Alonzo Mourning is another talented young player who
everyone would be talking about as the best big man to come out of the
draft since David Robinson, except for 'Zo's rookie classmate, Shaq. He plays much bigger and stronger than his
6-10, 269 lb frame. In 49 games he became the Hornet's all time leading
shot blocker. Mourning can shoot from the perimeter and split the double
team, but he is most dangerous when he gets inside and dumps in a little
jump hook. One of his drawbacks is that he can get into foul trouble.
Mourning joins Shaq as a repeat all-star (1994-1997, 2000, 2002) and a
dominant new center in the NBA. Once again he was an eastern conference
reserve at the AS game in 1997, but did not play due to injury. He was
an all-star reserve in 2002 in his seventh appearance, coming back from
missing most of the 2000-2001 season due to a kidney ailment. He
finished second to Shaq in rookie of the year voting and probably will
always be in that position in relation to Shaq. He was named rookie of
the month twice, March and April of 1993, and made
it on the NBA All-Rookie team. He was on Dream Team II, but wasn't
invited to the party for III. He was named to the Olympic Team in
2000. At Georgetown, he was a 1992 consensus
first team All-American, and in 1990 he was a consensus second team
All-American. He was also named the Big East Conference Player of the
Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Tournament MVP...the first player
ever to receive all 3 honors in one year. Alonzo won the J. Walter
Kennedy Citizenship Award for the 2001-2002 season. The
award is presented by the Professional Basketball Writers Association
to a
player or coach for exemplary community service.
'Zo is the
third dominant center to come out of Georgetown in the past ten years,
along with Patrick Ewing and Dikembe
Mutombo. All three are known for their overpowering defensive play,
but each has a good offensive game as well, although Patrick and 'Zo are
the better two. In 1989 he led the nation in blocked shots. At the
beginning of the 1995 (11/3) season he was traded to the Heat along with
Pete Myers and LeRon Ellis for Glen Rice, Khalid Reeves and Matt
Geiger. He then signed a 7 year contract rumored
to be between 105-112 million dollars. Pat Riley doesn't necessarily give
'Zo the ball on every play, but he makes the most of his touches. Alonzo
is the NBA's spokesperson for the prevention of child abuse. 1999 was
Alonzo's year dominating team's both offensively and defensively. He took
his position atop the eastern conference's elite centers. He supplanted
Mutombo on the 1999 All-Defensive First Team and won the 1999 Defensive
Player of the Year Award. He held his spot, being named to the
All-Defensive First Team in 2000 as well and holding onto the title
of Defensive Player of the Year in 2000. He was also named to the
All-NBA First Team in 1999 and to the All-NBA Second Team in 2000. He
was named to his first All-Interview Team in 2001, the Second
Team. Maybe due to his rehab he just had more to say! Alonzo was able to
come back for the end of the 2000-01 season after his kidney ailment, and
returned full speed the next year. Unfortunately he had to miss the 2002-2003 season. He became a free agent and New Jersey signed him to a 4 year, $22,618,200 contract, on July 16, 2003. During the 2004 season, he was traded to Toronto in the Vince Carter deal, but never played for them. He was finally released by the team and he signed with Miami.| PPG | RPG | APG | BlkPG | |
| College | 16.7 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Rookie | 21.0 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1993-94 | 21.5 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 1994-95 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| 1995-96 | 23.2 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 1996-97 | 19.8 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| 1997-98 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| 1998-99 | 20.1 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| 1999-00 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| 2000-01 | 13.6 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 2001-02 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Career (thru 2002) | 20.3 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
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