 Chalmers with the Miami Heat in 2009 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 19, 1986 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bartlett (Anchorage, Alaska) |
| College | Kansas (2005–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2015 | Miami Heat |
| 2015–2016, 2017–2018 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2019 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2019–2020 | AEK Athens |
| 2020–2021 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2021 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2021 | Grand Rapids Gold |
| 2022 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2023 | Zamboanga Valientes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Zamboanga Valientes of the ASEAN Basketball League. He was selected as the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves after playing three seasons of college basketball for the University of Kansas. Chalmers was named the 2006–07 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament[1] after winning the 2008 NCAA championship.[2]
In the NBA, he was the starting point guard for two championship-winning teams with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013. Chalmers is the only Alaskan to win a championship in the high school, college, and pro levels. After seven seasons with the Heat he was traded to the Grizzlies in November 2015 and waived in March 2016 due to injury. After missing a season due to injury he returned with the team in the 2017 offseason before going overseas and G-League in 2018.
- ^ "Chalmers signs deal with Heat". KUSports.com. July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ "After 20-year drought, Kansas rallies to beat Memphis for NCAA title". ESPN. April 8, 2008. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2009.