Mark Blount

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

Mark Blount

File:Mark Blount.jpg Blount in 2007.
Personal information
Born	(1975-11-30) November 30, 1975 Yonkers, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Summerville Oak Hill Academy Dobbs Ferry
College	Pittsburgh (1995–1997)
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1997–2010
Position	Center
Number	30, 15
Career history
1997	Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
1997–1998	Paris Basket Racing (France)
1998	Atlantic City Seagulls (USBL)
1998	La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
1999–2000	Baltimore Bayrunners (IBL)
2000	New Jersey Shorecats (USBL)
2000–2002	Boston Celtics
2002–2003	Denver Nuggets
2003–2006	Boston Celtics
2006–2007	Minnesota Timberwolves
2007–2009	Miami Heat
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,941 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,784 (4.6 rpg)
Blocks	508 (0.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Mark D. Blount (/ˈblʌnt/ BLUNT; born November 30, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a 7'0" (2.13 m) tall, 250 lb (113 kg) center with several teams in the National Basketball Association.

Blount spent his freshman year of high school in Summerville, South Carolina, playing for Summerville High School. He then transferred to Oak Hill Academy. 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.
• 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.
• On August 13, 2009, he was traded back to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Quentin Richardson.
• On March 1, 2010, Blount was waived by the Timberwolves.

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	1.0	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	.4	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
2002	Boston	4	0	9.8	.500	.000	1.000	1.8	.3	.5	.5	1.5
2003	Boston	10	0	14.4	.545	.000	.700	3.6	.2	1.1	.8	3.1
2004	Boston	4	4	36.3	.486	.000	.737	9.3	1.0	1.5	2.0	12.0
2005	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

External links

• Mark Blount's Official Website
• Mark Blount Stats at ESPN
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Mark Blount at Basketball-Reference.com