Mario Chalmers

Guard - Kansas (Mens)

Mario Chalmers
Last Three Games
  FG 3PT FT
Date Opponent Result Pts. Made Att. % Made Att. % Made Att. %
Mar. 12 at TX W 80-68 15 4 8 50.0 4 7 0 3 4 75.0
Dec. 23 BC L 0-0 - - - -
Nov. 01 at PITTSTATE L 0-0 - - - -

Stats for all games

Overview
Has exploded since becoming a starter in early January of his freshman season... Will contend for postseason accolades as he received many following his freshman campaign... Has a great court sense and can play either guard spot.

Freshman Season (2005-06)
Started 21 of the final 22 games of the season (missing only senior night) and was second on the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game, including 14.3 in Big 12 play... Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship where he averaged 16 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in Kansas' title run... An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection who was also on the conference's all-rookie and all-defensive teams... Became only the second freshman in the 10-year history of the conference to earn Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week honors (joining Oklahoma's Drew Lavender in 2003-04)... Twice won national freshman of the week honors and once Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week... Won the team's Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award (co- with Julian Wright)... Set the Kansas and Big 12 freshman steals record with 89 and was the first freshman to lead the conference in steals per game at 2.70 (14th nationally)... Ended the season ranked on nine KU and two Big 12 freshman top 10 lists... Registered three or more steals in 19 games... Earning the Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award, led KU and was fourth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 78.8 percent... Made 21 straight free throws early during the Big 12 season... Had five games of 6-for-6 or better from the line... Was eighth in the league in assists with a 3.85 average... Was 14th in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.37... Scored in double figures 20 times, including 14 of the final 16 games of the season... Was second on the team with 48 three-point field goals made... Scored 15 points against Bradley to mark his fourth straight 15-plus scoring effort... Totaled a team-best 48 points to go with 16 assists and 13 rebounds during the Big 12 Championship... Hit on 4-of-7 from behind the arc in the conference championship game against Texas... Scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds at Kansas State (March 4)... Totaled 10 points, two rebounds and two assists at Texas... Pulled down five boards to go with eight points and four assists against Baylor... Had a team-high 14 points in 25 minutes against Missouri (Feb. 18)... Scored a team-high 13 points to go with seven assists at Oklahoma State... Had a career high in points (23) against Iowa State (Feb. 11)... Scored 20 points at Nebraska (Feb. 2), including a career-high four three-pointers... Hit the game-winning bucket with 19.8 seconds left on the clock to defeat Oklahoma... Had a career-high six steals at Iowa State (Jan. 28)... Set a new career high in free throws (eight) and tied a career high in assists (eight) at Texas A&M... Had career highs in minutes (40), assists (eight) and free throw attempts (10) at Missouri (Jan. 16)... Scored 15 points in his debut against Idaho State.

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.

Career Honors
2005-06: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention... Big 12 All-Rookie Team... Big 12 All-Defensive Team... AP All-Big 12 Third Team... Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player... Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team... Rivals.com Freshman of the Week (March 13)... Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 13)... Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 30)... CBS Sportsline Freshman of the Week (Jan. 30)... Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award... Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award (co- with Julian Wright).

