NBA.com: Corie Blount Bio

2002-03:
Returned to the Chicago Bulls, the franchise that originally drafted him in 1993, and made 50 appearances, including three starts, and averaged 3.0 ppg and 4.1 rpg in 16.7 mpg. … Led the Bulls in rebounding five times. … Scored a season-high 10 points with six rebounds at Boston (11/27). … Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds with nine points, three assists and two steals versus New Jersey (4/11). … Closed the season averaging 6.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 1.14 bpg, shooting .500 from the field in final seven games, including three starts. … Missed one game with a left hamstring strain (11/6). … Missed five games on the injured list with a left hamstring strain (11/8-11/16). … Missed six games on the injured list with a left hip contusion (12/16-12/27). … Missed two games with the flu (1/13, 1/14). … Missed one game due to personal reasons (3/6). … Missed two games with lower back pain (3/28, 3/29).

2001-02:
Proved to be a valuable acquisition for the Sixers, appearing in a career-high 72 games and starting a career-high 21 contests en route to averaging 3.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg in 19.8 mpg. … Posted five games of 10+ rebounds. … Reached double figures in scoring on four occasions and had a pair of double-doubles. … Blocked at least two shots on seven occasions. … Averaged 4.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg and 26.7 mpg in 21 starts. … Scored a season-high 15 points with 9 rebounds in a career-high-tying 39 minutes at Charlotte (2/7). … Grabbed a season-best 15 rebounds in 28 minutes versus New York (1/9). … Had 14 rebounds on two occasions (3/8 vs. Indiana, 3/17 vs. Orlando). … Missed 10 games: two with a right ankle sprain (11/25 at Toronto, 11/28 vs. Washington), two with a right ankle sprain and bone bruise (12/14 vs. Milwaukee, 12/15 at Cleveland), three with right ankle synovitis (1/5 at Portland, 1/7 vs. L.A. Clippers, 1/9 vs. Orlando), one with back spasms (1/25 at Boston), one with NBA suspension (2/18 vs. Golden State) and one on the injured list with a right knee contusion (4/17 at Indiana). … 2002 Playoffs: Appeared in all five games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs versus Boston. … Averaged 1.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 17.6 minutes.

2000-01:
Appeared in 68 games, making 6 starts, splitting his season between Phoenix and Golden State. … Averaged a career-high 4.6 ppg with a career-best 5.9 rpg, shooting .494 from the floor. … Began season with Phoenix, appearing in 30 games, making 6 starts, and averaging 1.8 ppg and 2.8 rpg, shooting .489 from the floor. … Traded to Golden State with F Ruben Garces and G Paul McPherson on January 26. … Appeared in 38 games with Golden State, averaging 8.9 ppg and 9.9 rpg, shooting .433 from the floor. … Posted seven double-doubles (all with Golden State). … Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds versus the L.A. Clippers (3/4).

1999-2000:
Activated from the injured list on 1/11, after missing the Suns' first 32 games with a left knee injury.

1998-99:
Appeared in 34 games, making 3 starts, splitting the shortened season between the L.A. Lakers and Cleveland. … Averaged 2.9 ppg and 4.4 rpg. … Appeared in 14 games, making 3 starts for the Lakers and averaged 2.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg. … Waived by Los Angeles on March 10, 1999 and signed by the Cavaliers three days later. … Appeared in 20 games for the Cavaliers, averaging 3.4 ppg and 5.3 rpg.

1997-98:
Appeared in 70 games, making 3 starts for the Lakers. … Averaged 3.6 ppg and 4.3 rpg, shooting a career-high .572 from the floor. … Scored 7 points with 13 rebounds and a career-high 7 assists versus the Bulls (2/1). … 1998 Playoffs: Appeared in 12 postseason contests, averaging 2.6 ppg and 5.3 rpg, shooting .500 from the floor in 209 minutes.

1996-97:
Blount played in 58 games for the Lakers and made 18 starts, including 16 in a row from March 12 through April 9, during which time Los Angeles went 11-5...He averaged 8.4 ppg and 9.1 rpg in 28.3 mpg in that stretch, which raised his season averages to career-highs of 4.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 17.4 mpg...After getting only one double-double in 230 games in his NBA career, he had six in a 12-game span from March 12 to April 2...He matched his career-highs with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 109-101 win over Golden State on March 12 and set new career-highs with 39 minuts and 9-for-13 from the foul line...He came back and matched his career-high 15 rebounds in the next game, a 97-95 loss to the Clippers on March 14...He ranked sixth on the team in rebounding, and his one rebound in every 3.66 minutes was third-best on the club...He had 10+ rebounds 10 times and led the team off the boards 10 times. Of his 276 rebounds, 113 came off the offensive glass, or 41 percent...He grabbed a team-season-high 12 offensive boards against the Clippers on March 14, one off the franchise record...He appeared in just three playoff games for the Lakers in a reserve role, getting three points and two rebounds in a total of eight minutes.

1995-96:
Blount averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game in his first season with the Lakers...He ranked sixth on the club in rebounding and fourth in total blocked shots with a career-high 35, two more than in each of his previous seasons...His average of one rebound for every 4.2 minutes was second on the team behind Vlade Divac, who averaged one rebound per 3.6 minutes...He scored a season-high 11 points against Vancouver on Dec. 1 and matched his career-high with three blocked shots in that game...He grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Minnesota on Jan. 9, leading the Lakers for the only time in 1995-96...He had a season-high five offensive rebounds in that game. He handed out a career-high six assists against Toronto on Dec. 8 and matched his career-high of four steals against Detroit two nights later...Blount started two games, against Toronto on Dec. 8 and against Charlotte on March 24, and averaged 4.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.00 blocked shots in 20.0 minutes...Blount was on the Lakers' playoff roster but was a DNP-CD in each game.

1994-95:
Blount played a limited role for the Chicago Bulls in 1994-95, appearing in 68 games and logging 13.1 minutes per game...He improved his numbers slightly over his rookie season, finishing at 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest...His best offensive game of the season was a 16-point effort against the Orlando Magic on January 26, one of his 9 starts during the year...He also grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against the Dallas Mavericks on November 12...Blount missed a handful of games because of injury, including five contests in December with an infected foot and four at the end of the regular season with a hip pointer. He came off the bench in 8 of the Bulls' 10 postseason contests but was scoreless in 2.5 minutes of action per game...Chicago, which posted a 47-35 regular-season record, fell in the conference semifinals to the Orlando Magic in six games.

1993-94:
The Chicago Bulls selected Corie Blount with the 25th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft, hoping to nurture him as a late-blooming power forward...In his rookie season Blount appeared in 67 contests and started 8, averaging 3.0 points and 2.9 rebounds...The 6-foot-9 forward shot .437 from the floor, a far cry from the .550 he had shot in his senior season at Cincinnati...Nevertheless, Blount figured to play a larger role in 1994-95 following the departure of Horace Grant to free agency...The Bulls hoped Blount's career highs of 17 points and 15 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 4 were a preview of good things to come.

COLLEGE:
Blount spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Rancho Santiago Junior College in California, leading the team to a 35-2 record while averaging 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in 1990-91...Named California JUCO Co-Player of the Year ('91)...He transferred to Cincinnati the following season and helped the Bearcats reach the NCAA Final Four in 1991-92 and the Final Eight in 1992-93.