | .000 | .700 | 3.6 | .2 | 1.1 | .8 | 3.1 |
2003–04 | Boston | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | .486 | .000 | .737 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
2004–05 | Boston | 4 | 0 | 10.8 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 22 | 4 | 16.9 | .467 | .000 | .697 | 3.9 | .4 | .9 | .8 | 4.2 |
Notes
- ^ Szczerbiak, Davis change teams in seven-player trade. Updated January 27, 2006
- ^ By trading two more veteran starters, Wolves grow even younger. Updated October 24, 2007
- ^ "Minnesota Acquires Mark Blount from the Heat". NBA.com. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ TIMBERWOLVES WAIVE C MARK BLOUNT
External links
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Yonkers, New York
- American basketball players
- African American basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Boston Celtics players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Miami Heat players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Centers (basketball)