Alonzo Mourning

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Alonzo Harding Mourning and his wife Tracy have a son, Alonzo III (“Trey”), and a daughter, Myka Sydney. He founded Alonzo Mourning Charities ([amcharities.org]), a 501c3 foundation designed to raise money for various organizations that support abused and neglected children, as well as children who live in at-risk situations…Zo’s Summer Groove, the foundation’s flagship fundraising event, includes a gala dinner, a comedy show, golf tournament and celebrity basketball game to benefit the Overtown Youth Center, 100 Black Men of South Florida, Honey Shine Mentorship Program and Children’s Home Society and has raised over $6 million dollars in cash and economic benefits in the past 10 years. He hosts the annual “Zo’s Million Dollar Shootout” at the Trump Golf Course in New York as well as Zo’s 8-Ball Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Upon his graduation from Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia he led the team to 51 straight victories and a state title his junior year (1987). As a senior he averaged 25 points, 15 rebounds and 12 block shots a game. Mourning played college basketball for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He led the nation in blocked shots his freshman year and was an All-American his last year there. He has won 1 championship with with the Miami Heat in 05-06. Alonzo was severely injured in a game the 07-08 season, but he says he is not ending like this. HE will come back next season. Miami heat record 8-32, have won 1 game since Alonzo's injury. More