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

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
  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

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Chicago 67 8 10.3 .437 – .613 2.9 .8 .3 .5 3.0
1994–95 Chicago 68 9 13.1 .476 .000 .567 3.5 .9 .4 .5 3.5
1995–96 L.A. Lakers 57 2 12.5 .473 .000 .568 3.0 .7 .4 .6 3.2
1996–97 L.A. Lakers 58 18 17.4 .514 .333 .675 4.8 .6 .4 .4 4.2
1997–98 L.A. Lakers 70 3 14.7 .572 .000 .500 4.3 .5 .4 .4 3.6
1998–99 L. A. Lakers 14 3 11.6 .394 .000 .500 3.3 .1 .1 .3 2.3
1998–99 Cleveland 20 0 18.4 .343 – .524 5.3 .5 .9 .6 3.4
1999–2000 Phoenix 38 0 11.7 .494 .000 .576 3.0 .3 .4 .2 2.8
2000–01 Phoenix 30 6 12.9 .489 – .533 2.8 .3 .4 .2 1.8
2000–01 Golden State 38 0 24.2 .433 .250 .632 8.3 1.3 .8 .4 6.8
2001–02 Philadelphia 72 21 19.8 .458 .000 .644 5.1 .6 .7 .4 3.6
2002–03 Chicago 50 3 16.7 .485 – .571 4.1 1.0 .7 .4 3.0
2003–04 Chicago 46 3 16.4 .471 .000 .542 4.5 1.0 .8 .4 4.5
2003–04 Toronto 16 0 18.3 .383 – .667 4.3 .6 .7 .3 2.4
Career 644 77 15.4 .471 .115 .587 4.2 .7 .5 .4 3.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994 Chicago 8 0 2.5 .000 .000 – .6 .0 .0 .0 .0
1997 L.A. Lakers 3 0 2.7 1.000 – .500 .7 .3 .0 .0 1.0
1998† L.A. Lakers 12 0 17.4 .500 – .636 5.3 .6 .5 .3 2.6
2000 Phoenix 9 0 18.0 .548 – .556 6.2 .3 .7 .7 4.9
2002 Philadelphia 5 0 17.6 .250 – .750 2.8 .4 .4 .4 1.4
Career 37 0 13.2 .478 .000 .600 3.8 .4 .4 .3 2.3

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 19 November 2021.

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