Alfonso Plummer

Alfonso Plummer (born September 4, 1997) is a Puerto Rican college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Arizona Western Matadors and the Utah Utes.

Alfonso Plummer
Plummer in 2022
No. 11 – Illinois Fighting Illini
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-09-04) September 4, 1997
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolColegio La Luz Juncos
(Fajardo, Puerto Rico)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-Big Ten (2022)
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2019)

Early life and high school career

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]

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

NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Utah 26215.2.467.420.7501.1.4.4.08.4
2020–21 Utah 251628.2.441.383.8242.21.0.7.013.6
Career 511821.6.451.399.7961.6.7.6.011.0

JUCO
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Arizona Western 33319.5.514.458.7762.3.6.6.014.9
2018–19 Arizona Western 343029.4.482.438.8883.5.7.7.118.6
Career 673324.5.495.446.8402.9.7.6.116.8

Personal life

Plummer is majoring in international studies. He is the son of Rénan Plummer and Amara Torres, and his father played professional basketball in Panama.[10]

References
  1. Richey, Scott (October 6, 2021). "Plummer could be 'problem' for the Big Ten". The News-Gazette. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. Facer, Dirk (May 7, 2019). "Utah basketball adds Arizona Western transfer Alfonso Plummer to 2019-20 roster". Deseret News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Coles, Joe (March 29, 2021). "Utah basketball: Alfonso Plummer entering transfer portal". Deseret News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. Zagoria, Adam (April 17, 2021). "Illinois adds former Utah guard Alfonso Plummer; Trent Frazier to return". ZagsBlog. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. "2021-22 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. "Alfonso Plummer - Men's Basketball". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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