Mark D. Blount ( ; born November 30, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball center with four teams in the National Basketball Association between 2000 and 2009.

Career

Blount spent his freshman year of high school in

Summerville, South Carolina Summerville is a town in the U.S. state of South Carolina situated mostly in Dorchester County, with small portions in Berkeley and Charleston counties. It is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Su ...

, playing for

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. 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 The 1997 NBA draft took place on June 25, 1997, at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto ...

by the Seattle SuperSonics, and spent three seasons in the minor American leagues. He was first signed by the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

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 The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 in the 2004 NBA Finals. Events This was the last season for the original two-div ...

, Blount put 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 The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

on March 1, 2004. Following the season, Blount signed a six-year, $41 million contract with the Celtics.

Off the court

When his career ended in 2010, Blount purchased investment properties in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida as well as opening Auntie Anne's franchises in the area. As of 2018, he lived in

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and continued to invest in real estate. He is the author of the book ''My First Triple Double.''

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,

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, 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.TIMBERWOLVES WAIVE C MARK BLOUNT
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NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Boston , 64 , , 50 , , 17.2 , , .505 , , .000 , , .697 , , 3.6 , , .5 , , .6 , , 1.2 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Boston , 44 , , 0 , , 9.4 , , .421 , , .000 , , .811 , , 1.9 , , .2 , , .4 , , .4 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Denver , 54 , , 24 , , 16.4 , , .393 , , .000 , , .717 , , 3.4 , , .6 , , .4 , , .9 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Boston , 27 , , 7 , , 19.2 , , .563 , , .000 , , .750 , , 4.6 , , .8 , , .7 , , .6 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Boston , 82 , , 73 , , 29.3 , , .566 , , .000 , , .719 , , 7.2 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Boston , 82 , , 57 , , 26.0 , , .529 , , .000 , , .713 , , 4.8 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .8 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Boston , 39 , , 25 , , 27.8 , , .511 , , .000 , , .764 , , 4.2 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , .9 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Minnesota , 42 , , 30 , , 27.5 , , .506 , , .000 , , .747 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , .6 , , 1.0 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Minnesota , 82 , , 81 , , 31.0 , , .509 , , .290 , , .754 , , 6.2 , , .8 , , .5 , , .7 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 69 , , 46 , , 22.3 , , .462 , , .386 , , .638 , , 3.8 , , .6 , , .5 , , .5 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami , 20 , , 0 , , 10.4 , , .385 , , .407 , , .615 , , 2.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , .4 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 605 , , 393 , , 23.1 , , .504 , , .359 , , .723 , , 4.6 , , .8 , , .5 , , .8 , , 8.2

Playoffs

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2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, style="text-align:left;", Boston , 4 , , 0 , , 9.8 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , .5 , , .5 , , 1.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

, style="text-align:left;", Boston , 10 , , 0 , , 14.4 , , .545 , , .000 , , .700 , , 3.6 , , .2 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, style="text-align:left;", Boston , 4 , , 4 , , 36.3 , , .486 , , .000 , , .737 , , 9.3 , , 1.0 , , 1.5 , , 2.0 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, style="text-align:left;", Boston , 4 , , 0 , , 10.8 , , .286 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 22 , , 4 , , 16.9 , , .467 , , .000 , , .697 , , 3.9 , , .4 , , .9 , , .8 , , 4.2

Notes

External links

* * Mark Blount Stats a
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blount, Mark 1975 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American men's basketball players Baltimore Bayrunners players Basketball players from New York (state) Basketball players from South Carolina Boston Celtics players Centers (basketball) Denver Nuggets players La Crosse Bobcats players Minnesota Timberwolves players Miami Heat players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Paris Racing Basket players People from Summerville, South Carolina Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Seattle SuperSonics draft picks Yakima Sun Kings players United States Basketball League players Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni