Corie Blount

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Corie Blount
Personal information
Born (1969-01-04) January 4, 1969 (age 55)
Monrovia, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school Monrovia (Monrovia, California)
College
NBA draft 1993: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1993–2004
Position Power forward / center
Number44, 43, 40
Career history
1993–1995 Chicago Bulls
1995–1999 Los Angeles Lakers
1999 Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2001 Phoenix Suns
2001 Golden State Warriors
2001–2002 Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2004 Chicago Bulls
2004 Toronto Raptors
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,287 (3.6 ppg)
Rebounds 2,690 (4.2 rpg)
Assists 460 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Corie Kasoun Blount (born January 4, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player born in Monrovia, California.

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Career

A 6'9" power forward/center, Blount starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1990s, where he helped his team reach the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1993. He was then selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 25th pick of the 1993 NBA draft, and he would spend 11 seasons in the league as a member of the Bulls (1993–1995; 2002–2004), the Los Angeles Lakers (1995–1999), the Cleveland Cavaliers (1999), the Phoenix Suns (1999–2001), the Golden State Warriors (2001), the Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002), and the Toronto Raptors (2004).

Initially drafted for his athleticism, Blount developed a reliable midrange jumpshot over the course of his career, and he retired in 2004 with 2,287 career points and 2,690 career rebounds. He also appeared as himself in the 1996 film Eddie .

Drug conviction

Blount was arrested on December 5, 2008, for possession of 29 pounds of marijuana in the suburban Cincinnati, Ohio town of Hamilton. According to police reports, Blount received a package of 11 pounds of marijuana and transported it to another house that contained another 11 pounds of marijuana. Deputies also found another 7 pounds of marijuana and confiscated a 1996 Mercedes Benz, 2004 Cadillac Escalade, a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban, three guns and $29,500 in cash. Blount was charged with felony drug possession and was released on $10,090 bond. [1]

On April 3, 2009, Blount pleaded guilty to two felony possession charges in a deal to avoid trafficking charges. He was sentenced May 13, 2009 to one year in prison. He was also fined $10,000 and ordered to surrender $34,000 in cash as well as two vehicles seized in the bust. He told the judge that it was all for personal use, prompting the judge to reply, "Cheech and Chong would have had a hard time smoking that much." [2]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Source [3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993–94 Chicago 67810.3.437–.6132.9.8.3.53.0
1994–95 Chicago 68913.1.476.000.5673.5.9.4.53.5
1995–96 L.A. Lakers 57212.5.473.000.5683.0.7.4.63.2
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 581817.4.514.333.6754.8.6.4.44.2
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 70314.7.572.000.5004.3.5.4.43.6
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 14311.6.394.000.5003.3.1.1.32.3
1998–99 Cleveland 20018.4.343–.5245.3.5.9.63.4
1999–2000 Phoenix 38011.7.494.000.5763.0.3.4.22.8
2000–01 Phoenix 30612.9.489–.5332.8.3.4.21.8
2000–01 Golden State 38024.2.433.250.6328.31.3.8.46.8
2001–02 Philadelphia 722119.8.458.000.6445.1.6.7.43.6
2002–03 Chicago 50316.7.485–.5714.11.0.7.43.0
2003–04 Chicago 46316.4.471.000.5424.51.0.8.44.5
2003–04 Toronto 16018.3.383–.6674.3.6.7.32.4
Career6447715.4.471.115.5874.2.7.5.43.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1994 Chicago 802.5.000.000–.6.0.0.0.0
1997 L.A. Lakers 302.71.000–.500.7.3.0.01.0
1998† L.A. Lakers 12017.4.500–.6365.3.6.5.32.6
2000 Phoenix 9018.0.548–.5566.2.3.7.74.9
2002 Philadelphia 5017.6.250–.7502.8.4.4.41.4
Career37013.2.478.000.6003.8.4.4.32.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex-NBA player Corie Blount faces drug charges". ESPN.com. December 5, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ex-NBA's Blount gets year in prison in pot case". ESPN.com. May 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Corie Blount". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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