Miami Will Retire Mourning's No. 33

The Miami HEAT announced today that it will retire Alonzo Mourning's No. 33 jersey on Monday, March 30 vs. the Orlando Magic.

Mourning, who announced his retirement on January 22, will become the first HEAT player to have his jersey retired.

The HEAT will honor Mourning with a special halftime video presentation and jersey retirement ceremony, where his jersey will be placed alongside the HEAT Division, Conference, and NBA championship banners at the AmericanAirlines Arena. In a sterling 15-year NBA career, Mourning captured an NBA championship with the HEAT in 2006, seven All-Star berths and twice was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Mourning, who also captured a gold medal with the United States Senior National Team at the 2000 Olympics, appeared in 838 games with the HEAT, Charlotte Hornets and New Jersey Nets and averaged 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.81 blocked shots, 1.1 assists and 31.0 minutes while shooting 52.7 percent from the floor and 69.2 percent from the foul line during his career.

He finished his professional career with 14,311 points, 7,137 rebounds and 2,356 blocks (10th all-time in NBA history).