Mario Chalmers
Chalmers with the Heat in 2010
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 19, 1986 Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bartlett (Anchorage, Alaska) |
| College | Kansas (2005–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2015 | Miami Heat |
| 2015–2016 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves after playing three seasons of college basketball for the University of Kansas, including being a part of the 2007–08 national championship team. As a collegiate, Chalmers was named the 2006–07 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Chalmers attended Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska where he was named the 4A State Player of the Year three times in a row, joining Trajan Langdon as the only other player to do so. Chalmers also led his school to two state championships in 2002 and 2003, and a runner-up finish in 2004. As a senior in 2004–05, he was named a McDonald's All-American as well as a third-team Parade All-American.
Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Chalmers was listed as the No. 2 point guard and the No. 12 player in the nation in 2005.
Chalmers considered Arizona, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech before finally committing to the University of Kansas on May 21, 2004.
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