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{{Infobox NBA biography
| image = mario15Chalmers.jpg
| caption = Chalmers with the Heat
| position = [[Point guard]]
| team = Miami Heat
| number = 15
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 190
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|5|19}}
| birth_place = [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
| high_school = [[Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska)|Bartlett]]<br>(Anchorage, Alaska)
| college = [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] (2005–2008)
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 34
| draft_team = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| team1 = [[Miami Heat]] |years1={{nbay|2008|start}}–present
| highlights =
*[[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[2012 NBA Finals|2012]])
*[[NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ({{nbay|2008|end}})
*[[List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions|NCAA champion]] ([[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008]])
*[[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player|NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player]] ([[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008]])
*[[Big 12|Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year]] (2007)
}}
'''Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers''' (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Miami Heat]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chalmers Signs Deal with Heat |url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2008/jul/10/chalmers_signs_deal_heat/?mens_basketball |work=Lawrence Journal-World |date=July 10, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> He was selected 34th overall in the [[2008 NBA Draft]] by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. Chalmers played for the [[University of Kansas]] in college for three seasons, including the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007–08 national championship team]], hitting a dramatic three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to send the game against the [[University of Memphis|Memphis Tigers]] into overtime, with Kansas eventually winning the game.<ref name="NCAAtitlegame">[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000063 After 20-year drought, Kansas rallies to beat Memphis for NCAA title]</ref>

In the 2006–2007 [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Coaches Awards, Chalmers was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Marcus Dove of Oklahoma State. Chalmers was also voted on the All Big 12 Third Team, and the All Big 12 Defensive Team.

In the 2007–2008 season, Chalmers was named Big 12 All-Defensive First Team and All Big 12 Second Team. He was also named [[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]] of the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament#National Championship Game|2008 NCAA Championship]].<ref name="iht.com">{{cite news |title=Kansas erases late deficit to win title |publisher=iht.com |author=Pete Thamel |url=
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/08/sports/NCAA.php |date=2008-04-08}}</ref>

==High school==
Chalmers attended [[Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska)|Bartlett High School]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]. Chalmers was named 4A State Player of the Year three times in a row, joining [[Trajan Langdon]] as the only other player to do so. Chalmers also led his school to two state championships in 2002 and 2003, and a runner up finish in 2004.

==College==
[[File:Mario-Chalmers-KU-vs-UT-Feb-11-08.jpg|thumb|upright|Chalmers playing for the [[Kansas Jayhawks]]]]
Chalmers was rated the #2 overall point guard in the 2005 recruiting class by [[Rivals.com]] and [[Scout.com]].<ref>[http://kansas.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=20034 Rivals.com Profile]</ref><ref>[http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=8&c=1&nid=595109 Scout.com Profile]</ref> He considered [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]], [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]] and [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] before finally committing to the [[University of Kansas]] on May 21, 2004.

===Freshman year===
Chalmers began his college career on the bench behind guard Jeff Hawkins, but worked his way into the starting rotation in January 2006. He finished the season starting 21 of the final 22 games (missing only senior night). He finished his freshman year averaging 11.5 points per game, second on the team. He became the second freshman in Big 12 history to win Conference Player of the Week honors and was named National Freshman of the Week twice. He also set the KU and [[Big 12]] record for most steals in a season by a freshman with 89. Chalmers won KU's [[Clyde Lovellette]] Most Improved Player Award (co- with [[Julian Wright]]), and the [[Dutch Lonborg]] Free Throw Percentage Award (78.8%).
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!<small>Minutes/Game</small>
!<small>Points/Game</small>
!<small>Rebounds/Game</small>
!<small>Assists/Game</small>
!<small>Turnovers/Game</small>
!<small>Assist/Turnover</small>
!<small>Steals/Game</small>
!<small>Steals/Season</small>
|-
|[[2005-06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|2005–2006]]
|33
|26.0
|11.5
|2.2
|3.8
|2.8
|1.37
|2.7
|89
|}

