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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1970)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Alonzo Mourning
| image = Alonzo Mourning.jpg
| caption = Mourning with the [[Miami Heat]] in 2007
| team = Miami Heat
| position = Vice president of player programs and development
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|2|8}}
| birth_place = [[Chesapeake, Virginia]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 261
| high_school = [[Indian River High School (Virginia)|Indian River]]<br/>(Chesapeake, Virginia)
| college = [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] (1988–1992)
| draft_year = 1992
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 2
| draft_team = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| career_start = 1992
| career_end = 2008
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| career_number = 33
| years1 = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}
| team1 = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| team2 = [[Miami Heat]]
| years3 = {{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2004|start}}
| team3 = [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
| team4 = Miami Heat
| highlights =
* [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2006}})
* 7× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1994}}–{{nasg|1997}}, {{nasg|2000}}–{{nasg|2002}})
* [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1998|end}})
* [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1999|end}})
* 2× [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] (1999, 2000)
* 2× [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] (1999, 2000)
* 2× [[List of National Basketball Association season blocks leaders|NBA blocks leader]] (1999, 2000)
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1992|end}})
* No. 33 [[Miami Heat#Retired numbers|retired by Miami Heat]]
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1992 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1992]])
* Consensus second-team All-American ([[1990 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1990]])
* Third-team All-American – [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] ([[1991 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1991]])
* [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big East Player of the Year]] ([[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big East Conference men's basketball teams|All-Big East]] ([[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990]], 1992)
* 3× [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year|Big East Defensive Player of the Year]] ([[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989]], 1990, 1992)
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders|NCAA blocks leader]] (1989)
* 2× [[USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year]] (1990, 2000)
* [[List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards|National high school player of the year]] (1988)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP]] ([[1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1988]])
* 2× First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1987, 1988)
* Second-team ''Parade'' All-American (1986)
* 2× [[Virginia Mr. Basketball]] (1987, 1988)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 14,311 (17.1 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 7,137 (8.5 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]]
| stat3value = 2,356 (2.8 bpg)
| HOF_player = alonzo-mourning
| FIBA_HOF_player = alonzo-mourning
| medal_templates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Sydney]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994 Canada]] | }}
{{MedalBronze| [[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990 Argentina]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | }}
}}
'''Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr.''' (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the [[Miami Heat]] since June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning to head player development |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4289864 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=June 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaskey-Blomain |first1=Michael |title=Alonzo Mourning shares his thoughts on the new-look Heat, load management in NBA and big men spacing the floor |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/alonzo-mourning-shares-his-thoughts-on-the-new-look-heat-load-management-in-nba-and-big-men-spacing-the-floor/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=November 22, 2019 |quote=Though he officially retired from the league in 2009, Mourning never strayed far from the game, as he has worked with the Heat as their Vice President of Player Programs and Development for the past decade.}}</ref> Mourning played most of his 15-year [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) career for the Heat.

Nicknamed "'''Zo'''", Mourning played the [[center (basketball)|center]] position. Following his college basketball career at [[Georgetown University]], his tenacity on defense twice earned him the [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award]] and twice placed him on the [[NBA All-Defensive Team]]. Mourning made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant and later won the [[2006 NBA Finals|2006 NBA championship]] with the Heat. Mourning also played for the [[Charlotte Hornets]] and [[New Jersey Nets]]. On March 30, 2009, Mourning became the first Miami Heat player to have his number retired.<ref name="Jersey ESPN" /> In 2010, Mourning was inducted into the [[Virginia Sports Hall of Fame]]. In August 2014, Mourning was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]], and in August 2019 he was inducted into the [[FIBA Hall of Fame member|FIBA Hall of Fame]].

==Early life==
Mourning was born on February 8, 1970, in [[Chesapeake, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/alonzo-mourning/| title=Alonzo Mourning| website=hoophall.com| access-date=November 20, 2025}}</ref> He attended [[Indian River High School (Virginia)|Indian River High School]], where he excelled in [[basketball]]. He led the team to 51 straight victories and a state title his junior year (1987) beating [[Robinson Secondary School]] in the state finals. As a senior, he averaged 25 points, 15 rebounds and 12 blocked shots per game.<ref name="letter">{{cite web| url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/alonzo-mourning-nba-basketball| title=Letter to My Younger Self| website=[[The Players Tribune]]| first=Alonzo| last=Mourning| date=March 14, 2023| access-date=November 20, 2025}}</ref> 

Mourning was named Player of the Year by USA Today, Parade, Gatorade, and Naismith, and was the #1 recruit of the 1988 class, over [[Christian Laettner]], [[Shawn Kemp]], [[Billy Owens]], [[Kenny Williams (basketball, born 1969)|Kenny Williams]], [[Stanley Roberts]], [[Rick Fox]], and [[Malik Sealy]], among others.<ref name="letter"/>

==College career==
Mourning played [[college basketball]] for [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]] at [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="letter"/> He made an immediate impact as a freshman, starting all 34 games for the Hoyas, averaging 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. But his most notable accomplishment was leading the nation in total blocked shots (169) and blocks per game (5.0); both figures led the nation and set NCAA records for a freshman at that time.<ref name="si">{{cite web| url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/03/02/mournings-glory-after-three-years-of-controversy-and-unfulfilled-promise-georgetowns-alonzo-mourning-is-blossoming-into-one-of-the-games-consummate-centers| title=Mourning's Glory| website=[[si.com]]| first=Alexander| last=Wolff| date=March 2, 1992| access-date=November 20, 2025}}</ref>

Mourning's scoring and rebounding improved over the next two seasons, but his shot-blocking declined significantly, as his taller teammate [[Dikembe Mutombo]] established himself as starting center for Georgetown, forcing Mourning to play at power forward. After Mutombo entered the [[NBA draft]] in 1991, Mourning re-took his place as starting center, and responded with a spectacular senior season in 1991–92.<ref name="si"/> He averaged 21.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks per game that year, and collected numerous awards, including Consensus First-Team All-American and Big East Conference Player of the Year. He was also named Big East Defensive Player of the Year, which he had won twice previously (as a freshman in 1988–89, and again as a sophomore in 1989–90, sharing the award with Mutombo that season; Mutombo won the award alone in 1990–91).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/big-east-dpoy.html| title=Men's Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year Winners| website=sports-reference.com| access-date=November 20, 2025}}</ref>

Mourning finished his college career with 2,001 points and 1,032 rebounds, reaching the exclusive 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound milestone. More impressively, he finished with 453 blocked shots in his college career, ranking first all-time in NCAA history at that time. Mourning was never listed as the all-time leader in Georgetown history, as the school credits [[Patrick Ewing]] with 493 blocks during his college career, but blocked shots were not an official NCAA statistic at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/scoring_leaders_18.htm|title=Georgetown Basketball History Project: Career leaders, blocked shots|access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995)===
Mourning was selected second overall in the [[1992 NBA draft]] by the [[Charlotte Hornets]], behind [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and before [[Christian Laettner]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hornets Happenings: The Five Best Hornets Draft Picks of All Time |first= Paul |last= Augustin |url= http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210796-hornets-happenings-the-best-hornets-draft-picks-of-all-time|work= [[Bleacher Report]] |date= July 2, 2009}}</ref> Mourning was named to the league's all-rookie team in 1993 after averaging 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.47 blocks. He finished second to Shaquille O'Neal in rookie of the year voting.<ref>{{cite book |last=Robinson |first=Tom |date=2006 |title=Shaquille O'Neal: Giant on and Off the Court |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBr3_Zr6GWUC&q=shaquille+o+neal+alonzo+mourning+rookie+of+the+year |publisher=[[Enslow Publishers]] |page=48 |isbn=9780766028234}}</ref> He posted the highest scoring average of any rookie in Hornets history. Mourning and O'Neal were the first NBA rookies since [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] in the [[1989–90 NBA season|1989–90 season]] to average 20 or more points and 10-plus rebounds in their first seasons. Mourning shattered Charlotte's blocked-shots records, becoming the Hornets' all-time career leader in the 49th game of the season. The greatest moment of Mourning's rookie season came on May 5, 1993, in Game 4 of a first-round playoff series against the [[Boston Celtics]]. His 20-footer with .4 seconds left gave the Hornets a 104–103 victory in the game and a 3–1 victory in the series. The Hornets lost in the second round to the [[New York Knicks]] in five games, with Mourning averaging 23.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.4 blocks in nine playoff games. The following year, Mourning played in just 60 games, posting almost similar averages of 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game, but the Hornets missed the playoffs.

In the [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95 season]], Mourning and teammate [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] led the Hornets to a [[1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season|50-win season]] and reached the playoffs. Mourning ranked first on the team in [[point (basketball)|scoring]] (21.3 per game), [[rebound (basketball)|rebounding]] (9.9 per game), [[block (basketball)|blocked shots]] (2.92 per game), and [[field goal percentage]] (.519), and played in the [[1995 NBA All-Star Game]] where he scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. The Hornets lost in four games to the [[Chicago Bulls]] in the first round of the playoffs, despite Mourning averaging 22 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks during the series.

===Miami Heat (1995–2003)===
On November 3, 1995, after Mourning rejected Charlotte's contract extension offer worth an average of $11.2 million for seven years and knowing they would not be able to re-sign him, the Hornets traded him, along with reserves [[Pete Myers]] and [[LeRon Ellis]] to the [[Miami Heat]] in exchange for [[Glen Rice]], [[Matt Geiger]], [[Khalid Reeves]] and a first-round pick in the [[1996 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cawthon|first1=Raad|author2=Michael Sokolov|title=Hornets Forced To Deal Alonzo Mourning, Seeking $13 Million A Year, Went To Miami In A Six-player Swap. Glen Rice Became A Hornet.|url=http://articles.philly.com/1995-11-04/sports/25681814_1_hornets-dell-curry-rafael-addison|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131021755/http://articles.philly.com/1995-11-04/sports/25681814_1_hornets-dell-curry-rafael-addison|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=June 11, 2014|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|agency=Associated Press|date=November 4, 1995}}</ref>

Mourning would immediately serve as the centerpiece of the [[Pat Riley]]-coached Heat, and in his first season in Miami he averaged 23.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as Miami made the playoffs before being swept in the first round by the [[1995–96 Chicago Bulls season|72-win Bulls]]. Mourning played in the [[1996 NBA All-Star Game]] and was joined by All-Star point guard [[Tim Hardaway]] who arrived through a mid-season trade.

In July 1996, Mourning signed a seven-year, $105 million contract with the Heat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Asher |first1=Mark |title=Deal for Mourning said $105 million |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/07/14/deal-for-mourning-said-105-million/208abff0-f57f-4833-9498-a7bdd738fe30/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 14, 1996}}</ref> In the 1996–97 season, the Heat would go on to win a then franchise-record 61 games, finishing second in the Eastern Conference behind the defending champions Bulls, while Mourning averaged 19.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. In the playoffs, Miami defeated the [[Orlando Magic]] in five games, and advanced to the conference semifinals against the Knicks, where [[Heat–Knicks rivalry|the rivalry]] between the Heat and the [[New York Knicks]] intensified. The Knicks took a 3–1 series lead, but following a brawl between [[Charlie Ward]] and [[P. J. Brown]] late in Game 5, multiple suspensions were handed down. Mourning scored 28 points in Game 6, followed by a 22-point, 12-rebound performance in Game 7 to help Miami advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, a franchise first, to face Chicago. The Bulls took a 3–0 series lead, and Mourning guaranteed a victory in Game 4 as the Heat won 87–80.<ref>{{cite news|first=Clifton |last=Brown |date=May 25, 1997 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/25/sports/killing-the-bulls-with-boredom.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Killing the Bulls, With Boredom |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref> However, with a 100–87 loss in Game 5, the Heat were eliminated by the Bulls.

In the 1997–98 season, Mourning played 58 games and averaged 19.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game as the Heat won 55 games. However, Miami lost in the first round to the Knicks, with Mourning missing the deciding Game 5 due to a suspension caused by a fight between Mourning and former teammate Larry Johnson in Game 4.<ref>{{cite news | title = Tough play big part of Rileyball |work= [[The Augusta Chronicle]] |agency= [[Associated Press]] | date = May 3, 1998 | url = http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/05/03/oth_227367.shtml | access-date = June 15, 2011 }}</ref> The brawl also involved Knicks head coach [[Jeff Van Gundy]], who was seen dangling on Mourning's leg in an attempt to break up the fight.<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Sutton | first1 = Larry | last2 = Standora | first2 = Leo | title = Knicks & Heat Slug It Out: Johnson–Mourning Fight Clears The Benches |work= [[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] | date = May 1, 1998 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/knicks-heat-slug-johnson-mourning-fight-clears-benches-article-1.792770 | access-date = August 5, 2018 }}</ref> The following season, the Heat won 31 games in a [[1998–99 NBA lockout|lockout-shortened 50-game schedule]], and Mourning won his first of two consecutive [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]] awards after leading the league in blocks with 3.9 per game. Despite finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Heat once again fell short to the Knicks in the first round, with [[Allan Houston]] securing the series victory with a last-second jumper in Game 5.<ref>{{cite news | title = N.B.A. PLAYOFFS: FIRST ROUND; It's Up, It's Good: Houston Sends Knicks to Round 2 | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = May 17, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/17/sports/nba-playoffs-first-round-it-s-up-it-s-good-houston-sends-knicks-to-round-2.html | accessdate = October 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Miami bounced; Houston's last-gasp runner sends Knicks to next round |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/playoffs/eastern/news/1999/05/16/knicks_heat_game5/index.html |website=CNN/Sports Illustrated |access-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622094523/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/playoffs/eastern/news/1999/05/16/knicks_heat_game5/index.html |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |date=May 17, 1999}}</ref> Mourning again led the NBA in blocks in the 1999–2000 season, this time with a 3.7 average, and won Defensive Player of the Year. Miami finished the regular season with 52 wins and faced the Knicks in the second round. But for a third straight season, the Heat lost to the Knicks in a winner-take-all game, this time in Game 7.<ref>{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Hand Heat Familiar Fate, Ousting Rival for 3rd Year in Row | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = May 22, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/22/sports/pro-basketball-knicks-hand-heat-familiar-fate-ousting-rival-for-3rd-year-in-row.html | accessdate = June 26, 2021}}</ref>

Shortly after playing for the gold medal-winning [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. national team]] in the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]], Mourning was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease.<ref>{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Mourning Is Out for Season With a Kidney Disease | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = October 17, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/17/sports/pro-basketball-mourning-is-out-for-season-with-a-kidney-disease.html | accessdate = March 15, 2017}}</ref> Initially deemed out for the remainder of the season, Mourning returned for the final 13 games, helping the Heat win 50 games despite playing limited minutes. However, Miami was swept 3–0 in the first round by the Hornets.<ref>{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Surprising Hornets Send Heat Packing | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = April 28, 2001 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/28/sports/pro-basketball-surprising-hornets-send-heat-packing.html | accessdate = August 1, 2017}}</ref> In the 2001–02 season, Mourning played 75 games and averaged 15.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, earning his final All-Star nod. Despite that, the Heat missed the playoffs with a 36–46 record. Mourning missed the entire 2002–03 season as he continued to deal with a serious kidney disorder, and without their star center, the Heat won only 25 games and missed the playoffs again.<ref>{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Kidney Ailment Has Mourning Out Indefinitely | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = September 13, 2002 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/13/sports/pro-basketball-kidney-ailment-has-mourning-out-indefinitely.html?mcubz=0 | accessdate = August 24, 2017}}</ref>

===New Jersey Nets (2003–2004)===
Mourning signed a four-year deal with the [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]] in July 2003 as a free agent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning to sign with Nets; Kidd to stay in town |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nba/news/2003/0711/1579328.html |website=a.espncdn.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 11, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kerber |first1=Fred |title=Good Mourning for Jason, Nets; Jersey signs 'Zo to 4-year deal that keeps Kidd home |url=https://nypost.com/2003/07/12/good-mourning-for-jason-nets-jersey-signs-zo-to-4-year-deal-that-keeps-kidd-home/ |website=New York Post |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 12, 2003}}</ref> On November 24, 2003, after appearing in 12 games, Mourning retired from the NBA due to complications from his kidney disease.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retirement necessary after three-year battle |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1669704 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=November 24, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Doctor: Mourning's labs 'went haywire' |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1670896 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=November 25, 2003}}</ref> On December 19, he underwent a successful kidney transplant.<ref>{{cite web |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Mourning Has a Kidney Transplant |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/20/sports/pro-basketball-mourning-has-a-kidney-transplant.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=December 20, 2003}}</ref> In 2004, he started practicing with the Nets again, and made the team's regular season roster during the 2004–05 season. He did not play a significant role with the Nets, however, and openly complained to the media that he wanted out of New Jersey, especially after the team traded away [[Kenyon Martin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robbins |first1=Liz |title=Mourning Fires Shots at Nets in His Return to New Jersey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/sports/basketball/mourning-fires-shots-at-nets-in-his-return-to-new-jersey.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=March 4, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nets Trade Kenyon Martin to Nuggets |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/kenyon_040715.html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 15, 2004}}</ref> After playing in just 30 total games for New Jersey, Mourning, [[Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972)|Eric Williams]] and [[Aaron Williams (basketball)|Aaron Williams]] (and two first-round draft picks) were traded to the [[Toronto Raptors]] for [[Vince Carter]] on December 17, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raptors Trade Carter To Nets |url=https://www.nba.com/raptors/news/PR_carter_traded_041217.html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=December 17, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nets Acquire Five-Time NBA All-Star Vince Carter |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/carter121704.html |website=Brooklyn Nets |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=December 17, 2004}}</ref> Mourning never reported to the Raptors, and was bought out of his contract at a remaining $9 million on February 11, 2005. Raptors team officials later said that he did not meet the medical conditions to play for the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning, Raptors part ways |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/mourning-raptors-part-ways-1.531680 |website=CBC.ca |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=February 11, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/mourning-raptors-buyout-021105.shtml |title=Toronto Raptors buyout Alonzo Mourning, end contract |publisher=Insidehoops.com |date=February 11, 2005 |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/sports/pro-basketball-mourning-is-expected-to-rejoin-the-heat-soon.html |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Mourning Is Expected To Rejoin the Heat Soon |work=The New York Times |date=February 16, 2005 |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref> Mourning then finished the season with the Heat being paid a second salary, the veteran's minimum.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/ian_thomsen/12/14/artest.mourning/index.html |first=Ian |last=Thomsen |title=Mourning, Nets share hard feelings |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 15, 2005 |access-date=June 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103203128/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/ian_thomsen/12/14/artest.mourning/index.html |archive-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref>

===Return to the Heat (2005–2008)===
Mourning re-signed with the Heat on March 1, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=HEAT Sign Alonzo Mourning |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heatsignmourning050301html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=March 1, 2005}}</ref> His role was reduced as a backup because of superstar [[Shaquille O'Neal]], although he was called upon as a starter due to O'Neal missing stretches due to injury. O'Neal and Mourning even played together on the court at times, with Mourning playing power forward. Because of physical limitations, his minutes were reduced, but was still a steady contributor. Mourning's tenacious defense, steady offense, and all around hustle helped the Heat gain and maintain the first seed in Eastern Conference during the 2004–05 season. Mourning finished the regular season ranking third in blocked shots at 2.66 per game, despite only playing 20 minutes per contest. Miami swept the Nets in the first round of the playoffs, with Mourning recording 21 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes in Game 2. In the second round against the [[Washington Wizards]], Mourning stepped in for the injured O'Neal and scored 14 points with 13 rebounds and blocked four shots in Game 3 as Miami completed another four-game sweep. Miami fell in seven games to the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Mourning leading the team in blocks with three per game for the series.

On June 17, 2005, the Heat picked up the team option on Mourning,<ref>{{cite web |title=HEAT Pick Up Options on Alonzo Mourning & Dwyane Wade |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_option_zowade_050620.html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=June 17, 2005}}</ref> as the Heat once again overhauled their roster, acquiring other veterans seeking a title such as [[Antoine Walker]] and [[Gary Payton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HEAT Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heatacquirewalkerwilliamsposey050803html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=August 3, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HEAT Sign Gary Payton |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heatsignpayton050922html |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=September 22, 2005}}</ref> Mourning continued to serve as the Heat's backup center, and early on stepped in to serve as the team's starting center after O'Neal suffered an injury. Mourning started in 20 games out of a total of 65 games played, averaging 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, while finishing third in the league with 2.7 blocks per game despite playing as a reserve. In the playoffs, Mourning continued to shine in his role as a defensive player off the bench, as Miami advanced past the Bulls and the Nets before defeating the Pistons in six games to advance to the [[2006 NBA Finals]], the first NBA Finals in franchise history and the first for Mourning. After a 2–0 deficit, Miami won all three of its home games led by the spectacular play of [[Dwyane Wade]], and in Game 6 in Dallas, Mourning came off the bench to score eight points with six rebounds and a team-high five blocks to help Miami win its first NBA championship in franchise history.

After winning the championship, Mourning announced that he would return to the Heat in the [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07 season]] to defend their title, despite receiving offers of more money from other teams, including the [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning re-signs with Heat |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2554097 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=August 18, 2006}}</ref> In 2007, Mourning announced he would return for one more year with the Heat and his 15th season. "It will definitely be my last year", Mourning said.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union may appeal recent suspensions |url=https://www.deseret.com/2007/7/16/20029956/union-may-appeal-recent-suspensions |website=Deseret News |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 16, 2007}}</ref> After starting the season on a solid note averaging 6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.75 blocks in just over 16 minutes played per 24 games,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/580/alonzo-mourning |title=Alonzo Mourning Stats, Bio|publisher=ESPN |access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> Mourning tore his [[patellar tendon]] in his right knee<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3162228 |title=Heat's Mourning tears knee tendon while playing defense vs. Hawks |publisher=ESPN |date=December 20, 2007 |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref> on December 19, 2007, during the first quarter of the 117–111 overtime loss to the [[Atlanta Hawks]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Charles |last=Odum |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20071219/MIAATL/recap.html |title=Johnson, Hawks Outlast Heat in OT |publisher=National Basketball Association |date=December 20, 2007 |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271219001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230012643/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=271219001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 30, 2007 |title=Atlanta nudges Miami in OT behind Johnson's 3-point play |publisher=ESPN |date=December 19, 2007 |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref>

During the 2007–08 season, he became the Heat's all-time leader in points scored (which has since been surpassed by [[Dwyane Wade]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wade tops Heat's all-time scoring list with dunk|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3980229|access-date=May 23, 2021|website=ESPN.com|date=March 14, 2009}}</ref>

==Retirement==
Mourning announced his retirement from the NBA on January 22, 2009. In his press conference he said, "At 38 I feel like I've physically done all I can for this game."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning runs out of NBA comebacks |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3852288 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=January 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Seven times All Star Alonzo Mourning retires |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nba-mourning/seven-times-all-star-alonzo-mourning-retires-idUSTRE50L5XA20090122 |website=Reuters |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=January 22, 2009}}</ref> One month later, the Heat announced that they would retire Mourning's number 33 jersey, making him the first Heat player to be so honored.<ref name="Jersey ESPN">{{cite web |title=Heat will retire Mourning's jersey |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3942715 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=March 1, 2009}}</ref> The jersey retirement ceremony occurred on March 30, 2009, when the Heat hosted the [[Orlando Magic]]. During the extended halftime ceremony, Mourning was introduced by Florida Governor [[Charlie Crist]]; former Georgetown University basketball coach [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]]; Basketball Hall of Famer [[Patrick Ewing]]; Heat players [[Dwyane Wade]] and [[Udonis Haslem]]; and Heat head coach [[Pat Riley]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crouse |first1=Karen |title=For Mourning, Tears, Note From Obama and a Place in Heat History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/sports/basketball/31mourning.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=March 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Heat retire Mourning's No. 33 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4029113 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=March 31, 2009}}</ref>

In May 2009, he was named to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors athletes, coaches, and administrators who contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. In the following April, he was inducted into the [[Virginia Sports Hall of Fame]] in recognition of his outstanding high school, collegiate, and professional career as well as his commitment to volunteer service in the communities in which he has lived and worked throughout his life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vshfm.com/inductees/inductee_details.php?inducteeID=176 |title=Inductee Details – Alonzo Mourning |publisher=Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829044105/http://www.vshfm.com/inductees/inductee_details.php?inducteeID=176 |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mourning announced his return to the Heat in late June 2009; he holds the position of vice president of player programs and development, which covers community outreach and mentoring young players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015619322 |title=Zo' Busy: Mourning To Work For Heat's Front Office |access-date=June 27, 2009}}{{dead link|date=October 2015}}</ref>

Mourning played in a basketball game for [[Barack Obama]]'s 50th birthday at the [[White House tennis court|basketball court at the White House]] in 2011. In addition to Mourning, the game featured [[Shane Battier]], [[LeBron James]], [[Magic Johnson]], [[Maya Moore]], [[Joakim Noah]], [[Chris Paul]] and [[Derrick Rose]] and Obama's friends from high school. [[Kobe Bryant]] and [[Bill Russell]] were spectators.<ref name="SIObama">{{cite magazine |last1=Mannix |first1=Chris |title=Inside the Iconic Obama Basketball Games at the White House |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2020/04/04/barack-obama-basketball-white-house-kobe-bryant |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 21, 2020 |date=April 4, 2020}}</ref>

On April 7, 2014, it was announced that Mourning would be inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] on August 8.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2014 |url=http://www.hoophall.com/news/naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-fame-announces-class-2014/ |website=www.hoophall.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alonzo Mourning Selected to Basketball Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/alonzo-mourning-selected-basketball-hall-fame |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alonzo Mourning heads Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-basketball-hall-of-fame-20140809-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>

On March 26, 2019, Mourning was named to the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning, Arcain and Tanjevic among 11 top basketball personalities making up 2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/mourning-arcain-and-tanjevic-among-11-top-basketball-personalities-making-up-2019-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> and was inducted on August 30.<ref>{{cite web |title=Class of 2019 inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame today in Beijing |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/class-of-2019-inducted-into-the-fiba-hall-of-fame-today-in-beijing |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=August 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Alonzo Mourning |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/2019-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame-alonzo-mourning |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, to commemorate the NBA's 75th anniversary ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Mourning as the 69th greatest player in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robbins |first1=Josh |title=Alonzo Mourning is the 69th greatest player in NBA history |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2940178/2021/11/09/alonzo-mourning-nba-75/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=March 7, 2023 |date=November 9, 2021}}</ref>

Mourning told [[ESPN]] on June 4, 2024, that he is cancer-free after his March [[prostatectomy]] following a February [[medical diagnosis]] of high-grade [[Prostate cancer staging|stage 3 cancer]].<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=NBA legend Alonzo Mourning beats Stage 3 cancer, has prostate removed|url= https://www.rappler.com/sports/nba/alonzo-mourning-beats-cancer-prostate-removed/|accessdate=June 5, 2024 |publisher=[[Rappler]] |date=June 4, 2024}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
* 3-time NBA champion: 2006 (as a player), 2012, 2013 (as vice president of player programs)
* 7-time NBA All-Star: 1994–1997, 2000–2002
* All-NBA First Team: 1999
* All-NBA Second Team: 2000
* 2-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1999, 2000
* 2-time NBA All-Defensive First Team: 1999, 2000
* NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1993
* J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2002
* 2-time NBA blocks leader: 1999, 2000
* Heat franchise second leading scorer with 9,459 points
* Won gold at the [[1994 FIBA World Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Pekmic|first=Asmir|url=http://dwade4mvp.sportsblog.com/posts/1651632/alonzo_mourning__the_nba_legend.html |title=Alonzo Mourning, the NBA Legend |date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124202603/http://dwyanewade4mvp.com/posts/1651632/alonzo_mourning__the_nba_legend.html |archive-date=January 24, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] with the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States national team]]
* Won bronze at the [[1990 FIBA World Championship]] with the United States national team<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html |title=Eleventh World Championship – 1990 |publisher=USA Basketball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428001052/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html |archive-date=April 28, 2007}}</ref>
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American Game MVP]] : 1988
* [[Mr. Basketball USA]]: 1988
* [[Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award|Naismith Prep Player of the Year]]: 1988
* [[USA Today All-USA high school basketball team|USA Today High School Player of the Year]]: 1988
* 2× First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]]: 1987, 1988
* Second-team ''Parade'' All-American: 1986
* [[Virginia Mr. Basketball]]: 1988

==Charitable work==
[[File:Bill Clinton Alonzo Mourning CGI U.jpeg|thumb|Alonzo Mourning with former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] during [[Clinton Global Initiative]] University Day of Service at [[Carrfour Supportive Housing]] community for formerly homeless families in Miami, Florida, April 2010]]

[[File:Barack Obama speaks with former NBA players (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Mourning (center) with [[Grant Hill]] and President [[Barack Obama]] in the [[White House Rose Garden]] in 2014]]

In 1997, Mourning established Alonzo Mourning Charities Inc. to aid in the development of children and families living in at-risk situations and provides support and services that enhance the lives of youth of promise.

After being diagnosed with focal [[glomerulosclerosis]] (FSGS), Mourning launched Zo's Fund for Life, a campaign which seeks to raise funds for research, education, and testing to fight focal glomerulosclerosis. Funds are allocated toward research for a cure, education for doctors and the general public, testing for early detection and a fund for those not able to afford medication.

In 2007, Mourning along with [[Andre Agassi]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Lance Armstrong]], [[Warrick Dunn]], [[Mia Hamm]], [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Tony Hawk]], [[Andrea Jaeger]], [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]], [[Mario Lemieux]], and [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] founded [[Athletes for Hope]], a charitable organization, which helps professional athletes get involved in charitable causes and inspires millions of non-athletes to volunteer and support the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athletesforhope.org/ |title=Athletes for Hope |publisher=Athletes for Hope |access-date=June 17, 2012}}</ref>

In 2003, he also founded the Overtown Youth Center for underprivileged kids, located in Miami, Florida. The program aims to inspire, empower, and enrich these children while teaching them to become positive contributing citizens.

In 2009, the [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools|Miami-Dade school board]] named a new high school in [[North Miami, Florida]], in his honor, [[Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus]].

