Last Updated on January 1, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s detailed information about Mario Chalmers:

  • Full Name: Almario Vernard Chalmers
  • Nickname: Super Mario
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: Born May 19, 1986
  • Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
  • Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
  • Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
  • Shoe Size: 12 (US)
  • Number:
    • #6 (Miami Heat)
    • #15 (Kansas Jayhawks, Memphis Grizzlies, etc.)
  • Position: Point Guard
  • High School:
    • Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • College:
    • University of Kansas (2005–2008; played three seasons)
  • NBA Draft:
    • Selected 34th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves (rights traded to the Miami Heat)
  • Teams Played For:
    • Miami Heat (2008–2015)
    • Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2016, 2017–2018)
    • Played internationally and in G League post-NBA career
  • Championship Rings: 2 (Miami Heat: 2012, 2013)
  • Kids:
    • Has three children (Zion, Queen Elizabeth, and another child whose name is not publicly disclosed)
  • Siblings:
    • Roneka Chalmers (sister)
    • Rahman Chalmers (brother)

Mario Chalmers was the ideal point guard for the Miami Heat during the Lebron James era. The Heat didn’t have much spare money to fill out the rest of the roster, and Chalmers had a basketball IQ that exceeded his salary which was all the Heat could ask for. I miss the days when you could watch a Lebron James team utilizing a traditional point guard instead of it being Lebron carrying the ball up the court. But it’s an issue that’s occurring all over the NBA in this era. 12/31/2024

Fun Facts

  • He hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the 2008 NCAA Championship game to help Kansas win the title.
  • He was the starting point guard during the Miami Heat’s back-to-back championships alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh