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Mario Bennett



Position: Power Forward
Full Name: Mario Marcell Bennett
Nickname: Super Mario
Born: August 1, 1973 in Denton, Texas
Height: 6-9
Weight: 235
High School: Denton in Denton, Texas
College: Arizona State
Drafted: 1st Round, 27th Pick - Phonenix Suns, 1995
Jersey#: 23

Played for the Lakers from 1997 to 1998


Signed by the Chicago Bulls as a free agent on January 31, 1999.

Had to stay home during one of LA's games in Vancouver, because he didn't have a passport!

Signed a one year contract for the league minimum on September 23, 1997.

Played in the CBA in 1996-97

ASU's career leader in blocked shots with 191 and field-goal percentage (.587). Pac-10 single-season record for blocks with 115



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1996 PHO 19 230 29 64 .453 27 42 .643 0 1 - 49 2.6 6 46 11 11 11 85 4.5
1998 LAL 45 354 80 135 .593 16 44 .364 1 2 .500 126 2.8 18 61 19 21 11 177 3.9
1999 CHI 3 19 2 6 .333 3 4 .750 0 0 - 5 1.7 0 4 1 1 0 7 2.3
2000 LAC 1 3 0 3 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 2 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER 68 606 111 208 .534 46 90 .511 1 3 .333 182 2.7 24 112 31 33 22 269 4.0


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1996 PHO 2 8 2 4 .500 0 0 - 0 0 - 3 1.5 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.0
1998 LAL 4 10 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 0 - 6 1.5 0 2 0 0 1 4 1.0
CAREER 6 18 3 6 .500 2 2 1.000 0 0 - 9 1.5 0 2 0 2 1 8 1.3