Corie Blount

Corie Blount

Personal information
Born	(1969-01-04) January 4, 1969 Monrovia, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Monrovia (Monrovia, California)
College	Santa Ana College (1989–1991) Cincinnati (1991–1993)
NBA draft	1993: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1993–2004
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	44, 43, 40
Career history
1993–1995	Chicago Bulls
1995–1999	Los Angeles Lakers
1999	Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2001	Phoenix Suns
2001	Golden State Warriors
2001–2002	Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2004	Chicago Bulls
2004	Toronto Raptors
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,287 (3.6 ppg)
Rebounds	2,690 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	460 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Corie Kasoun Blount (born January 4, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player born in Monrovia, California.

Career

A 6'9" power forward/center, Blount starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1990s, where he helped his team reach the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1993. He was then selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 25th pick of the 1993 NBA draft, and he would spend 11 seasons in the league as a member of the Bulls (1994–1995; 2002–2004), the Los Angeles Lakers (1995–1999), the Cleveland Cavaliers (1999), the Phoenix Suns (1999–2001), the Golden State Warriors (2001), the Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002), and the Toronto Raptors (2004).

Initially drafted for his athleticism, Blount developed a reliable midrange jumpshot over the course of his career, and he retired in 2004 with 2,287 career points and 2,690 career rebounds. He also appeared as himself in the 1996 film Eddie.

Drug conviction

Blount was arrested on December 5, 2008 for possession of 29 pounds of marijuana in the suburban Cincinnati, Ohio town of Hamilton. According to police reports, Blount received a package of 11 pounds of marijuana and transported it to another house that contained another 11 pounds of marijuana. Deputies also found another 7 pounds of marijuana and confiscated a 1996 Mercedes Benz, 2004 Cadillac Escalade, a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban, three guns and $29,500 in cash. Blount was charged with felony drug possession and was released on $10,090 bond.

On April 3, 2009, Blount pleaded guilty to two felony possession charges in a deal to avoid trafficking charges. He was sentenced May 13, 2009 to one year in prison. He was also fined $10,000 and ordered to surrender $34,000 in cash as well as two vehicles seized in the bust. He told the judge that it was all for personal use, prompting the judge to reply, "Cheech and Chong would have had a hard time smoking that much."

External links

• Career stats at basketball-reference.com
• Corie Blount Returns as Assistant Coach at ucbearcats.cstv.com