Mason Plumlee

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Mason Plumlee
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Plumlee with the Nets in 2014
No. 24 – Portland Trail Blazers
Position Center / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 34)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Christ School
(Arden, North Carolina)
College Duke (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
20132015 Brooklyn Nets
2015–present Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards

Mason Alexander Plumlee (born March 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a freshman in 2009–10, he was a back-up forward for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team's national championship team, which had him playing with his older brother Miles. He was a 2009 McDonald's All-American in high school.[1] During his senior year at Duke, he also played with his younger brother Marshall. He was selected with the 22nd overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 NBA draft. Plumlee was also a member of the United States national team that competed in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

High school career

Plumlee first attended Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana before transferring to Christ School in Arden, North Carolina after his freshman year. Following the transfer of Mason and his siblings, a town hall meeting was held to consider removing Warsaw's head basketball coach Doug Ogle for the Plumlee brothers transfer, among other factors (Ogle retained his job and later led Warsaw to a state runner-up championship in 2009-10). At Christ School, Mason helped lead the team to three North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championships and a record of 99–8 over his last three years. He earned a silver medal with the 2008 USA U18 National Team at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.[2] Plumlee was named a 2009 McDonald’s All-American as a senior after he averaged 15.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game for the year, a Jordan Brand All-American, and a third-team Parade All-American and Slam All-American.[2] He was also named 2009 North Carolina Mr. Basketball by the Charlotte Observer, and was twice an All-State pick.[2] In addition, he competed in the high jump in track and field, with an individual best jump of 6’ 8”.[2]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mason Plumlee
PF/C
Warsaw, IN Christ School (NC) 6 ft 10.5 in (2.10 m) 207.5 lb (94.1 kg) Feb 27, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 (PF)   Rivals: 55, 14 (PF)  ESPN: 10, 2 (C)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

His brother Miles had originally committed to play at Stanford, but chose to follow him to Duke after Stanford coach Trent Johnson left for LSU. Mason was elated, as they had been in boarding school together, and never really spent much time apart.[3]

He missed the first six games of the 2009–10 season with a broken left wrist.[4][5] He and Miles usually rotated into games together, replacing Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas, and were often the first two players off the bench.[3][6] Teammate Nolan Smith said: "He's an athlete. He can run and jump with the best of them in the country."[7]

Through April 4, 2010, Mason was tied for first on the team in blocks, with 30, and second on the team with 21 dunks.[8][9] In an average 14.1 minutes of play per game during the 2009–10 season, he averaged 3.1 rebounds and .9 blocks.[10]

Coach Mike Krzyzewski said: "Mason has got a chance to be really, really good. He has skills of a guard and the body of a big man, and a great basketball mind. He’s very competitive, he likes the stage, and he’s comfortable with the ball."[11]

It was anticipated that in 2010–11 the two brothers will both be in Duke's starting lineup.[12] Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt viewed Mason as Duke's best pro prospect.[13] Told in early April 2010 that some scouting services view him as the team's best pro prospect, Plumlee said: "I have seen that. I don't even really know what to say to those people. I mean, let's be real. I'm trying to play the best I can, but in reality nobody goes from the bench to the NBA. Come on."[14]

Mason started 11 of the team's first 13 games in the 2010–2011 season, 3 of which he recorded double doubles in points and rebounds. For the season, he was averaging 7.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game to help man the paint for the defending champion Blue Devils.

He was a 2012–13 first team Academic All-American selection.[15] He was also a 2012–13 Senior CLASS Award finalist.[16]

Professional career

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Plumlee with Team USA at the 2014 World Basketball Festival

Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)

2013–14 season

Plumlee was selected with the 22nd overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 NBA draft. On July 3, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nets.[17] On November 15, 2013, in his first game against his brother Miles and the Phoenix Suns, he recorded 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a 100-98 overtime win.[18] The following night, Plumlee played 26 minutes against the Los Angeles Clippers with both Brook Lopez and Kevin Garnett out injured, and had 19 points and 6 rebounds, (both career highs).[19] Plumlee was selected to play in the 2014 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on Chris Webber's team, while his brother Miles was picked to play on Grant Hill's team. February 9, 2014 Plumlee recorded his second NBA double-double, finishing with 22 points and 13 rebounds in a Nets victory.[20] On March 17, 2014, both Miles and Mason Plumlee started for the Suns and the Nets, respectively. Mason had 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Miles had 3 points and 6 rebounds in a 108-95 Nets win.[21]