===Sophomore year===
Chalmers was second on the team in scoring at 12.3 points per game, recording four 20 point games during the 06–07 season. In the Big 12 Coaches Awards, Chalmers was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year with [[Marcus Dove]] of [[Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball|Oklahoma State]]. Chalmers was also voted on the All Big 12 Third Team, and the All Big 12 Defensive Team, and was the Big 12 Tournament Most Valuable Player. His season total of 97 steals put him in first place in Kansas basketball history for steals in a single season.
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!Year
!<small>Games Played</small>
!<small>Minutes/Game</small>
!<small>Points/Game</small>
!<small>Rebounds/Game</small>
!<small>Assists/Game</small>
!<small>Turnovers/Game</small>
!<small>Assist/Turnover</small>
!<small>Steals/Game</small>
!<small>Steals/Season</small>
|-
|[[2006-07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|2006–2007]]
|38
|29.2
|12.2
|3.0
|3.3
|2.4
|1.36
|2.6
|97
|}

===Junior year===
Chalmers averaged 12.8 points per game during his junior year. He also led the team in assists per game, with 4.3; 3-point shooting accuracy, at 46.8%; and steals, with 97. His 97 steals tied the school's single season record, a record he set as a sophomore. He scored 30 points in Kansas' win in the Big 12 Conference tournament title game against [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]].

He was named Big 12 All-Defensive First Team and All Big 12 Second Team.<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/08-allbig12-awards.pdf "Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced"], ''Big 12'', March 10, 2008.</ref>

Chalmers helped his team win the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament#National Championship Game|2008 NCAA Championship]] with a three-point shot with 2.1 seconds left in the final game (often referred to as ''Mario's Miracle''). His three just before the end of regulation brought the game into overtime, when Kansas would take over and beat the [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis Tigers]].<ref name="NCAAtitlegame" /> Chalmers was named [[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]] of the tournament. It was the Jayhawks' 5th national title (including two pre-tournament titles in 1922 and 1923). He was on the defensive first team in the NCAA.<ref name="iht.com" />
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!Year
!<small>Games Played</small>
!<small>Minutes/Game</small>
!<small>Points/Game</small>
!<small>Rebounds/Game</small>
!<small>Assists/Game</small>
!<small>Turnovers/Game</small>
!<small>Assist/Turnover</small>
!<small>Steals/Game</small>
!<small>Steals/Season</small>
|-
|[[2007-08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|2007–2008]]
|39
|30.0
|12.8
|3.1
|4.3
|1.9
|2.25
|2.5
|97
|}

On February 16, 2013, the University of Kansas basketball program retired his number, #15.

==NBA career==
After working out for 13 teams, Chalmers was drafted with the 34th overall pick in the second round of the [[2008 NBA draft]] by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. When asked immediately after being drafted how many times he had watched his overtime-forcing three-pointer against [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]] in the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA championship]], Chalmers responded, "a million times." The rights to Chalmers were later included in a trade with the [[Miami Heat]].<ref name="trade2heat" />

On September 3, 2008, Chalmers and fellow former Kansas Jayhawks teammate [[Darrell Arthur]] were excused from the NBA's [[rookie]] transition program for a [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]-related incident.<ref>Chris Broussard, [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3567481 Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at rookie camp], September 3, 2008</ref> Police responding to their hotel room following a fire alarm at 2:00 a.m. claimed that the room smelled strongly of marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed. Fellow NBA rookie [[Michael Beasley]] was also reported to have been in the room at the time, but was not asked to leave camp.<ref>[http://www.faniq.com/blog/Michael-Beasley-Was-In-The-Room-With-Darrell-Arthur-And-Mario-Chalmers-When-They-Were-Busted-For-Marijuana-Blog-11621 Fan IQ], 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/27823029.html Report: Arthur, Chalmers Sent Home from Rookie Camp]</ref> Beasley was later fined $50,000 for his involvement in the incident.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3596442 ESPN], 2008</ref>
Chalmers denied any connection with marijuana and was later fined $20,000 by the league for missing the rookie camp, but was not fined or suspended for any drug-related violations.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3579879 Associated Press], "Chalmers, Arthur fined $20,000 after rookie symposium incident", September 4, 2008.</ref>

===2008–09 season===
Chalmers started all 82 regular season games his rookie year<ref>[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-flspheatnote26sbmar26,0,3698061.story Chalmers 'earned' shot at 82 starts]</ref> and finished the season averaging 10.0 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.95 steals on 32.0 minutes per game.<ref name="stats">[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3419 Mario Chalmers Career Stats]</ref> His 1.95 steals per game ranked number one among all rookies and the fourth highest among all players.

On November 5, 2008, Chalmers set a new Miami Heat team record for steals with 9 in just his fourth game in the NBA.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281105014 ESPN] "Chalmers gets team-record nine steals in win over Sixers", November 6, 2008.</ref>

===2009–10 season===
Chalmers had played in every game up to missing January 31 game against [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. It was the first game he had missed in his two year career. On January 31, 2010, an MRI confirmed that Chalmers has a torn ligament in his thumb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2010/news/01/31/chalmers.injury/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2|title=Heat's Chambers out indefinitely with thumb injury|accessdate=2010-02-01 |2010-01-31 |publisher=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref> Chalmers returned from the injury a few weeks later, and played out the remainder of the season and the playoffs.

===2010–11 season===
On July 8, 2010, when [[LeBron James]] announced he would be joining the [[Miami Heat]], Chalmers changed to his collegiate number 15, and James took Chalmers' old number 6.<ref>{{cite news|last=Winderman|first=Ira|title=LeBron James gets No. 6, Mario Chalmers to wear No. 15|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-09/sports/sfl-miami-mario-chalmers-s070910_1_mario-chalmers-heat-number-heat-center-mark-blount|accessdate=June 9, 2011|newspaper=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=July 9, 2010}}</ref>

In Game 5 of the [[2011 NBA Finals]], Chalmers made a half-court shot at the buzzer of the first quarter to give the Miami Heat a 31–30 lead,<ref>{{cite web|author=NBA|title=Chalmers Insane Half-Court Heave|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpJsnTaThk|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 9, 2011|date=June 9, 2011}}</ref> but the Heat would lose the game to the [[Dallas Mavericks]] 112–103 and trail in the series two games to three. Chalmers had 15 points, four rebounds, two assists, and a steal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks box score|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=310609006|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> In Game 6, the Heat fell to the Mavericks.

===2011–12 season===
On June 15, 2011, the Heat extended a qualifying offer to Chalmers, making him a restricted free agent in the offseason.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miami Heat extend Mario Chalmers a qualifying offer – NBA – Sporting News|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-06-15/miami-heat-extend-mario-chalmers-a-qualifying-offer|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref> On December 9, 2011, Chalmers officially re-signed with the Heat on a 3 year, $12 million deal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Winderman|first=Ira|title=Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers makes swift decision in NBA free agency – Sun Sentinel|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-12-09/sports/sfl-miami-heat-mario-chalmers-s120811_1_mario-chalmers-dwyane-wade-heat-tenure|publisher=Sun Sentinel|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref> He recorded 29 points in a triple-overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on January 5, 2012.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7771508/nba-mario-chalmers-all-grown-espn-magazine All grown up]</ref>

On February 15, 2012, the NBA announced that Chalmers, along with fellow Heat player [[James_Jones_(basketball_player)|James Jones]], were going to participate in the [[NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HEAT: Jones and Chalmers to Participate in NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout|url=http://www.nba.com/heat/news/jones_chalmers_participate_allstar_shootout_2012_02_15.html|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref> However, Chalmers was eliminated in the first round.

Statistically, Chalmers had his best regular season since his rookie year, and had career highs in both three-point percentage and field goal percentage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mario Chalmers Stats – Miami Heat – ESPN|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3419/mario-chalmers|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=28 April 2012}}</ref>

In Game 4 of the second round playoff series against the [[Indiana Pacers]], Chalmers scored 25 points. In Game 5, he recorded 11 rebounds with 8 points.

Chalmers was highly praised for his 25 point performance in Game 4 of the [[2012 NBA Finals]]. He scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to help the Heat win the game.<ref>SI.com (2012). [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/06/20/mario.chalmers.ap/index.html Mario Chalmers comes up big for Heat in Game 4]. Retrieved June 20, 2012.</ref>

In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Chalmers recorded 10 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds in 34 minutes of play as the Heat and Chalmers won the 2012 NBA championship. It was Chalmers' first NBA title.

