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Alfonso Plummer - Wikipedia

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Alfonso Plummer
No. 9 – ratiopharm Ulm
Plummer in 2024
Position	Shooting guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	(1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 27) Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Colegio La Luz Juncos (Juncos, Puerto Rico)
College	Arizona Western (2017–2019) Utah (2019–2021) Illinois (2021–2022)
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022	Lavrio
2022	Mexico City Capitanes
2022–2023	Paris Basketball
2023–2024	Capitanes de Arecibo
2024–present	ratiopharm Ulm

Career highlights and awards
BSN Rookie of the Year (2023) Third-team All-Big Ten (2022) First-team NJCAA All-American (2019)

Alfonso Plummer Torres (born September 4, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga and the Puerto Rican national team. He played college basketball for the Arizona Western Matadors, the Utah Utes and the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Early life

Plummer was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He began his basketball career as more of a slasher/scorer, but began to focus on his shooting at age 12 due to advice from his father. Plummer attended Colegio La Luz Juncos in Puerto Rico.^[1]

College career

Plummer began his college career at Arizona Western College, averaging 14.9 points per game as a freshman. He helped Arizona Western finish 23–10 and won the NJCAA Region I title. Plummer scored 23 points and had nine rebounds to help win the Region I championship game, 85–81, in overtime against Eastern Arizona College during his sophomore season.^[2] As a sophomore he averaged 18.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was named a NJCAA Division 1 First Team All-American selection. Following his tenure at Arizona Western College, Plummer transferred to Utah.^[3]

On March 11, 2020, he scored a career-high 35 points including 11 three-pointers in a 71–69 loss to Oregon State.^[4] Plummer averaged 8.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game as a junior and shot 42% from the three point line.^[5] As a senior, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1 assist per game, shooting 38.3% from the three. He also made the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.^[6] Following the season Plummer opted to return for his fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and transfer to Illinois.^[7] He chose the Illini over offers from BYU, Florida, Georgia and Texas Tech.^[8] Plummer was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten.^[9]

Professional career

Mexico City Capitanes (2022)

On November 4, 2022, Plummer was named to the opening night roster for the Mexico City Capitanes.^[10]

Paris Basketball (2022–2023)

On November 17, 2022, he signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A.^[11]

Ratiopharm Ulm (2024–present)

On July 7, 2024, Plummer signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[12]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

NCAA Division I


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Utah	26	2	15.2	.467	.420	.750	1.1	.4	.4	.0	8.4
2020–21	Utah	25	16	28.2	.441	.383	.824	2.2	1.0	.7	.0	13.6
2021–22	Illinois	33	29	30.2	.424	.408	.874	2.5	1.1	.3	.0	14.6
Career		84	47	25.0	.439	.403	.844	1.9	.8	.5	.0	12.4

JUCO


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Arizona Western	33	3	19.5	.514	.458	.776	2.3	.6	.6	.0	14.9
2018–19	Arizona Western	34	30	29.4	.482	.438	.888	3.5	.7	.7	.1	18.6
Career		67	33	24.5	.495	.446	.840	2.9	.7	.6	.1	16.8

Personal life

Plummer majored in international studies. He is the son of Rénan Plummer and Amara Torres, and his father played professional basketball in Panama.^[13]

References

^ Richey, Scott (October 6, 2021). "Plummer could be 'problem' for the Big Ten". The News-Gazette. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Newman, Josh (February 17, 2021). "From Puerto Rico to Yuma, Ariz., to Salt Lake City: Here's how sharpshooting Alfonso Plummer wound up at Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Facer, Dirk (May 7, 2019). "Utah basketball adds Arizona Western transfer Alfonso Plummer to 2019-20 roster". Deseret News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Newman, Josh (March 11, 2020). "Utah exits early again from Pac-12 basketball tourney, falling to Oregon State despite Alfonso Plummer's career-high 35 points". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Pascoe, Bruce (November 10, 2020). "In our ballot for Pac-12 basketball poll, UCLA, Oregon, ASU and Stanford at top". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Coles, Joe (March 29, 2021). "Utah basketball: Alfonso Plummer entering transfer portal". Deseret News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Zagoria, Adam (April 17, 2021). "Illinois adds former Utah guard Alfonso Plummer; Trent Frazier to return". ZagsBlog. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Ryan, Shannon (April 17, 2021). "Trent Frazier is returning to Illinois for another season, and the Illini land transfer Alfonso Plummer — who averaged 13.6 points for Utah". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ "Capitanes de Ciudad de México roster 2022-23". November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
^ Skerletic, Dario (November 17, 2022). "Alfonso Plummer joins Paris Basketball". Sportando. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 7, 2024). "Ulm signs Alfonso Plummer ex Arecibo". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Alfonso Plummer - Men's Basketball". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bio
Utah Utes bio
Arizona Western Matadors bio Archived 2021-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

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