==Personal life==
Mourning and his ex-wife Tracy have three children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2009/09/23/celebrity-baby-news-via-alonzo-and-tracy-mourning-its-a-boy/ |title=Celebrity Baby News Via Alonzo and Tracy Mourning: It's a Boy! |publisher=Blackcelebkids.Com |access-date=June 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231945/http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2009/09/23/celebrity-baby-news-via-alonzo-and-tracy-mourning-its-a-boy/ |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Like his father, his oldest son, [[Trey Mourning]] played for the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team, wearing his father's signature number 33 jersey. They resided in [[Pinecrest, Florida]], where Mourning purchased a two-story, 9,786-square-foot residence for $4.5 million in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202575843496&slreturn=20130318083856 |title=Ex-Heat star Mourning buys Pinecrest house |newspaper=Daily Business Review |date=October 23, 2012 |url-access=registration}}</ref> On June 26, 2019, Trey was included on the [[Miami Heat]] roster for the [[2019 NBA Summer League]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-announce-summer-league-information-190626|title=HEAT Announce Summer League Information|date=June 26, 2019|website=NBA.com |access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> and was later selected second overall by the [[Sioux Falls Skyforce]] of the [[NBA G League]] in the [[2019 NBA G League draft]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Skyforce selects three players in 2019 NBA G League draft |url=https://siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-selects-three-players-in-2019-nba-g-league-draft/ |website=siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com |access-date=January 6, 2020 |date=October 26, 2019 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717025627/https://siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-selects-three-players-in-2019-nba-g-league-draft/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2011, Mourning was sued by Miami-based lawyer Spencer Aronfeld on behalf of Alberto Candoleria for crashing his car into another car and then leaving the scene of the accident. The [[Florida Highway Patrol]] later charged Mourning with leaving the scene of a car accident. The accident allegedly occurred after he left [[Chris Bosh]]'s wedding in Miami Beach after 3:00&nbsp;a.m. Candoleria had just been in an accident when Mourning struck his car.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sutta |first1=David |title=Alonzo Mourning Sued Over Car Accident |url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/07/20/alonzo-mourning-sued-over-car-accident/ |website=CBS Miami |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mourning Faces 2 Citations After Accident |url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/07/25/mourning-faces-2-citations-after-accident/ |website=CBS Miami |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 25, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamacher |first1=Brian |last2=Sohn |first2=Amara |title=Mourning Sued Over Alleged Hit-And-Run |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/mourning-sued-over-hit-and-run-crash/2057213/ |website=NBC 6 South Florida |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, Mourning was one of eight Virginians honored in the [[Library of Virginia]]'s "Strong Men & Women in Virginia History" for his charitable work and for his contributions to the sport of basketball.<ref name="LVA">{{cite web|title=Strong Men & Women in Virginia History: Alonzo Harding "Zo" Mourning Jr. (b. 1970–)|url=http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/smw/2015/honoree.htm?bio=mourning|publisher=Library of Virginia|access-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref>

===Kidney transplant===
On November 25, 2003, Mourning's cousin and a retired [[United States Marine Corps|U. S. Marine]], Jason Cooper, was visiting Mourning's gravely ill grandmother in the hospital. Mourning's father was present and informed Cooper that Mourning was retiring that day from the NBA because of a life-threatening kidney disease, [[focal segmental glomerulosclerosis]], the same problem that [[Sean Elliott]] had in 1999. Cooper asked if there was anything he could do, and began to contemplate donating one of his kidneys to his estranged cousin, whom he had not seen in 25 years and whom he only knew through basketball. Cooper was tested for compatibility, along with many other family members and friends (including fellow NBA center and good friend [[Patrick Ewing]]); during his grandmother's funeral, Mourning received the news that Jason Cooper was a match.<ref name="Cousin">{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2003 |title=Mourning's cousin/donor released too |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1693401 |access-date=December 24, 2019 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="Post-operation">{{cite web |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Mourning's Kidney Donor Is a Cousin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/19/sports/pro-basketball-mourning-s-kidney-donor-is-a-cousin.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 24, 2019 |date=December 19, 2003}}</ref>

Mourning received Cooper's left kidney on December 19, 2003.<ref name="LVA" /><ref name="Post-operation" />

As of 2022, Mourning has partnered with Vertex Pharmaceuticals to launch “Power Forward” an educational initiative aimed at raising awareness of APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD), highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and genetic testing. {{Cite web |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Mourning's partnership with Vertex |url= https://investors.vrtx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/vertex-announces-partnership-basketball-hall-famer-alonzo |agency=Vertex Pharmaceuticals}}

