Alfonso Plummer Torres (born September 4, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player for

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of the

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and the Puerto Rican national team. He played

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for the Arizona Western Matadors, the

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and the

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Early life

Plummer was born in

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. He began his basketball career as more of a slasher/scorer, but began to focus on his shooting at age 12 due to advice from his father. Plummer attended Colegio La Luz Juncos in Puerto Rico.

College career

Plummer began his college career at

Arizona Western College Arizona Western College (AWC) is a public community college in Yuma, Arizona. It offers associate degrees, occupational certificates, and transfer degrees. AWC also offers classes in Dateland, Parker, San Luis, Somerton, and Wellton. Aca ...

, averaging 14.9 points per game as a freshman. He helped Arizona Western finish 23–10 and won the NJCAA Region I title. Plummer scored 23 points and had nine rebounds to help win the Region I championship game, 85–81, in overtime against

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during his sophomore season. As a sophomore he averaged 18.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was named a

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Division 1 First Team All-American selection. Following his tenure at Arizona Western College, Plummer transferred to

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. On March 11, 2020, he scored a career-high 35 points including 11 three-pointers in a 71–69 loss to

Oregon State Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees through all 11 of the universit ...

. Plummer averaged 8.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game as a junior and shot 42% from the three point line. As a senior, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1 assist per game, shooting 38.3% from the three. He also made the

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Academic Honor Roll. Following the season Plummer opted to return for his fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and transfer to

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. He chose the Illini over offers from BYU,

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and

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. Plummer was named to the Third Team All-

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Professional career

Mexico City Capitanes (2022)

On November 4, 2022, Plummer was named to the opening night roster for the

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Paris Basketball (2022–2023)

On November 17, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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Ratiopharm Ulm (2024–present)

On July 7, 2024, Plummer signed with

of the

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

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Personal life

Plummer majored in international studies. He is the son of Rénan Plummer and Amara Torres, and his father played professional basketball in Panama.

References

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bioUtah Utes bioArizona Western Matadors bio
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