Player Profile
Mario Elie | 17
Position:  G-F
Born: 11/26/63
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 225  lbs. /  102,1  kg.
College - American International '85

 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
No Data
Career Highlights

  • Led the 1999-2000 Spurs in free-throw percentage (.846, 19th in the NBA)
  • Scored his 5,000th career point in his first start for the Spurs, posting 16 points (6-10 FG, 4-4 FT) and 5 rebounds, in an 85-64 win over the Detroit Pistons on 2/21/99
  • Notched his 500th career steal, totaling 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, against the L.A. Lakers on 2/19/99
  • Established career-bests in 1996-97 in scoring (11.0 ppg), free-throw percentage (.896), three-pointers made (120) and attempted (286), three-point percentage (.420) and assists (4.0 apg)
  • A member of the 1994 and 1995 back-to-back NBA champion Houston Rockets
  • Started all four games of the 1995 NBA Finals against Orlando, averaging 16.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.3 apg
  • Named to the 1990-91 All-CBA First Team
  • Averaged 20.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 4.0 apg in 97 career games in the CBA

Personal

  • Married Gina Gaston on September 24, 2000
  • Founded the "3 Points to Cure Diabetes Program," in which sponsors donates money for each three-pointer he makes to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
  • His favorite charities are those that benefit homeless and disadvantaged children
  • Speaks Spanish, Portugese and French
  • Home in New York City is a five-minute train ride from Madison Square Garden
  • He played JV basketball with Chris Mullin at Power Memorial High School (the same school Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attended)
  • Majored in human relations at American International

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Pointsnull 27 @ Orlando 2/03/92
 Field Goals Madenull10 2 Times
 Field Goals Attemptednull17 2 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Made null5 3 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Attemptednull8 2 Times
 Free Throws Madenull11 @ Philadelphia 3/14/95
 Free Throws Attemptednull12 @ Philadelphia3/14/95
 Offensive Reboundsnull5 vs. Phoenix 12/19/95
 Defensive Reboundsnull13 vs. Detroit 3/19/94
 Total Reboundsnull15 vs. Detroit 3/19/94
 Assistsnull13 vs. Seattle 4/13/97
 Stealsnull6 vs. L.A. Clippers 2/14/95
 Blocksnull3 vs. Vancouver 1/31/01
 Minutes Playednull46 vs. Miami 12/21/96
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 90-91 GSW 30 0 20.8 .507 .375 .851 1.50 2.10 3.60 1.5 .63 .33 .90 2.80 7.7
 90-91 PHI 3 0 6.7 .286 .500 .500 .00 .30 .30 .3 .00 .00 1.00 .70 2.0
 91-92 GSW 79 32 21.2 .521 .329 .852 .90 2.00 2.90 2.2 .86 .19 1.05 2.00 7.8
 92-93 POR 82 7 21.4 .458 .349 .855 .70 1.90 2.60 2.2 .90 .24 1.09 1.80 8.6
 93-94 HOU 67 8 24.0 .446 .335 .860 .40 2.30 2.70 3.1 .75 .12 1.63 1.90 9.3
 94-95 HOU 81 13 23.4 .499 .398 .842 .60 1.80 2.40 2.3 .80 .15 1.28 2.00 8.8
 95-96 HOU 45 16 30.8 .504 .323 .852 1.00 2.40 3.40 3.1 1.00 .24 1.31 2.10 11.1
 96-97 HOU 78 77 34.4 .497 .420 .896 .80 2.20 3.00 4.0 1.18 .15 1.73 2.60 11.7
 97-98 HOU 73 59 27.2 .452 .291 .833 .50 1.60 2.10 3.0 1.11 .11 1.37 1.60 8.4
 98-99 SAS 47 37 27.5 .471 .374 .866 .80 2.10 2.90 1.9 .98 .26 1.30 1.90 9.7
 99-00 SAS 79 79 28.1 .427 .398 .846 .60 2.50 3.20 2.4 .92 .11 1.65 2.00 7.5
 00-01 PHO 68 67 22.1 .423 .360 .797 .60 1.70 2.30 1.9 .85 .18 .88 1.60 4.4
 Career 732 395 25.5 .473 .365 .854 .70 2.00 2.80 2.6 .92 .18 1.31 2.00 8.6
 Playoff 116 57 26.3 .452 .367 .836 .90 2.10 2.90 2.3 .81 .14 1.22 2.20 8.5

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