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  • Mason Plumlee ’09 inducted into Christ School Athletic Hall of Fame

    May 7, 2022December 6, 2022 by doug

    Two members of the Class of 2009 – Ali Knowles ’09 (baseball, football, and basketball) and Mason Plumlee ’09 (basketball and track) were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.

    Mason has been active in the NBA since 2013 and was a post player for the Charlotte Hornets this past season. Ali is a detective in the Criminal Division of the Birmingham (Ala.) Sheriff’s Department and thanked Christ School for the direction it gave him.

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  • Mason Plumlee validated Pistons vision for him – and their faith in him

    June 4, 2021December 6, 2022 by doug

    “Mason’s been tremendous. Coach Casey, this was his No. 1 guy he really wanted for our ballclub. Because of the different things he brings, the experience, the locker-room presence, Coach was dead on.”

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  • With additions of Plumlee, Grant, Troy Weaver works to shift Pistons culture, identity

    December 2, 2020December 6, 2022 by doug

    With Plumlee, 30, the Pistons got their starting center and a dynamic piece to add to their frontcourt. Weaver likes Plumlee’s communication, his athleticism and most of all, his ability to help the Pistons improve in the pick-and-roll.

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  • How Mason Plumlee could make life easier for Detroit Pistons rookie Killian Hayes

    November 25, 2020December 30, 2020 by doug

    Among big men, Plumlee’s assist percentage was elite last year. He logged a career-high 21.4% assist rate — in the 96th percentile among big men, according to Cleaning The Glass.

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  • Mason Plumlee’s Unsung Game 6 Performance

    August 31, 2020January 1, 2021 by doug

    Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee was the team’s unsung hero in Game 6. Plumlee played with a passion that was contagious, had weakside defensive efforts that helped contribute to multiple stops and attacked the boards relentlessly while he was on the floor.

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  • Mason Plumlee stays active by helping others as he awaits the NBA’s return

    May 15, 2020January 1, 2021 by doug

    Since then, Plumlee has been an active investor in startup companies across the country. And now, he’s paying the education he received forward through Facebook with his “Founder Series with Mason Plumlee,” an online interview series that features founders of the companies he’s investing in along with others trying to start their own businesses.

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  • Mason Plumlee speaks on amplifying start-ups with his Founder Series

    May 12, 2020January 1, 2021 by doug

    During his rookie season, Plumlee, now with the Denver Nuggets, started getting an education in investment opportunities from teammates who would share their experiences and knowledge, as well as through a company he was introduced to at the time.

    Now, Plumlee is helping to educate the public about some promising startups with his Founder Series, an online interview series which features the founders of a wide variety of startups ranging from education technology to cereal to yachting to cryptocurrency.

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  • Mason Plumlee will be remembered as someone whose value stretched far beyond the numbers

    April 25, 2020January 1, 2021 by doug

    By Mike Singer, Denver Post Mason Plumlee is the type of player every coach wants on their team. It’s a rare night that Plumlee will jump out of the box score, let alone overshadow all-NBA center Nikola Jokic, but you’ll never have to question his commitment. Every night Nuggets coach Michael Malone calls to sub […]

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  • Duke All-Decade Team (Duke Lifer Edition): Mason Plumlee

    December 30, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    There were usually bigger names on Plumlee’s Duke teams, from Singler, Smith and Scheyer to Curry, Rivers and Kelly, but Plumlee was a consistent presence in the middle and finished as Duke’s leading rebounder and shot blocker for the decade, as well as the fourth-leading scorer.

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  • Mason Plumlee Makes Final Team USA Roster for FIBA World Cup

    August 24, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    Nuggets center Mason Plumlee officially made the cut, as did Parker native and CU alum Derrick White. Plumlee was also a member of the gold-medal winning 2014 World Cup team, while White will play in the World Cup for the first time.

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  • Mason Plumlee, Coach K reunite at USA Basketball training camp

    August 7, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    As Plumlee was walking toward the exit at the Mendenhall Center, Coach Mike Krzyzewski was waiting for his former Duke standout to catch up. Although it has been six years since the two men last worked together, it almost appeared as if Plumlee never left the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium. 

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  • Gregg Popovich: Denver Nuggets’ Mason Plumlee is the “Ultimate Teammate”

    August 6, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    “He is one of those, I call them, utility-type infielders. They’ll do whatever is asked, “Popovich said on Monday. “He plays good defense, he rebounds, he runs – he’ll do whatever it takes for his team to win. He’s an ultimate teammate and that’s why he’s here.”

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  • Mason Plumlee added to USA Basketball Men’s National Team World Cup Training Camp Roster

    July 25, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    Mason Plumlee, one of the top reserve big men in the NBA, will get his shot to represent his country as he was one of six additions to Team USA’s World Cup Training Camp roster. His trademark tenacity could be an ideal fit on Gregg Popovich’s team. 

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  • Mason Plumlee’s averages hide how well he fits Nuggets system

    March 30, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    But what Plumlee has brought to the Nuggets is a different type of rebounding big man to the Nuggets, one who rebounds with power and elevates over others to catch the ball off the rim.

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  • Mason Plumlee Takes Us Inside What Makes The Nuggets So Good

    March 27, 2019December 30, 2020 by doug

    Plumlee’s versatility has manifested itself in other ways. Per basketball-reference, Plumlee is playing more power forward this year than he has at any other point in his career. That decision has paid off — lineups with him and Nikola Jokic (who Plumlee praised for being “a great player”) on the floor together, according to Cleaning the Glass, are clobbering opponents by 9.2 points per 100 possessions.

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  • Mason Plumlee showing why he is the best backup center in NBA

    December 5, 2018 by doug

    Plumlee is solidifying his case as the best backup center in the entire NBA. If we were to hand out a quarter season Most Improved Player of the Year Award, it would go to Plumlee.

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  • How Mason Plumlee and Monte Morris Have Led The Nuggets Bench’s Rise To Top 3 In The NBA

    December 3, 2018December 5, 2018 by doug

    Mason Plumlee is now first in defensive rating on the official NBA leaderboard at a stunning 95.4. (For context, consider that the Oklahoma City Thunder have the league’s best defensive rating at 101.4.)

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  • Nuggets call Mason Plumlee “most underrated player in the league”

    November 30, 2018December 5, 2018 by doug

    All Plumlee cares about is winning, which is often more a noble goal than a reality. But with Plumlee and the 14-7 Nuggets, it’s authentic.

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  • Mason Plumlee embodies Denver’s growing culture

    November 29, 2018December 5, 2018 by doug

    If you are looking for a Sixth Man of the Year that brings constant energy on both ends of the floor every night and might fill up the stat sheet from time to time, then Plumlee is absolutely the player you are looking for.

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  • Deep and dangerous, streaking Nuggets have yet to reach their potential

    November 28, 2018 by doug

    Plumlee’s plus-10 net rating leads all Nuggets players.

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