On April 8, 2014, the Nets faced the two time defending champion Miami Heat, looking to become the first team to sweep LeBron James in a four-game season series.[22] With Kevin Garnett resting his back and Andray Blatche out with illness, Plumlee was the only active center on the Nets roster. The Nets held an 88-87 lead in the closing seconds when James attempted a dunk that would have won the game for the Heat. Plumlee blocked the shot and secured the season sweep in what the New York Times described as a signature moment in his career.[23] Although James was visibly upset about the play, and claimed that he had been fouled, the NBA later announced that the call was correct and that the block was clean.[24] In 70 games (22 starts), he averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as he earned NBA All-Rookie first team honors, becoming the first Net since Brook Lopez (2008–09) to earn such honors.[25]

2014–15 season

Following the departure of Andray Blatche, Plumlee came into the season as the primary back-up to Brook Lopez. On October 24, 2014, the Nets exercised their third-year team option on Plumlee's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015–16 season.[26]

After starting the first two games of the season in the absence of Lopez, Plumlee moved back to a bench role in the wake of Lopez's return until the starting center once again missed time in during December, in which Plumlee was put back into the starting line-up.[27] He subsequently scored a season-high 18 points and added 10 rebounds on December 12 in helping the Nets defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 88-70.[28] He surpassed his season-high on December 23 with 19 points, while also grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds, in the 102-96 win over the Denver Nuggets.[29] On January 12, 2015, he surpassed his season-high again with a career-high 24 points in the 99-113 loss to the Houston Rockets.[30]

Portland Trail Blazers (2015–present)

On June 25, 2015, Plumlee was traded, along with the draft rights to Pat Connaughton, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Steve Blake and the draft rights to Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.[31] On September 30, the Trail Blazers exercised their fourth-year team option on Plumlee's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.[32] On November 20, he recorded a then season-high 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 102–91 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.[33] On December 14, he recorded 15 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks and a career-high 6 assists in a 105–101 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[34] On January 6, he scored a season-high 19 points in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[35]

National team career

Plumlee was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He also won silver with the Under-18 team at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in 2008.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Brooklyn 70 22 18.2 .659 .000 .626 4.4 .9 .7 .8 7.4
2014–15 Brooklyn 82 45 21.3 .573 .000 .495 6.2 .9 .8 .8 8.7
Career 152 67 19.9 .606 .000 .545 5.4 .9 .8 .8 8.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Brooklyn 10 0 11.4 .438 .000 .444 2.3 .2 .3 .7 2.2
2015 Brooklyn 6 0 8.2 .667 .000 .364 1.3 .3 .7 .3 2.0
Career 16 0 10.2 .500 .000 .414 1.9 .3 .4 .6 2.1

Personal life

Plumlee grew up with brothers Miles, who also played for Duke and currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, Marshall who also plays for Duke, and sister Madeleine who plays volleyball for University of Notre Dame.[8][36] He and Miles became just the sixth pair of brothers to play at Duke at the same time.[37] With Marshall's NCAA championship in 2015, all three Plumlee brothers won NCAA championships playing for Duke.

Plumlee's parents are Perky, a former Tennessee Tech basketball player, and Leslie (née Schultz), a former Purdue basketball player.[6][38][39] The two met at a basketball camp during the summer of 1979.[40] His grandfather Albert "Bud" Schultz played basketball at Michigan Tech (1944), his uncle William Schultz played basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1971–72), and his uncle Chad Schultz played basketball at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1983–86).[37]

"Through the years, I've watched a lot of basketball," said their then-83-year-old grandfather before they played in the 2010 NCAA Championships.[41]

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