===2012–13 season===
On January 12, 2013, Chalmers scored a career-high 34 points against the [[Sacramento Kings]], making 10 three-pointers. He tied the Heat's record for most three-pointers in a game.<ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mario-chalmers-goes-3-point-180254371--nba.html Mario Chalmers goes on a 3-point spree for Heat]</ref>

==Charity==
Chalmers is the founder of the Mario V. Chalmers Foundation, which supports athletic and educational programs for children and also helps fund programs for breast cancer research. During the summer of 2012, [[Micah Lancaster]] directed the Miracle Shot Mario Chalmers basketball camp in Salina, Kansas with Mario.<ref>[http://www.mariochalmersfoundation.com/kansas_camp_registration.html Mario V Chalmers Foundation – Kansas Camp]</ref>

==Personal life==

Chalmers was born to Ronnie and Almarie Chalmers. He has an older sister named Roneka, who resides in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. He also has a son, named Zachiah A'mario Johnson, and a daughter named Queen Elizabeth.<ref>[http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/01/20/mario-chalmers-named-his-daughter-queen-elizabeth/ Mario Chalmers has a daughter named Queen Elizabeth?]</ref> Chalmers is the cousin of former [[Los Angeles Clippers]] guard and [[Xavier University|Xavier]] standout [[Lionel Chalmers]], and former [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] guard [[Chris Smith (basketball, born 1970)|Chris Smith]].<ref name="trade2heat">[http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_acquire_chalmers080626.html HEAT Acquire Draft Rights To Mario Chalmers]</ref> He has four tattoos: on his shoulders he has his grandmother's names and the day she was born and the day she died with a dollar in the middle because she would give all the children a dollar, the tattoo on the bottom of his wrist says "quickness" and "confidence", the two words his grandmother told him all the time. His left wrist bears his mother's name, and on his back he has a tattoo that says "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth".<ref>[http://www.nba.com/heat/roster/HEAT_Player_2008_Mario_Chalmers-284873-36.html HEAT: HEAT Player 2008: Mario Chalmers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==NBA career statistics==

{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===Regular season===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}
| align="left" | [[2008–09 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| '''82''' || '''82''' || '''32.0''' || .420 || .367 || .767 || '''2.8''' || '''4.9''' || '''2.0''' || .1 || '''10.0'''
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}
| align="left" | [[2009–10 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 73 || 22 || 24.8 || .401 || .318 || .745 || 1.8 || 3.4 || 1.2 || '''.2''' || 7.1
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 70 || 28 || 22.6 || .399 || .359 || '''.871''' || 2.1 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 6.4
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}
| align="left" | [[2011–12 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 64 || 64 || 28.5 || '''.448''' || .388 || .792 || 2.7 || 3.5 || 1.5 || '''.2''' || 9.8
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2012}}
| align="left" | [[2012–13 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 77 || 77 || 26.9 || .429 || '''.409''' || .795 || 2.2 || 3.5 || 1.5 || '''.2''' || 8.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 366 || 273 || 27.1 || .421 || .370 || .784 || 2.3 || 3.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 8.4
{{s-end}}

====Playoffs====

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2009 NBA Playoffs|2009]]
| align="left" | [[2008–09 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 7 || 7 || 33.0 || .400 || .286 || .714 || 2.7 || '''4.4''' || '''2.9''' || .1 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | [[2010 NBA Playoffs|2010]]
| align="left" | [[2009–10 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 5 || 0 || 26.2 || '''.450''' || .350 || '''.846''' || 1.8 || 2.6 || .6 || .0 || 10.8
|-
| align="left" | [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 21 || 1 || 24.3 || .435 || '''.381''' || .719 || 1.9 || 2.1 || 1.3 || .0 || 7.8
|-
| align="left" | [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]]
| align="left" | [[2011–12 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| '''23''' || '''23''' || '''35.6''' || .442 || .359 || .717 || '''3.7''' || 3.9 || 1.2 || '''.3''' || '''11.3'''
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 56 || 31 || 30.2 || .436 || .359 || .732 || 2.7 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .1 || 9.4
{{s-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|National Basketball Association}}
*[[List of National Basketball Association players with 9 or more steals in a game]]

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{Basketballstats|nba=mario_chalmers}}
*[http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/chalmers_mario00.html KU player bio]
*[http://www2.kusports.com/stats/mens_basketball/athletes/mario_chalmers/ ''Lawrence Journal-World'' profile]
*[http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profiles/mariochalmers.html NBADraft.net profile]
*[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mario-Chalmers-278/ DraftExpress profile]

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| NAME = Chalmers, Mario
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American basketball player
| DATE OF BIRTH = May 19, 1986
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
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| PLACE OF DEATH =
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