Mark Blount
A skilled seven-foot center whose reliable mid-range jump shot carved out a decade-long NBA career after going undrafted.
Born 1975 (age 51)·American basketball player·Birthday: November 30·Generation X
Biography
Mark Blount’s NBA story is one of perseverance and a specific, valuable skill. Overlooked in the draft after playing college ball at Pittsburgh, he clawed his way into the league through sheer determination. What he lacked in overwhelming physical dominance, he made up for with a soft touch that was rare for a man his size. Blount became known as a ‘stretch five’ before the term was commonplace, a center who could reliably knock down 15-foot jumpers and draw opposing big men away from the basket. This scoring ability earned him a significant contract with the Boston Celtics, where he had his most productive seasons. While never an All-Star, his professionalism and specific offensive toolkit allowed him to play nearly 600 games for four different franchises, embodying the journeyman who carves out a long career by mastering one thing exceptionally well.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Mark was born in 1975, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Mark Was Born
The biggest hits of 1975
#1 Movie
Jaws
Best Picture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#1 TV Show
All in the Family
Mark's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1975Born
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1980Started school
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1988Became a teenager
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1991Could drive
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1993Could vote
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
1996Turned 21
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
2005Turned 30
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Gas: $2.30/galHome: $167,500Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"We Belong Together" — Mariah CareyBest Picture: Crash
2015Turned 40
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2025Turned 50
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 51 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Played nine seasons in the NBA, appearing in 597 games for four different teams.
- Averaged a career-high 12.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game for the Boston Celtics in the 2004-05 season.
- Started 68 games for the Celtics in 2005-06, averaging 9.4 points and 4.2 rebounds.
- Signed a six-year, $38 million contract with the Celtics in 2004 after a breakout season.
Did You Know?
He went undrafted in the 1999 NBA Draft before making his debut in 2000.
He played college basketball for the University of Pittsburgh.
He was traded from the Celtics to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 7-player deal in 2006.
He led the NBA in personal fouls during the 2006-07 season with 307.
“I worked for every minute I got on that court.”
