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Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional
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player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the
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since June 2009. Mourning played most of his 15-year
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(NBA) career for the Heat. Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played the center position. Following his college basketball career at
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, his tenacity on defense twice earned him the
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and twice placed him on the
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. Mourning made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant and later won the 2006 NBA championship with the Heat. Mourning also played for the
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and
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. 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 August 2014, Mourning was inducted into the
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, and in August 2019 he was inducted into the
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.


Early life

Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. was born on February 8, 1970, in
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. He attended Indian River High School, where he excelled in
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. He led the team to 51 straight victories and a state title his junior year (1987). As a senior, he averaged 25 points, 15 rebounds and 12 blocked shots per game. He was named Player of the Year by USA Today, Parade, Gatorade, and Naismith. He was the #1 recruit of the 1988 class, over Christian Laettner, Shawn Kemp, Billy Owens, Kenny Williams, Stanley Roberts, Rick Fox, and
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, among others.


College career

Mourning played
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for John Thompson at
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. He made an immediate impact as a freshman, starting all 34 games for the Hoyas, averaging 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. But his most notable accomplishment was leading the nation in total blocked shots (169) and blocks per game (5.0); both figures led the nation and set NCAA records for a freshman at that time. Mourning's scoring and rebounding improved over the next two seasons, but his shot-blocking declined significantly, as his taller teammate
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established himself as starting center for Georgetown, forcing Mourning to play at power forward. After Mutombo entered the
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in 1991, Mourning re-took his place as starting center, and responded with a spectacular senior season in 1991–92. He averaged 21.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks per game that year, and collected numerous awards, including Consensus First-Team All-American and Big East Conference Player of the Year. He was also named Big East Defensive Player of the Year, which he had won twice previously (as a freshman in 1988–89, and again as a sophomore in 1989–90, sharing the award with Mutombo that season; Mutombo won the award alone in 1990–91). Mourning finished his college career with 2,001 points and 1,032 rebounds, reaching the exclusive 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound milestone. More impressively, he finished with 453 blocked shots in his college career, ranking first all-time in NCAA history at that time. Mourning was never listed as the all-time leader in Georgetown history, as the school credits
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with 493 blocks during his college career, but blocked shots were not an official NCAA statistic at that time.


Professional career


Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995)

Mourning was selected second overall in the 1992 NBA draft by the
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, behind
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and before Christian Laettner. Mourning was named to the league's all-rookie team in 1993 after averaging 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.47 blocks. He finished second to Shaquille O'Neal in rookie of the year voting. He posted the highest scoring average of any rookie in Hornets history. Mourning and O'Neal were the first NBA rookies since David Robinson in the 1989–90 season to average 20 or more points and 10-plus rebounds in their first seasons. Mourning shattered Charlotte's blocked-shots records, becoming the Hornets' all-time career leader in the 49th game of the season. The greatest moment of Mourning's rookie season came on May 5, 1993, in Game 4 of a first-round playoff series against the
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. His 20-footer with .4 seconds left gave the Hornets a 104–103 victory in the game and a 3–1 victory in the series. The Hornets lost in the second round to the
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in five games, with Mourning averaging 23.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.4 blocks in nine playoff games. The following year, Mourning played in just 60 games, posting almost similar averages of 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game, but the Hornets missed the playoffs. In the 1994–95 season, Mourning and teammate Larry Johnson led the Hornets to a 50-win season and reached the playoffs. Mourning ranked first on the team in scoring (21.3 per game), rebounding (9.9 per game), blocked shots (2.92 per game), and
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(.519), and played in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game where he scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. The Hornets lost in four games to the
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in the first round of the playoffs, despite Mourning averaging 22 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks during the series.


