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Charlotte Hornets | #22 | Forward-Center

Mason Plumlee

PPG

1.0

RPG

1.0

APG

0.5

HEIGHT

7'0" (2.13m)

WEIGHT

254lb (115kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

AGE

35 years

BIRTHDATE

March 5, 1990

DRAFT

2013 R1 Pick 22

EXPERIENCE

12 Years

7'0" | 254lb | 35 years

DRAFT

2013 R1 Pick 22

BIRTHDATE

March 5, 1990

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

EXPERIENCE

12 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER

  • 11-year NBA veteran has appeared in 786 games (457 starts) for the Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, LA Clippers and Detroit Pistsons
  • Has averaged 8.4 points and 59.4% shooting and 6.8 rebounds over his career
  • Has scored in double figures 296 times in his career and 20+ points 13 times, including a career-high 27 points on Dec. 20, 2016 at Sacramento
  • Has grabbed 10+ rebounds 170 times in his career, 15+ rebounds 23 times and 20+ boards twice, including a career-high 21 on April 24, 2021 at Indiana
  • Has tallied 112 career double-doubles
  • Has reached the NBA Playoffs seven times, holding career postseason averages of 4.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 71 games (11 starts)

2023-24 (LA Clippers)

  • Appeared in 73 games (73 starts), averaging 6.5 points (64.1 FG%, 39.2 FT%), 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 24.6 minutes per game…was the only player in the league to shoot above 60.0 percent from the field and record at least 3.0 assists per game
  • One of nine centers to average at least three assists per game
  • Led the team in rebounds (7.7), offensive rebounds (2.4) and field goal percentage (64.1)…shot 100 percent from the field in 15 games, third-most in the league (min. two FGA)
  • Tallied seven double-doubles…accrued 12 double-figure scoring performances and 25 double-digit rebounding outings
  • Delivered a season-high 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting in a win vs. Houston on Dec. 17

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL

  • Averaged 9.8 ppg (.574 FG%, 2-10 3pt, .583 FT%), 7.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.4 bpg and 25. mpg in 141 career games (100 starts)
  • Named a team captain during the 2012-13 season
  • Consensus All-America Second-Team and First Team All-ACC selection in 2012-13
  • Played alongside his two brothers, Marshall and Miles, at Duke during the 2011-12 season, becoming the third Division I brother trio to play on the same team

PERSONAL LIFE

  • Born Mason Alexander Plumlee on March 5, 1990 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Son of Perky and Leslie Plumlee…Father, Perky, is a lawyer and played basketball at Tennessee Tech…Mother, Leslie, is a pharmacist and played basketball at Purdue.
  • Has two brothers, Miles (played seven seasons in the NBA) and Marshall (played in 29 career NBA games), and a younger sister, Madeline
  • Grandfather, Albert Schultz, played basketball at Michigan Tech (1944)...he also played on the U.S. Air Force Service Team in 1945
  • Uncle, William Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire...1972 NAIA National Runner-up
  • Uncle, Chad Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  • Played AAU basketball with Indiana Elite One and Blessed IJN...helped Indiana Elite to 2008 championships at the Pittsburgh Jam Fest and Adidas May Classic...named MVP of both events
  • Wetmore Scholar and judiciary member of the Honor & Disciplinary Board at Christ School
  • Christ School Headmaster's Cup - given to senior who demonstrated exemplary character and leadership
  • Received the W. Fleming Talman Memorial Award for outstanding 3A/4A male athlete in a major sport in 2008