2005 Shooting Stats
  FG 3PT FT
Date Opponent Result Pts. Made Att. % Made Att. % Made Att. %
Nov. 18 IDST W 90-66 15 4 9 44.4 0 2 0 7 7 100.0
Nov. 21 AZ L 49-61 6 1 3 33.3 0 1 0 4 5 80.0
Nov. 22 at AR L 64-65 11 4 8 50.0 3 6 0 -
Nov. 23 at CHAMINADE W 102-54 3 1 7 14.3 1 4 0 -
Dec. 01 NV L 70-72 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0 -
Dec. 03 WIL W 86-57 4 1 5 20.0 1 3 0 1 4 25.0
Dec. 06 at STJOS L 67-70 7 3 6 50.0 1 3 0 -
Dec. 10 CA W 69-56 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 50.0
Dec. 19 PEPPER W 63-43 7 2 8 25.0 0 3 0 3 6 50.0
Dec. 22 NCOL W 85-62 3 1 4 25.0 1 4 0 -
Dec. 29 NORL W 73-56 8 3 7 42.9 0 2 0 2 2 100.0
Jan. 04 YALE W 87-46 13 5 8 62.5 1 3 0 2 4 50.0
Jan. 07 KY W 73-46 6 3 6 50.0 0 2 0 -
Jan. 11 at CO W 75-63 11 3 9 33.3 1 2 0 4 5 80.0
Jan. 14 KSU L 55-59 20 6 14 42.9 2 8 0 6 6 100.0
Jan. 16 at MO L 86-89 22 7 9 77.8 2 2 0 6 10 60.0
Jan. 21 NE W 96-54 5 2 6 33.3 1 2 0 -
Jan. 25 at TXAM W 83-73 15 3 6 50.0 1 1 0 8 8 100.0
Jan. 28 at ISU W 95-85 21 6 9 66.7 3 5 0 6 9 66.7
Jan. 30 TXTECH W 86-52 8 4 9 44.4 0 1 0 -
Feb. 05 OK W 59-58 10 4 7 57.1 0 2 0 2 2 100.0
Feb. 08 at NE W 69-48 20 7 17 41.2 4 11 0 2 2 100.0
Feb. 11 ISU W 88-75 23 6 12 50.0 3 7 0 8 8 100.0
Feb. 13 at OKST W 64-49 13 3 11 27.3 0 4 0 7 8 87.5
Feb. 18 MO W 79-46 14 5 10 50.0 4 8 0 -
Feb. 21 BAY W 76-61 8 3 10 30.0 2 5 0 -
Feb. 25 at TX L 55-80 10 4 8 50.0 2 4 0 -
Mar. 01 CO W 75-54 14 5 8 62.5 3 4 0 1 2 50.0
Mar. 04 at KSU W 66-52 14 3 8 37.5 3 7 0 5 6 83.3
Mar. 10 OKST W 63-62 15 4 10 40.0 1 3 0 6 6 100.0
Mar. 11 NE W 79-65 18 6 10 60.0 2 5 0 4 5 80.0
Mar. 12 at TX W 80-68 15 4 8 50.0 4 7 0 3 4 75.0
Dec. 23 BC L 0-0 - - - -
Nov. 01 at PITTSTATE L 0-0 - - - -
Total: 364 115 261 44.1 46 124 37.1 88 111 79.3
  Rebounds  
Date Opponent Result Off. Def. Tot. Blocks Steals Assists TO A/TO Fouls
Nov. 18 IDST W 90-66 0 2 2 - 4 3 3 1 2
Nov. 21 AZ L 49-61 - - 3 - 7 0 2
Nov. 22 at AR L 64-65 - - - 2 1 2 1
Nov. 23 at CHAMINADE W 102-54 0 3 3 - 4 5 1 5 2
Dec. 01 NV L 70-72 - - - 4 1 4 1
Dec. 03 WIL W 86-57 - - 4 5 2 2.5 1
Dec. 06 at STJOS L 67-70 0 1 1 - 1 2 1 2 2
Dec. 10 CA W 69-56 1 0 1 - 2 1 6 0.2 -
Dec. 19 PEPPER W 63-43 1 3 4 - 3 6 3 2 2
Dec. 22 NCOL W 85-62 - - - - 1 0 2
Dec. 29 NORL W 73-56 0 2 2 - 4 5 1 5 1
Jan. 04 YALE W 87-46 0 2 2 - 1 2 3 0.7 3
Jan. 07 KY W 73-46 0 1 1 1 2 5 1 5 2
Jan. 11 at CO W 75-63 0 3 3 - 3 6 2 3 3
Jan. 14 KSU L 55-59 0 2 2 - 4 4 4 1 3
Jan. 16 at MO L 86-89 0 3 3 1 4 8 4 2 -
Jan. 21 NE W 96-54 0 2 2 - 3 4 1 4 4
Jan. 25 at TXAM W 83-73 0 2 2 - 3 8 2 4 4
Jan. 28 at ISU W 95-85 1 3 4 - 6 5 6 0.8 2
Jan. 30 TXTECH W 86-52 0 2 2 1 2 7 2 3.5 3
Feb. 05 OK W 59-58 0 1 1 - 1 4 8 0.5 3
Feb. 08 at NE W 69-48 0 2 2 - 4 2 4 0.5 3
Feb. 11 ISU W 88-75 0 5 5 - 3 4 1 4 1
Feb. 13 at OKST W 64-49 - - 3 7 5 1.4 3
Feb. 18 MO W 79-46 0 1 1 - 2 - 5 0 4
Feb. 21 BAY W 76-61 1 4 5 - 2 4 1 4 2
Feb. 25 at TX L 55-80 0 2 2 - 5 2 2 1 3
Mar. 01 CO W 75-54 1 1 2 - 5 2 2 1 1
Mar. 04 at KSU W 66-52 0 6 6 - 3 4 1 4 3
Mar. 10 OKST W 63-62 1 3 4 - 1 3 5 0.6 2
Mar. 11 NE W 79-65 1 5 6 1 2 7 2 3.5 1
Mar. 12 at TX W 80-68 0 3 3 1 2 6 - 0 4
Dec. 23 BC L 0-0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov. 01 at PITTSTATE L 0-0 - - - - - 0 -
Total: 7 64 71 5 86 127 88 1.4 70