Miami Heat (1995–2003)

On November 3, 1995, after Mourning rejected Charlotte's contract extension offer worth an average of $11.2 million for seven years and knowing they would not be able to re-sign him, the Hornets traded him, along with reserves Pete Myers and LeRon Ellis to the
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in exchange for Glen Rice,
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, Khalid Reeves and a first-round pick in the
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. Mourning would immediately serve as the centerpiece of the
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-coached Heat, and in his first season in Miami he averaged 23.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as Miami made the playoffs before being swept in the first round by the 72-win Bulls. Mourning played in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game and was joined by All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway who arrived through a mid-season trade. In July 1996, Mourning signed a seven-year, $105 million contract with the Heat. In the 1996–97 season, the Heat would go on to win a then franchise-record 61 games, finishing second in the Eastern Conference behind the defending champions Bulls, while Mourning averaged 19.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. In the playoffs, Miami defeated the
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in five games, and advanced to the conference semifinals against the Knicks, where the rivalry between the Heat and the
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intensified. The Knicks took a 3–1 series lead, but following a brawl between Charlie Ward and P. J. Brown late in Game 5, multiple suspensions were handed down. Mourning scored 28 points in Game 6, followed by a 22-point, 12-rebound performance in Game 7 to help Miami advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, a franchise first, to face Chicago. The Bulls took a 3–0 series lead, and Mourning guaranteed a victory in Game 4 as the Heat won 87–80. However, with a 100–87 loss in Game 5, the Heat were eliminated by the Bulls. In the 1997–98 season, Mourning played 58 games and averaged 19.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game as the Heat won 55 games. However, Miami lost in the first round to the Knicks, with Mourning missing the deciding Game 5 due to a suspension caused by a fight between Mourning and former teammate Larry Johnson in Game 4. The brawl also involved Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who was seen dangling on Mourning's leg in an attempt to break up the fight. The following season, the Heat won 31 games in a lockout-shortened 50-game schedule, and Mourning won his first of two consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards after leading the league in blocks with 3.9 per game. Despite finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Heat once again fell short to the Knicks in the first round, with Allan Houston securing the series victory with a last-second jumper in Game 5. Mourning again led the NBA in blocks in the 1999–2000 season, this time with a 3.7 average, and won Defensive Player of the Year. Miami finished the regular season with 52 wins and faced the Knicks in the second round. But for a third straight season, the Heat lost to the Knicks in a winner-take-all game, this time in Game 7. Shortly after playing for the gold medal-winning U.S. national team in the
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, Mourning was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease. Initially deemed out for the remainder of the season, Mourning returned for the final 13 games, helping the Heat win 50 games despite playing limited minutes. However, Miami was swept 3–0 in the first round by the Hornets. In the 2001–02 season, Mourning played 75 games and averaged 15.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, earning his final All-Star nod. Despite that, the Heat missed the playoffs with a 36–46 record. Mourning missed the entire 2002–03 season as he continued to deal with a serious kidney disorder, and without their star center, the Heat won only 25 games and missed the playoffs again.


New Jersey Nets (2003–2004)

Mourning signed a four-year deal with the
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in July 2003 as a free agent. On November 24, 2003, after appearing in 12 games, Mourning retired from the NBA due to complications from his kidney disease. On December 19, he underwent a successful kidney transplant. In 2004, he started practicing with the Nets again, and made the team's regular season roster during the 2004–05 season. He did not play a significant role with the Nets, however, and openly complained to the media that he wanted out of New Jersey, especially after the team traded away Kenyon Martin. After playing in just 30 total games for New Jersey, Mourning,
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and Aaron Williams (and two first-round draft picks) were traded to the
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for
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on December 17, 2004. Mourning never reported to the Raptors, and was bought out of his contract at a remaining $9 million on February 11, 2005. Raptors team officials later said that he did not meet the medical conditions to play for the team. Mourning then finished the season with the Heat being paid a second salary, the veteran's minimum.


Return to the Heat (2005–2008)

