MARIO CHALMERS
CHALMERS, ALMARIO VERNARD
Hometown: Anchorage, AL (Bartlett HS)
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| CATEGORY | TOTAL | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| YEAR | Fr. | So. | Jr. | Sr. | ||
| POSITION | G | G | G | G | ||
| HEIGHT | 6'1 | 6'1 | 6'1 | |||
| WEIGHT | 182 | |||||
| JERSEY | ||||||
| Games Played/Started | 33/21 | 38/37 | 39/38 | |||
| Minutes | 859 | 1,109 | 1,170 | |||
| Per Game | 26.0 | 29.2 | 30.0 | |||
| Points | 379 | 464 | 498 | |||
| Per Game | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.8 | |||
| Rebounds | 74 | 115 | 120 | |||
| Per Game | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |||
| Offensive | 8 | 11 | 14 | |||
| Defensive | 66 | 104 | 106 | |||
| Blocks | 5 | 16 | 23 | |||
| Assists | 127 | 124 | 169 | |||
| Steals | 89 | 97 | 97 | |||
| Turnovers | 93 | 91 | 75 | |||
| (Assists+Steals)/TO | 2.32 | 2.43 | 3.55 | |||
| FG: Attempts | 272 | 324 | 318 | |||
| Made | 121 | 159 | 164 | |||
| Percent | 44.5 | 49.1 | 51.6 | |||
| 3FG: Attempts | 128 | 146 | 156 | |||
| Made | 48 | 59 | 73 | |||
| Percent | 37.5 | 40.4 | 46.8 | |||
| FT: Attempts | 113 | 113 | 130 | |||
| Made | 89 | 87 | 97 | |||
| Percent | 78.8 | 77.0 | 74.6 | |||
| Production Points/Game | 12.30 | 14.05 | 16.54 | |||
| Production Points/Minute | .473 | .482 | .551 |
Overview
Will contend for starting point guard duties as a freshman... Has a great court
sense... Can take control of a game as displayed in the second half of the
McDonald's All-American game where he scored 17 of his team-high 20 points.
High School
McDonald's All-American and Parade All-American following his senior season
where he averaged 25.3 points per game... Was coached by his father, Ronnie, in
high school... Guided Bartlett High School to two state titles in 2002 and 2003
and two runner-up finishes in 2004 and 2005... Named the Alaska 4A Player of the
Year three times joining Trajan Langdon as the only other player from the state
to do so... Led the state in three-point shooting his senior season... Was an
all-conference selection four years... Averaged 23.2 points, 6.0 assists and 5.8
rebounds as a junior for the Golden Bears... Best game of his high school season
was 46 points, 10 steals and eight assists.
Off The Court
Full name is Almario Vernard Chalmers... Born May 19, 1986 in Anchorage,
Alaska... Undecided major... Parents are Ronnie and Almarie Chalmers. Ronnie was
named KU Director of Basketball Operations in summer 2005.. Full name is Almario
Vernard Chalmers... Cousin Lionel Chalmers led Xavier in scoring in 2003-04 with
a 16.6 ppg... Cousin Chris Smith played in the NBA for the Minnesota
Timberwolves from 1992-95.
'Super Mario' , 4/2/2005
Chalmers commits because ‘Kansas is best fit', 5/22/2004
Miracle Mario Delivers, Phog.net, 4/8/08
Chalmers clutch when it counts for Kansas, Fox Sports, 4/10/2008