Alonzo Mourning

Alonzo Mourning

Mourning with the Heat in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1970-02-08) February 8, 1970 (age 47) Chesapeake, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia)
College	Georgetown (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Center / Power forward
Number	33
Career history
1992–1995	Charlotte Hornets
1995–2002	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) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2002) 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) 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1990, 2000) McDonald's All-American MVP (1988) Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1988)
Career statistics
Points	14,311 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds	7,137 (8.5 rpg)
Blocks	2,356 (2.8 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team competition FIBA World Championships 1990 Argentina Team competition 1994 Canada Team competition Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team competition

Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American retired professional basketball player, who played most of his 15-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career for the Miami Heat.

Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played at center. Following his college basketball career at Georgetown University, his tenacity on defense twice earned him NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and perennially 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. Since June 26, 2009, Mourning has served as Vice President of Player Programs and Development for the Heat. On August 8, 2014, Mourning was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

During his time at Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, 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 a 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 Billy Owens, Kenny Williams, Shawn Kemp, Stanley Roberts, Christian Laettner, and Malik Sealy, among others. Mourning played college basketball for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He led the nation in blocked shots his freshman year and was an All-American his last year there.