Mourning re-signed with the Heat on March 1, 2005. His role was reduced as a backup because of superstar
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, although he was called upon as a starter due to O'Neal missing stretches due to injury. O'Neal and Mourning even played together on the court at times, with Mourning playing power forward. Because of physical limitations, his minutes were reduced, but was still a steady contributor. Mourning's tenacious defense, steady offense, and all around hustle helped the Heat gain and maintain the first seed in Eastern Conference during the 2004–05 season. Mourning finished the regular season ranking third in blocked shots at 2.66 per game, despite only playing 20 minutes per contest. Miami swept the Nets in the first round of the playoffs, with Mourning recording 21 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes in Game 2. In the second round against the
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, Mourning stepped in for the injured O'Neal and scored 14 points with 13 rebounds and blocked four shots in Game 3 as Miami completed another four-game sweep. Miami fell in seven games to the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Mourning leading the team in blocks with three per game for the series. On June 17, 2005, the Heat picked up the team option on Mourning, as the Heat once again overhauled their roster, acquiring other veterans seeking a title such as Antoine Walker and
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. Mourning continued to serve as the Heat's backup center, and early on stepped in to serve as the team's starting center after O'Neal suffered an injury. Mourning started in 20 games out of a total of 65 games played, averaging 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, while finishing third in the league with 2.7 blocks per game despite playing as a reserve. In the playoffs, Mourning continued to shine in his role as a defensive player off the bench, as Miami advanced past the Bulls and the Nets before defeating the Pistons in six games to advance to the 2006 NBA Finals, the first NBA Finals in franchise history and the first for Mourning. After a 2–0 deficit, Miami won all three of its home games led by the spectacular play of
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, and in Game 6 in Dallas, Mourning came off the bench to score eight points with six rebounds and a team-high five blocks to help Miami win its first NBA championship in franchise history. After winning the championship, Mourning announced that he would return to the Heat in the 2006–07 season to defend their title, despite receiving offers of more money from other teams, including the
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. In 2007, Mourning announced he would return for one more year with the Heat and his 15th season. "It will definitely be my last year", Mourning said. After starting the season on a solid note averaging 6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.75 blocks in just over 16 minutes played per 24 games, Mourning tore his
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in his right knee on December 19, 2007, during the first quarter of the 117–111 overtime loss to the
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. During the 2007–08 season, he became the Heat's all-time leader in points scored (which has since been surpassed by
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).


Retirement

Mourning announced his retirement from the NBA on January 22, 2009. In his press conference he said, "At 38 I feel like I've physically done all I can for this game." One month later, the Heat announced that they would retire Mourning's number 33 jersey, making him the first Heat player to be so honored. The jersey retirement ceremony occurred on March 30, 2009, when the Heat hosted the
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. During the extended halftime ceremony, Mourning was introduced by Florida Governor
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; former Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson; Basketball Hall of Famer
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; Heat players
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and
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; and Heat head coach
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. In May 2009, he was named to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors athletes, coaches, and administrators who contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. In the following April, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding high school, collegiate, and professional career as well as his commitment to volunteer service in the communities in which he has lived and worked throughout his life. Mourning announced his return to the Heat in late June 2009; he holds the position of vice president of player programs and development, which covers community outreach and mentoring young players. Mourning played in a basketball game for
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's 50th birthday at the basketball court at the White House in 2011. In addition to Mourning, the game featured Shane Battier,
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,
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,
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, Joakim Noah, Chris Paul and Derrick Rose and Obama's friends from high school.
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and
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were spectators. On April 7, 2014, it was announced that Mourning would be inducted into the
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on August 8. On March 26, 2019, Mourning was named to the
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, and was inducted on August 30. In 2021, to commemorate the NBA's 75th anniversary ''
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'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Mourning as the 69th greatest player in NBA history. Mourning told
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on June 4, 2024, that he is cancer-free after his March
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following a February
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of high-grade stage 3 cancer.


Awards and achievements

* 3-time NBA champion: 2006 (as a player), 2012, 2013 (as vice president of player programs) * 7-time NBA All-Star: 1994–1997, 2000–2002 * All-NBA First Team: 1999 * All-NBA Second Team: 2000 * 2-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1999, 2000 * 2-time NBA All-Defensive First Team: 1999, 2000 * NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1993 * J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2002 * 2-time NBA blocks leader: 1999, 2000 * Heat franchise second leading scorer with 9,459 points * Won gold at the
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and the
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with the United States national team * Won bronze at the
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with the United States national team * McDonald's All-American Game MVP : 1988 * Mr. Basketball USA: 1988 * Naismith Prep Player of the Year: 1988 * USA Today High School Player of the Year: 1988 * 2× First-team ''Parade'' All-American: 1987, 1988 * Second-team ''Parade'' All-American: 1986 * Virginia Mr. Basketball: 1988