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===NBA===

====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 NBA season|1992–93]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 78 || '''78''' || 33.9 || .511 || .000 || .781 || 10.3 || 1.0 || .3 || 3.5 || 21.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 60 || 59 || 33.6 || .505 || .000 || .762 || 10.2 || 1.4 || .5 || 3.1 || 21.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 77 || 77 || '''38.2''' || .519 || .324 || .761 || 9.9 || 1.4 || .6 || 2.9 || 21.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 70 || 70 || '''38.2''' || .523 || .300 || .685 || 10.4 || '''2.3''' || '''1.0''' || 2.7 || '''23.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 66 || 65 || 35.2 || .534 || .111 || .642 || 9.9 || 1.6 || .8 || 2.9 || 19.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 58 || 56 || 33.4 || .551 || .000 || .665 || 9.6 || .9 || .7 || 2.2 || 19.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 46 || 46 || 38.1 || .511 || .000 || .652 || '''11.0''' || 1.6 || .7 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''3.9*''' || 20.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–00]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| '''79''' || '''78''' || 34.8 || .551 || .000 || .711 || 9.5 || 1.6 || .5 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 3.7* || 21.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 13 || 3 || 23.5 || .518 || .000 || .564 || 7.8 || .9 || .3 || 2.4 || 13.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 75 || 74 || 32.7 || .516 || '''.333''' || .657 || 8.4 || 1.2 || .4 || 2.5 || 15.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 12 || 0 || 17.9 || .465 || .000 || '''.882''' || 2.3 || .7 || .2 || .5 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 18 || 14 || 25.4 || .453 || .000 || .593 || 7.1 || .8 || .3 || 2.3 || 10.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 19 || 3 || 12.9 || .516 || .000 || .564 || 3.7 || .2 || .2 || 1.7 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]]†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 65 || 20 || 20.0 || '''.597''' || .000 || .594 || 5.5 || .2 || .2 || 2.7 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 77 || 43 || 20.4 || .560 || .000 || .601 || 4.5 || .2 || .2 || 2.3 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 25 || 0 || 15.6 || .547 || .000 || .592 || 3.7 || .3 || .2 || 1.7 || 6.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 838 || 686 || 31.0 || .527 || .247 || .692 || 8.5 || 1.1 || .5 || 2.8 || 17.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star
| 4 || 1 || 18.8 || .545 || .000 || .667 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .8 || 2.0 || 10.0
{{s-end}}

====Playoffs====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993 NBA playoffs|1993]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 9 || 9 || 40.8 || .480 || .000 || .774 || 9.9 || 1.4 || .7 || '''3.4''' || '''23.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995 NBA playoffs|1995]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 4 || 4 || '''43.5''' || .421 || '''.500''' || '''.837''' || '''13.3''' || '''2.8''' || .8 || style="background:#cfecec;"|3.3* || 22.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996 NBA playoffs|1996]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 3 || 3 || 30.7 || .486 || .000 || .714 || 6.0 || 1.3 || .7 || 1.0 || 18.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997 NBA playoffs|1997]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 17 || '''17''' || 37.1 || .491 || .375 || .555 || 10.2 || 1.1 || .6 || style="background:#cfecec;"|2.7* || 17.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998 NBA playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 4 || 4 || 34.5 || .518 || .000 || .655 || 8.5 || 1.3 || .8 || 2.5 || 19.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999 NBA playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 5 || 5 || 38.8 || .521 || .000 || .653 || 8.2 || .8 || '''1.6''' || 2.8 || 21.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000 NBA playoffs|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 10 || 10 || 37.6 || .484 || .000 || .667 || 10.0 || 1.4 || .2 || style="background:#cfecec;"|3.3* || 21.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 3 || 3 || 30.3 || .480 || .000 || .579 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.7 || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005 NBA playoffs|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 15 || 2 || 16.9 || .705 || .000 || .558 || 4.8 || .3 || .3 || 2.2 || 6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2006 NBA playoffs|2006]]†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| '''21''' || 0 || 10.8 || .703 || .000 || .667 || 2.9 || .1 || .2 || 1.1 || 3.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 4 || 0 || 13.8 || '''.909''' || .000 || .385 || 2.0 || .3 || .0 || .8 || 6.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 95 || 57 || 27.3 || .512 || .368 || .649 || 7.0 || .9 || .5 || 2.3 || 13.6
{{s-end}}

===College===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1988–89]]
| align="left" | [[1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| '''34''' || '''34''' || 28.3 || '''.603''' || .250 || .667 || 7.3 || .7 || .4 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''5.0'''* || 13.1
|-
| align="left" | [[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989–90]]
| align="left" | [[1989–90 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| 31 || 31 || 30.2 || .525 || .000 || .783 || 8.5 || 1.2 || .5 || 2.2 || 16.5
|-
| align="left" | [[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
| align="left" | [[1990–91 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| 23 || 23 || 29.7 || .522 || '''.308''' || '''.793''' || 7.7 || 1.1 || .4 || 2.4 || 15.8
|-
| align="left" | [[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
| align="left" | [[1991–92 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| 32 || 31 || '''32.8''' || .595 || .000 || .758 || '''10.7''' || '''1.7''' || '''.6''' || '''5.0''' || '''21.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 120 || 119 || 30.3 || .566 || .261 || .754 || 8.6 || 1.2 || .5 || 3.8 || 16.7
|-
{{s-end}}

==See also==
* [[List of NBA career blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA annual blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA single-season blocks per game leaders]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Alonzo Mourning}}
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* {{cite web|url=http://amcharities.org/ |title=Alonzo Mourning Charities |access-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424140201/http://amcharities.org/ |archive-date=April 24, 2012}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXE_lKcUVjw Mourning's acceptance speech] for the 2015 Strong Men & Women in Virginia History event on [[YouTube]]

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