Mark Blount

This article is about the American basketball player. For the English footballer, see Mark Blount (footballer).

Mark Blount

Center
Personal information
Date of birth	November 30, 1975 (1975-11-30) (age 35)
Place of birth	Yonkers, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Pittsburgh
NBA Draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career	2000–present
Career history
Yakima Sun Kings (CBA) (1997) Paris Basket Racing (France) (1997–1998) Atlantic City Seagulls (USBL) (1998) La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) (1998) Baltimore Bayrunners (IBL) (1999–2000) New Jersey Shorecats (USBL) (2000) Boston Celtics (2000–2002, 2003–2006) Denver Nuggets (2002–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2006–2008) Miami Heat (2007–2009)
Stats at NBA.com

Mark D. Blount ( /ˈblʌnt/ 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

Legend
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
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
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

1. ^ Szczerbiak, Davis change teams in seven-player trade. Updated January 27, 2006
2. ^ By trading two more veteran starters, Wolves grow even younger. Updated October 24, 2007
3. ^ "Minnesota Acquires Mark Blount from the Heat". NBA.com. 2009-08-13. http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/minnesota_acquires_mark_blount_2009_08_13.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
4. ^ TIMBERWOLVES WAIVE C MARK BLOUNT

External links

• Mark Blount at NBA.com
• Mark Blount at Basketball-Reference.com

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Name	Blount, Mark
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Date of birth	November 30, 1975
Place of birth	Yonkers, New York
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