Charitable work

In 1997, Mourning established Alonzo Mourning Charities Inc. to aid in the development of children and families living in at-risk situations and provides support and services that enhance the lives of youth of promise. After being diagnosed with focal glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), Mourning launched Zo's Fund for Life, a campaign which seeks to raise funds for research, education, and testing to fight focal glomerulosclerosis. Funds are allocated toward research for a cure, education for doctors and the general public, testing for early detection and a fund for those not able to afford medication. In 2007, Mourning along with
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, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee,
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, and Cal Ripken Jr. founded Athletes for Hope, a charitable organization, which helps professional athletes get involved in charitable causes and inspires millions of non-athletes to volunteer and support the community. In 2003, he also founded the Overtown Youth Center for underprivileged kids, located in Miami, Florida. The program aims to inspire, empower, and enrich these children while teaching them to become positive contributing citizens. In 2009, the Miami-Dade school board named a new high school in
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, in his honor, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus.


Personal life

Mourning and his ex-wife Tracy have three children. Like his father, his oldest son, Trey Mourning played for the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team, wearing his father's signature number 33 jersey. They resided in Pinecrest, Florida, where Mourning purchased a two-story, 9,786-square-foot residence for $4.5 million in 2012. On June 26, 2019, Trey was included on the
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roster for the 2019 NBA Summer League, and was later selected second overall by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the
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in the 2019 NBA G League draft. In July 2011, Mourning was sued by Miami-based lawyer Spencer Aronfeld on behalf of Alberto Candoleria for crashing his car into another car and then leaving the scene of the accident. The Florida Highway Patrol later charged Mourning with leaving the scene of a car accident. The accident allegedly occurred after he left
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's wedding in Miami Beach after 3:00 a.m. Candoleria had just been in an accident when Mourning struck his car. In 2015, Mourning was one of eight Virginians honored in the
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's "Strong Men & Women in Virginia History" for his charitable work and for his contributions to the sport of basketball.


Kidney transplant

On November 25, 2003, Mourning's cousin and a retired U. S. Marine, Jason Cooper, was visiting Mourning's gravely ill grandmother in the hospital. Mourning's father was present and informed Cooper that Mourning was retiring that day from the NBA because of a life-threatening kidney disease,
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a histopathologic finding of scarring (sclerosis) of glomeruli and damage to renal podocytes. This process damages the filtration function of the kidney, resulting in protein presence in the urine du ...
, the same problem that
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had in 1999. Cooper asked if there was anything he could do, and began to contemplate donating one of his kidneys to his estranged cousin, whom he had not seen in 25 years and whom he only knew through basketball. Cooper was tested for compatibility, along with many other family members and friends (including fellow NBA center and good friend
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); during his grandmother's funeral, Mourning received the news that Jason Cooper was a match. Mourning received Cooper's left kidney on December 19, 2003.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1992–93 , style="text-align:left;", Charlotte , 78 , , 78 , , 33.9 , , .511 , , .000 , , .781 , , 10.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 3.5 , , 21.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993–94 , style="text-align:left;", Charlotte , 60 , , 59 , , 33.6 , , .505 , , .000 , , .762 , , 10.2 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 3.1 , , 21.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994–95 , style="text-align:left;", Charlotte , 77 , , 77 , , 38.2 , , .519 , , .324 , , .761 , , 9.9 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 2.9 , , 21.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1995–96 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 70 , , 70 , , 38.2 , , .523 , , .300 , , .685 , , 10.4 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , 2.7 , , 23.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1996–97 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 66 , , 65 , , 35.2 , , .534 , , .111 , , .642 , , 9.9 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , 2.9 , , 19.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1997–98 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 58 , , 56 , , 33.4 , , .551 , , .000 , , .665 , , 9.6 , , .9 , , .7 , , 2.2 , , 19.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1998–99 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 46 , , 46 , , 38.1 , , .511 , , .000 , , .652 , , 11.0 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 3.9* , , 20.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1999–00 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 79 , , 78 , , 34.8 , , .551 , , .000 , , .711 , , 9.5 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 3.7* , , 21.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 13 , , 3 , , 23.5 , , .518 , , .000 , , .564 , , 7.8 , , .9 , , .3 , , 2.4 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 75 , , 74 , , 32.7 , , .516 , , .333 , , .657 , , 8.4 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 2.5 , , 15.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, 12 , , 0 , , 17.9 , , .465 , , .000 , , .882 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , .2 , , .5 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, 18 , , 14 , , 25.4 , , .453 , , .000 , , .593 , , 7.1 , , .8 , , .3 , , 2.3 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 19 , , 3 , , 12.9 , , .516 , , .000 , , .564 , , 3.7 , , .2 , , .2 , , 1.7 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;", 2005–06† , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 65 , , 20 , , 20.0 , , .597 , , .000 , , .594 , , 5.5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.7 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 77 , , 43 , , 20.4 , , .560 , , .000 , , .601 , , 4.5 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 25 , , 0 , , 15.6 , , .547 , , .000 , , .592 , , 3.7 , , .3 , , .2 , , 1.7 , , 6.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 838 , , 686 , , 31.0 , , .527 , , .247 , , .692 , , 8.5 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 2.8 , , 17.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star , 4 , , 1 , , 18.8 , , .545 , , .000 , , .667 , , 4.8 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 2.0 , , 10.0


Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;",
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte , 9 , , 9 , , 40.8 , , .480 , , .000 , , .774 , , 9.9 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 3.4 , , 23.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte , 4 , , 4 , , 43.5 , , .421 , , .500 , , .837 , , 13.3 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 3.3* , , 22.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 3 , , 3 , , 30.7 , , .486 , , .000 , , .714 , , 6.0 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , 18.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 17 , , 17 , , 37.1 , , .491 , , .375 , , .555 , , 10.2 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 2.7* , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 4 , , 4 , , 34.5 , , .518 , , .000 , , .655 , , 8.5 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 2.5 , , 19.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 5 , , 5 , , 38.8 , , .521 , , .000 , , .653 , , 8.2 , , .8 , , 1.6 , , 2.8 , , 21.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 10 , , 10 , , 37.6 , , .484 , , .000 , , .667 , , 10.0 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 3.3* , , 21.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 3 , , 3 , , 30.3 , , .480 , , .000 , , .579 , , 5.3 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 1.7 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 15 , , 2 , , 16.9 , , .705 , , .000 , , .558 , , 4.8 , , .3 , , .3 , , 2.2 , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;",
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
† , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 21 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .703 , , .000 , , .667 , , 2.9 , , .1 , , .2 , , 1.1 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 4 , , 0 , , 13.8 , , .909 , , .000 , , .385 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , .0 , , .8 , , 6.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 95 , , 57 , , 27.3 , , .512 , , .368 , , .649 , , 7.0 , , .9 , , .5 , , 2.3 , , 13.6


College

, - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" , Georgetown , 34 , , 34 , , 28.3 , , .603 , , .250 , , .667 , , 7.3 , , .7 , , .4 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 5.0* , , 13.1 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , Georgetown , 31 , , 31 , , 30.2 , , .525 , , .000 , , .783 , , 8.5 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 2.2 , , 16.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" , Georgetown , 23 , , 23 , , 29.7 , , .522 , , .308 , , .793 , , 7.7 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 2.4 , , 15.8 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Georgetown , 32 , , 31 , , 32.8 , , .595 , , .000 , , .758 , , 10.7 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , 5.0 , , 21.3 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 120 , , 119 , , 30.3 , , .566 , , .261 , , .754 , , 8.6 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 3.8 , , 16.7 , -


See also

* List of NBA career blocks leaders * List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders * List of NBA annual blocks leaders * List of NBA single-season blocks per game leaders *
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders __NOTOC__ In basketball, a block (basketball), block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal (basketball), field goal attempt without committing a personal foul (basketball), foul. The top 25 highest bloc ...
*
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders In basketball, a block (basketball), block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal (basketball), field goal attempt without committing a personal foul (basketball), foul. The National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...
*
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders In basketball, a free throw is "an opportunity given to a player to score one (1) point, uncontested, from position behind the free throw line and inside the semicircle." The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I (NCAA), Divi ...
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds __NOTOC__ This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball players who amassed both 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in their careers. In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I basketball, reco ...


References


External links

*
Mourning's acceptance speech
for the 2015 Strong Men & Women in Virginia History event on
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