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Mario Chalmers

マリオ・チャルマーズ　/　まりお・ちゃるまーず

American basketball player

May 19, 1986 (age 40)　・　Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Alaska
basketball player

My Take

Mario Chalmers will forever be tied to one shot, and what a shot it was. The Alaska-born guard hit a clutch three to force overtime in the 2008 national title game for Kansas, then carried that ice-water poise into the NBA. Being drafted 34th and then winning rings alongside Miami's biggest stars tells me everything about his role: the unglamorous specialist who shows up when the lights are brightest. That he made the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 adds a nice hometown chapter. I admire players like Chalmers, the ones who understood their value wasn't volume but timing.

Overview

Almario "Mario" Vernard Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. 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.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Mario Chalmers
Name (Japanese): マリオ・チャルマーズ
Reading: まりお・ちゃるまーず
Born: May 19, 1986 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Tiger
Origin: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Bartlett High School
University: University of Kansas

Awards & achievements

2014 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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