Alonzo Mourning

Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat since June 2009.[1][2] Mourning played most of his 15-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career for the Heat.

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Alonzo Mourning

Mourning with the Miami Heat in 2007
Miami Heat
Position	Vice President of Player Programs and Development
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1970-02-08) February 8, 1970 (age 53) Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia)
College	Georgetown (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Center
Number	33
Career history
1992–1995	Charlotte Hornets
1995–2003	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) 3× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1989, 1990, 1992) 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1990, 2000) NCAA blocks leader (1989) National high school player of the year (1988) McDonald's All-American Game MVP (1988) 2× First-team Parade All-American (1987, 1988) Second-team Parade All-American (1986) Virginia Mr. Basketball (1988)
Career statistics
Points	14,311 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds	7,137 (8.5 rpg)
Blocks	2,356 (2.8 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Summer Olympics 2000 Sydney FIBA World Cup 1994 Canada 1990 Argentina Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle

Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played the center position. Following his college basketball career at Georgetown University, his tenacity on defense twice earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and twice 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.[3] In 2010, Mourning was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In August 2014, Mourning was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in August 2019 he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.