Alonzo Mourning

Alonzo Mourning
	Mourning with the Miami Heat in 2007
Miami Heat
Position	Vice President of Player Programs and Development
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	February 8, 1970 (age 54); Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	Indian River; (Chesapeake, Virginia)
College	Georgetown (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Center
Number	33
Career history
1992–1995	Charlotte Hornets
1995–2003	Miami Heat
2003–2004	New Jersey Nets
2005–2008	Miami Heat
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); 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1990, 2000); NCAA blocks leader (1989); National high school player of the year (1988); McDonald's All-American Game MVP (1988); 2× First-team Parade All-American (1987, 1988); Second-team Parade All-American (1986); 2× Virginia Mr. Basketball (1987, 1988);
Career statistics
Points	14,311 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds	7,137 (8.5 rpg)
Blocks	2,356 (2.8 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Summer Olympics
FIBA World Cup
Goodwill Games

Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat since June 2009.^[1]^[2] 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. Mourning 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.^[3] In 2010, Mourning was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In August 2014, Mourning was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in August 2019 he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

^ "Mourning to head player development". ESPN.com. June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ Kaskey-Blomain, Michael (November 22, 2019). "Alonzo Mourning shares his thoughts on the new-look Heat, load management in NBA and big men spacing the floor". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019. Though he officially retired from the league in 2009, Mourning never strayed far from the game, as he has worked with the Heat as their Vice President of Player Programs and Development for the past decade.
^ Cite error: The named reference Jersey ESPN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Mourning to head player development". ESPN.com. June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[2] Kaskey-Blomain, Michael (November 22, 2019). "Alonzo Mourning shares his thoughts on the new-look Heat, load management in NBA and big men spacing the floor". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019. Though he officially retired from the league in 2009, Mourning never strayed far from the game, as he has worked with the Heat as their Vice President of Player Programs and Development for the past decade.

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